{"id":274411,"date":"2020-11-07T05:12:09","date_gmt":"2020-11-07T10:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=274411"},"modified":"2020-11-07T05:12:09","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T10:12:09","slug":"united-city-clinches-pfl-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/11\/07\/united-city-clinches-pfl-title\/","title":{"rendered":"United City clinches PFL title"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A second-half barrage turned things around for United City as it clinched the title with one match to spare, a showdown with Kaya Iloilo on Monday night. (File photo: Peter Glaser\/Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 United City secured the Philippines Football League championship after blasting Stallion Laguna, 7-1, at the PFL National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite on Friday night.<\/p>\n

A second-half barrage turned things around for United City as it clinched the title with one match to spare, a showdown with Kaya Iloilo on Monday night.<\/p>\n

Mike Ott struck first for the club after Bienve Mara\u00f1on found him open inside the box in the sixth minute.<\/p>\n

Stallion Laguna momentarily made it a match as Ibrahim Ndour became the first player to deny Anthony Pinthus a clean sheet with a 12th-minute equalizer.<\/p>\n

Tadashi Odawara gave United City the lead for good as he headed in a Pika Minegishi corner in the 25th minute.<\/p>\n

The club’s second-half domination began with Ott’s second goal in the 52nd minute.<\/p>\n

Mara\u00f1on then went to work scoring-wise with a 58th-minute goal that made it 4-1.<\/p>\n

He made it a brace with his 66th-minute goal off another Minegishi feed.<\/p>\n

Ott then let OJ Porteria enter the scoring fray with his 71st-minute goal.<\/p>\n

Mara\u00f1on then sealed his hat trick with a 74th-minute goal.<\/p>\n

Counting its days as Ceres Negros, United City won its fourth consecutive PFL title.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, with its worst loss in recent memory, Stallion remains stuck in fifth place with only one point, a crucial draw against Kaya Iloilo on Tuesday night, to show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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