Global FC
ousts Pachanga from Cup play
by rick olivares
November 26, 2011
University of Makati
What doesn’t kill you makes you
stronger.
With every passing stage of the 2011
UFL Cup, that age old adage applies better to Global FC and serves as a stern
warning to the remaining clubs team in the competition.
The defending cup champions entered
the Round of 16 as the 15th seed by virtue of the two best third
place teams in the group stages qualifying for the knockout stages.
Once there, Global, flashing fine
form, defeated second seed Army 3-nil to set up its quarterfinals clash with
Pachanga who they ousted in the semifinals of the Smart Club Championship
1-nil.
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Kaya
smashes Nomads’ vaunted D to enter cup semis
by rick olivares
November 26, 2011
University of Makati
Heading into their quarterfinals
clash, both Kaya and Nomads had their own concerns.
For Kaya, head coach Juan Cutillas was
concerned about how his team would come out. In their Round of 16 match against
Team Socceroo, Kaya struggled and it took the second half entrance of defender
Anton del Rosario and forward Nate Burkey to turn the tide in his team’s favor.
Del Rosario, playing the right back position, turned facilitator on offense as
he was a prominent fixture in his team’s offense that led to the two goals that
eventually put Socceroo away. And in the pre-match friendly banter with Nomads
keeper Jeff Blake, del Rosario promised he’d score a goal.
For Nomads head coach Mick Dennison,
it was how his team’s vaunted defense would hold up. In their four cup matches
thus far, they were only tested by a greatly weakened Pasargad team albeit by
not much. Against Kaya, they were sure to have their hands full.
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