MANILA – Already assured of the 2019 Philippines Football League crown, Ceres-Negros FC hopes to keep its unbeaten record when it faces Mendiola FC 1991 tonight at the Aboitiz Football Park in Lipa, Batangas.
The match between the Busmen and Mendiola is slated at 7 p.m. following the battle between Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo and Green Archers United FC at 4 p.m.
Ceres-Negros veteran Jose Elmer Porteria said that while the third consecutive League title is already a welcome sight, the Negros Occidental-based football team is determined to finish the tournament with a clean slate.
“After securing the League championship, now our task is to win every single game that is coming,” said Porteria. “We are determined to finish this conference with an unbeaten record.”
The three-peat League champions Busmen will enter the match with 59 points, on 19 wins and two draws, while Mendiola is at fifth spot with 23 points on six wins, five draws and 12 losses.
This will be the fourth and final meeting between Ceres-Negros and Mendiola with the former winning their first three encounters — 4-0 on June 29, 5-2 on Aug. 10 and 4-1 on Aug. 21.
In the first game, the second-placer Kaya Iloilo is hoping to finish the League on a winning note when it tangles with Green Archers.
The Ilonggos currently has 50 points, on 16 wins, two draws and three losses./PN
