Nine players, coaches suspended for Cebu U-18 football melee | Inquirer Sports

Nine players, coaches suspended for Cebu U-18 football melee

/ 03:01 PM March 19, 2014

A football hits the back of a net. AP FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — Nine players and coaches from the Alcoy FC and the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu were slapped with a six-month ban for their part in the bloody brawl that ensued in an under-18 football match in Cebu City last weekend.

After thorough investigation of the altercation between the two squads, the Cebu Football Association (CFA) handed out the sanctions on Wednesday.

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Five players from Alcoy and four players from Ateneo, and head coaches from both squads were all suspended for six months, barring them from joining all CFA-sanctioned meets.

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Both Ateneo and Alcoy FC were also kicked out of the ongoing Aboitiz Cup.

In a post on its page, the Aboitiz Foundation said that it will not condone the unacceptable behavior witnessed in the fight-marred game at the Aboitiz field last Sunday.

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“The Aboitiz Football Cup was created 16 years ago to promote the values of teamwork, discipline, sportsmanship and even education itself, among the youth and [we] hope that these values will continue to be upheld,” the post also read.

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According to reports, the melee broke with Ateneo well in the lead, 3-1, after a foul by a player from Alcoy was met with a verbal reaction from a player from the Ateneo side.

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The match was halted in the 37th minute as the young players and adult spectators figured in a free-for-all.

Alcoy FC’s goalkeeper was rushed to the hospital because of head wounds. With reports from Jonas Panerio, Cebu Daily News

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