NCAA Football: San Beda keeps sweep bid alive

Fil-Brit Connor Tacagni scored two goals to lift San Beda to a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Lyceum of Tuesday to boost its sweep bid in the 92nd NCAA football tournament at the Rizal Football Field.

Down by a goal after Lyceum’s striker Riel Mark Subebe came through on a set piece on the 15th minute, Tacagni, a 24-year-old native of Manchester, England, came to the rescue and unloaded a pair of rockets–one coming in the 41st minute and the other in the 81st.

“I just focused on helping my team win,” said Tacagni.

The win pushed the Red Booters closer to sweeping their way to the championship after winning all their matches in the first round.

If San Beda bests defending champion Arellano U Thursday and St. Benilde next week, it will clinch a league-best 22 seniors titles.

But San Beda nearly blew it.

“I have to commend LPU, they prepared against us well,” said San Beda coach Michael Pediamonte.