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BY ADRIAN STEWART CO
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Friday, March 16, 2018
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MANILA – Ceres Negros defeated Shan United in the 2018 AFC Cup Group stage at the Thuwanna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar, thanks to a lone goal from Bienvenido Marañon.
The 1-0 victory was huge on the part of Ceres Negros, which tightened its grip on the top spot of Group F with 10 points. Shan United was on third place with 3 points.
Ceres Negros gained the advantage on Wednesday night when Marañon drained a penalty kick in the 15th minute after receiving a reckless tackle from Shan United’s Hein Phyo Win from inside the box.
Shan United had numerous chances to equalize the match, the closest was in the 61st minute – Lin Tun was left with a space to operate inside the box but his shot was thwarted by Ceres Negros’ Carlos de Murga.
Ceres Negros also had a chance to increase its lead in the 80th minute when Stephan Schrock found Jose Elmer Porteria inside the box but Porteria’s attempt hit the nearby post.
“We expected a very hard game in Yangon,” said Ceres Negros head coach Risto Vidakovic. “We played them twice already this year, and both were hard games. We just worked hard and our players gave their all.”
Ceres Negros will have a monthlong break before resuming its campaign by visiting Boeung Ket Angkor of Cambodia on April 11 at the Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh./PN
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