MANILA – Ilonggo J Baguioro scored a hat trick as JPV Marikina manhandled Global Cebu, 11-1, in the 2018 Philippines Football League at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite.
Aside from Baguioro, Keigo Moriyasu also finished with a hat trick while Alen Angeles had two goals.
Ilonggo John Celiz, Jay-r Sandoval and Aaron Altiche added a conversion each for JPV Marikina.
JPV Marikina immediately made its presence felt with Moriyasu opening the scoring with a strike from the penalty spot followed by a close range hit by Angeles for a 2-0 advantage.
Goals continued to pour in the way for JPV Marikina with back-to-back breakaways from Baguioro and Sandoval followed by strikes from Celiz and Angeles for a 6-0 halftime lead.
Global Cebu was able to pull one back early in the second half on a goal by Marvin Bricenio but it was quickly answered back by back-to-back hits by Baguioro and Moriyasu for an 8-1 lead.
JPV Marikina went on to add up to the advantage late in the match on strikes from Altiche and Baguioro and another close range shot from Moriyasu for an 11-1 advantage.
However, JPV Marikina’s win was dampened by a bad news as the PFL decided to deduct three points from their total for failing to comply with the league’s Disciplinary Code.
With the outcome, JPV Marikina is still at fifth place in the standings with 17 points on six wins, 13 losses and two draws, while Global Cebu is still at last place with five points on 1-13-2 win-loss-draw card./PN
