La Salle upends Ateneo, books UAAP Football finals ticket | Inquirer Sports

La Salle upends Ateneo, books UAAP Football finals ticket

By: - Reporter / @BLozadaINQ
/ 05:33 PM March 01, 2015

MANILA, Philippines—He was La Salle diamond on the pitch.

Gelo Diamante found the back of the net in the 87th minute to give De La Salle University a 1-0 win over Ateneo on Sunday at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium and send them to the finals of the UAAP Season 77 football tournament .

Diamante went one-on-one against Ateneo keeper Jose Oracion and calmly shot the ball near the left-hand corner.

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The Green Booters, who finished the eliminations as the top seed, are now waiting for their finals opponent, either University of the Philippines or defending champions Far Eastern University.

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La Salle head coach Hans Smit said all his weapons should be ready in a knockout game.

“In a game like this, all your weapons should be ready,” Smit said.

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He added that going to the finals, his team should be ready mentally.

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“We’ll go all the way. We have to start strong and finish stronger.”

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