CAGAYAN DE ORO � A P100,000 cash prize awaits the first champion of the PFF-Smart Club Championships, Smart Sports executive Epok Quimpo announced Saturday.
�We are giving this as an incentive to the remaining teams left in the tournament especially with the semifinals set to kick off at the University of Makati next week,� said Quimpo at the close of the tourney�s group eliminations here and in Iloilo yesterday.
Rizal-Smart San Beda FC nipped Laos FC-Leyte 2-0 for its second straight win and a total of six points in Group A here last Thursday to assure itself of a spot in the knockout crossover semi-finals starting at the University of Makati on Tuesday.
A win is worth three points while a draw is one point.
The other slot was being disputed by Teknika and Laos, which drew 2-2 in the opener last Tuesday, as they faced San Beda and Bao Breakers-Iligan separately at the Don Mariano Pelaez Sports Complex at the close of the competition here.
While the Teknika booters, who clobbered Bao Breakers, 9-0, last Thursday, can afford at least a draw to advance, Laos must need a winning margin of 11 goals against their rivals to clinch the other semis berth by goal difference.
Over in Iloilo, it was a still a toss-up for the two semis seats, although Columbia FC-Davao appeared to have the inside track with its 1-0 upset of Pachanga last Thursday for its second win in a row and has six points in pacing the Group B standings.
Stallions FC of Barotac Nuevo, which crushed Baguio United, 10-3, last Thursday, and Pachanga have four points with a win and a draw each. The NCR booters beat the hosts, 2-0, last Tuesday.
In both matches scheduled at 3 p.m. Saturday, Barotac and Davao were to collide at the Barotac Nuevo field while Pachanga went up against Columbia at the Central Philippines University.
The crossover semis pits the Group A topnotcher against the Group B runner-up and vice versa, with the winners qualifying for the home-and-away title series unfolding on Aug. 20. (Press Release)
�We are giving this as an incentive to the remaining teams left in the tournament especially with the semifinals set to kick off at the University of Makati next week,� said Quimpo at the close of the tourney�s group eliminations here and in Iloilo yesterday.
Rizal-Smart San Beda FC nipped Laos FC-Leyte 2-0 for its second straight win and a total of six points in Group A here last Thursday to assure itself of a spot in the knockout crossover semi-finals starting at the University of Makati on Tuesday.
A win is worth three points while a draw is one point.
The other slot was being disputed by Teknika and Laos, which drew 2-2 in the opener last Tuesday, as they faced San Beda and Bao Breakers-Iligan separately at the Don Mariano Pelaez Sports Complex at the close of the competition here.
While the Teknika booters, who clobbered Bao Breakers, 9-0, last Thursday, can afford at least a draw to advance, Laos must need a winning margin of 11 goals against their rivals to clinch the other semis berth by goal difference.
Over in Iloilo, it was a still a toss-up for the two semis seats, although Columbia FC-Davao appeared to have the inside track with its 1-0 upset of Pachanga last Thursday for its second win in a row and has six points in pacing the Group B standings.
Stallions FC of Barotac Nuevo, which crushed Baguio United, 10-3, last Thursday, and Pachanga have four points with a win and a draw each. The NCR booters beat the hosts, 2-0, last Tuesday.
In both matches scheduled at 3 p.m. Saturday, Barotac and Davao were to collide at the Barotac Nuevo field while Pachanga went up against Columbia at the Central Philippines University.
The crossover semis pits the Group A topnotcher against the Group B runner-up and vice versa, with the winners qualifying for the home-and-away title series unfolding on Aug. 20. (Press Release)
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