By Iste S. Leopoldo
AFTER walking out of the Boys 17-Under division, FCIC Lapu-Lapu decided to pull out all three teams in the 13th Aboitiz Football Cup.
FCIC has teams in the Boys 12, 14 and 17-Under divisions.
The decision was made by team manager Manfred Schuwerk, the former Cebu Football Association (CFA) board member who led his team�s walkout during their game against the Abellana National School�Pomeroy in the Boys 17-Under last Saturday.
The match was tied at 1 when a penalty was called against FCIC-Lapu-Lapu with less than a minute left.
�The game last Saturday had a fabricated penalty decision,� Schuwerk said in an e-mail to Sun.Star Cebu. �The linesman (first signaled) offside and after that, he changed it to a foul and penalty.�
Schuwerk added he will report the incident to the Philippine Football Federation because he felt �CFA is no longer a credible football organization.�
CFA president Richard Montayre said it�s FCIC-Lapu-Lapu�s prerogative to pull out of the tournament.
�That they pull all their teams out is no problem with us because they are the ones who cannot follow basic rules,� Montayre said.
He added they will be forming a fact-finding committee which will investigate the incident so the CFA can come up with a decision.
�We will penalize them according to the CFA rules,� Montayre said.
On the other hand, ANS head coach Francis Ramirez finally received a copy of the decision banning Johnrey Nieves for one year.
�The suspension is for punching an opponent and violent conduct,� Ramirez said.
Aside from Nieves, his teammate Joeford Dolino and the University of San Carlos�s Henry Anthony were also suspended for a year from all CFA-sanctioned events.
�We will file an appeal to the CFA board this week. Harsh ra kaayo, to think they are still minors and have a lot of room for improvement. We hope ma reverse ang decision,� Ramirez said.
Sun Star Cebu
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