MANILA – Far Eastern University Tamaraws surged to solo first place in the UAAP Season 81 football after a 1-0 victory over University of the East Red Warriors at the FEU-Diliman pitch.
Jermi Darapan came up with a conversion at the 79th minute to propel the Tamaraws to the top of the standings with 24 points, while the Red Warriors remained at cellar with eight points.
Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles, meanwhile, were relegated to second place after settling for a 1-1 draw with the defending champions University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons.
King Miyagi’s fifth minute goal opened the scoring for the Fighting Maroons before Rupert Baña, courtesy of a Mark Nacional assist, found the back of the net four minutes later for the Blue Eagles to level.
The outcome dropped the Blue Eagles behind Tamaraws in the standings with 23 points, while the Fighting Maroons solidified its hold on the third spot with 20 markers.
In the other match, also-ran Adamson University Falcons pulled off a 1-0 stunner over University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers after Rey Poncardas scored off a goal mouth scramble in the 64th minute.
The Growling Tigers are still at 17 points with the loss. UST is two off fourth-running De La Salle, which has 19, in the race for the last Final Four slot with both teams having two matches at hand to end their elimination round stint./PN
