Adamson University returned to the top of the UAAP Season 89 Collegiate Men’s Football Tournament standings in dominant fashion, routing the University of the East, 5-0, on Sunday at the UP Diliman Football Stadium.
The Soaring Falcons, who moved back atop the standings with 22 points, built a commanding three-goal lead by halftime.
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Cameroonian forward Dany Golike sparked the rout with a strike from outside the box in the eighth minute, before Jemar Andrade doubled the advantage with a close-range finish in the 18th.
Marlon Dasig then headed home Adamson’s third goal in the 39th minute.
Adamson continued its onslaught in the second half, with Roberto Roldan finding the back of the net in the 51st minute.
UE defender Jhon Carlo Gomez then inadvertently turned Fritz Chua’s cross into his own net in the 77th minute to complete the five-goal rout.
“I mean, it’s a good win,” said head coach Darlton Digha. “The good thing is we’re able to give a few players more opportunities. So I think it’s a big win for us in terms of no one getting injured in the game and no one suspended.
“As I said, we still want to get the twice-to-beat advantage, but also, keeping them at this level is more about the mentality. We still want to keep the standard. That’s what I keep reminding the players — to keep our standards high,” he continued.
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The victory mirrored the result of the two schools’ first-round encounter on October 11, when the Soaring Falcons claimed a 3-0 win.
Adamson’s only setback came when goalkeeper Roger Dudley-Scales suffered an injury following a first-half tackle by Kieth Hermoso, forcing Shane Salarde to take over between the posts for the remainder of the match.
“For Roger Dudley-Scales, unfortunately, he got injured,” said Digha. “And Shane Selarda — you know, they’re always looking at me like they want to play. I think this was a good opportunity to give them [minutes]. You know, I think they deserve to be playing. They trained hard.”
Both teams will return to action this Thursday at the same venue, with UE taking on the University of the Philippines at 4:30 p.m. before Adamson faces De La Salle University at 7 p.m.
