La Salle, FEU conclude first round with a deadlock

c/o UAAP

UAAP Season 87 Collegiate Women’s Football Tournament Standings

FEU 10 points (+6 GD)

DLSU 10 points(+5)

UP 4 points (-3)

Ateneo 3 points (-4)

UST 1 point (-4)

Men's Football Matches on Sunday at the UP Diliman Football Stadium

2 p.m. - UST vs DLSU

4:30 p.m. - UP vs UE

7 p.m. - Adamson vs FEU

JUDIE Rose Arevalo’s equalizer earned Far Eastern University a 1-1 draw against De La Salle University in the UAAP Season 87 Collegiate Women’s Football Tournament on Wednesday at the UP Diliman Football Stadium.

Arevalo, the Season 86 Rookie of the Year, headed the ball home in the 78th minute past La Salle goalkeeper Jessica Marie Pido to save the defending champion a hard-fought point in both teams’ top of the table clash.

“Yung understanding namin sa play dun sa loob at dun sa labas ng box — yun yung nagiging problem kaya hindi kami nakakapag-convert ng chances,” said Dimzon. “Also, La Salle played well because they pressed the players. They know yung strengths and weaknesses ng FEU so that’s why in the first half they were able to dominate yung play but naka-adjust yung FEU.”

After a goalless first half, it was La Salle that took the lead by taking advantage of a mishap from the FEU defense. National team striker Shai del Campo drew first blood for the visitors by scoring a tap-in in the 68th minute while being unmarked at the back post.

Lyka Teves then had a chance to double La Salle’s lead with a free kick, which FEU goalkeeper Yasmin May Elauria denied.

Following Arevalo’s leveler, the Lady Tamaraws had an opportunity to win the match but Tolentin headed the ball over during stoppage time.

“Sa result na nakita namin, happy kami,” said La Salle deputy Jun Mark Saraga, who led the Lady Booters as head coach Alvin Ocampo was suspended for getting two yellow cards in their last game against Ateneo de Manila University.

“Deserve ni Shai (makuha yung first goal niya of the season) kasi sa lahat ng tinakbo niya and sa lahat ng opportunity na nandun siya and then yung right moment na yun — deserve niya yun yung goal na yun.”

FEU and La Salle are first and second place respectively in the standings at the end of the first round with 10 points each but the former gets the top spot due to a superior goal difference of plus-6 to the latter’s plus-5.