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BY ADRIAN STEWART CO
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Monday, December 4, 2017
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MANILA – Hikaru Minegishi scored the game-winning goal as Global Cebu escaped with a 2-1 win over Meralco Manila in the first leg of the Philippines Football League semifinals on Saturday night at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.
With the score tied at 1-1, Global – playing as the home team – surged to 2-1 in the 93rd minute via a Minegishi conversion from a pass by Paolo Salenga.
“We never gave up. We just worked hard until 90 minutes. Even additional time, we just focused 100 percent. We were a bit lucky, but we never gave up, that’s why we got a good opportunity,” said Minegishi.
After a scoreless first half, Meralco gained the 1-0 lead on a penalty kick by Tajh Minniecon from inside the box after being fouled by Global’s Darryl Regala.
After missing their goal attempts, Global finally scored in the 90th minute on a header by Dos Santos before the Cebuanos virtually tied the aggregate score on a cross by Minegishi.
“We had a bad first half,” said Global head coach Akbar Nawas. “We got into the game only in the last 20 minutes. Of course, credit to Meralco. They fought well.”
Despite the result, Global and top seed Meralco were virtually tied heading into the semifinals’ second leg on Dec. 9 at the same venue./PN
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