source: Cebu Daily News
CAGAYAN
de Oro's Jeremiah "JB" Borlongan scored a hattrick as the Little
Azkals once again showed their unbeatable team work by routing the Korean-based
Chelsea FC Under 14 team, 6-1, yesterday at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in the
first of their two exhibition matches.
The
Philippine Under-14 football team proved that they have an unbeatable bond
despite coming from different parts of the country by surprising the visiting
Chelsea FC with their press to the goal and their agility on the pitch.
All
of the goals in the match were scored in the first half, with Little Azkals
team captain Jed Ramos Diamante of Davao starting the scoring spree with just
minutes into the match. This was followed by Borlongan's three straight goals.
Davao's
Javier Romero-Salas further stretched the Little Azkals' lead to five while
Diamante capped the junior national team's win with his final goal in the first
half.
Chelsea
FC scored its lone goal in the last minute of the first half. The second half
saw both teams scoreless.
With
the sizable lead that the Little Azkals posted, head coach Oliver
"BingBing" Colina felt confident to field all of his players in the
second half to give those on the bench enough exposure.
"We
dominated the first half but Chelsea was able to adjust in the second half and
managed some counter attacks. We surprised them with our press and speed, it
was clear that they weren't expecting that," Colina said.
Despite
having won convincingly, Colina said more adjustments will be done today in
their second match against Chelsea FC at the Turf Bonifacio Global City (BGC)
at 4 p.m. since he is anticipating that the visiting team will be making their
own adjustments.
"The
Chelsea FC has a high-level of understanding of the game and they play
physical," Colina said.
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