Tuesday, 22 February 2011

UST XI returns to finals

MANILA, Philippines - University of Santo Tomas, as expected, made it to the men�s finals of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines football event in 73rd season by blanking Ateneo de Manila University, 5-0, yesterday at the Erenchun field inside the Ateneo campus.

UST freshman Fidel Kue hit a goal in the 25th minute off an assist by Ojay Clari�o to start the onslaught and the Tigers were never been stopped from thereon on the way to a 6-2-2 win-loss draw for 20 points � enough to hold the second place.

Other players who made a goal for UST were Ronald Bautista (40th), OJ Clari�o (55th), David Basa (76th), and John Caballero (83rd).

Rookie Jinggoy Valmayor scored two goals as University of the Philippines posted a 2-0 victory against De La Salle University. UP collected 28 points on a 9-1-0 slate.

The UP-UST championship will be played on Sunday, where the Fighting Maroons are armed with a twice-to-beat advantage. They need to win only once to regain the crown it last won in 2009.

The Green Archers finished third with a 4-4-2 mark for 16 points.

UST gained the twice-to-beat bonus in the women�s finals by beating Far Eastern University, 2-1.

Philstar

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