Doctora shines as Stallion XI forces draw

MANILA, Philippines — Iloilo-born striker Ruben Doctora sparkled as Stallion fought back from two goals down in the second half to salvage a 3-3 draw against leader Global Thursday night in the United Football League at Emperador Stadium in Taguig.

Proving that he’s worthy for a call up to the national side, the fleet-footed Doctora assisted on the first two goals before scoring the late equalizer that prevented Global from pulling further away from the standings.

Global remained on top with 38 points—five ahead of Kaya and Loyola Meralco—heading into the third and last round of the season.

The draw was a silver lining to what has been a tough season for Stallion, which has all but conceded the title with only 24 points from 16 matches.

Daisuke Sato gave Global the lead with a header at the far post just before halftime, before Milad Behgandom’s brilliant individual effort made it 2-0.

In the first match, Army ended its winless run after a 2-1 triumph over Pasargad.

The win boosted Army to sixth spot ahead of Pachanga.