Far Eastern University warmed up for the UAAP Season 86 Women’s Football Tournament Final by drubbing Ateneo de Manila University 7-0 in its last elimination round assignment Saturday at the UP Diliman Football Stadium.
Three Lady Tamaraws notched a brace each for the defending champions.
Saragen Tulabing started the rampage with goals in the 22 and 45th minutes to give the Lady Tamaraws a two-goal cushion by halftime.
FEU then continued its bombardment of Ateneo in the second half.
Judie Arevalo resumed where Tulabing left off by putting the ball at the back of the net in the 53rd and 58th minutes. Then Dionesa Tolentin joined the fun as she converted a 69th-minute penalty and scored in the 82nd minute.
Carmela Altiche finally completed the rout by scoring in the 86th minute for the Lady Tamaraws, who will enter the May 10 final after eight straight wins in the elimination round.
FEU is the first school to achieve this feat in the sport since De La Salle University’s championship run back in Season 79.
“For the end of the second round, it’s a good result,” said coach Let Dimzon. “We ended with the win and the score, but hindi naman yan yung target namin.
Sabi ko nga after we qualified for the final, we are preparing as kung ano magiging result ng final namin.
“They performed well. Actually, there were a lot of improvements from individual players. Halos lahat ng second stringers namin, nag-sho-show up sila every game namin. I think ayun yung pinakamagandang bagay,” she added.
On the other hand, Ateneo finished in fourth place with four points behind one win, one draw, and six defeats. It was an improvement on the Blue Eagles’ fifth-placed finish from Season 85.
The likes of Patricia Francisco, Adrielle Lee, Pia Angela Lumagui, and Kassandra Zalamea are graduating from Ateneo.
Ateneo XI: Lee (GK), Tolentino, Samonte, Zalamea, Francisco, Embuscado, Alferez, Espiritu, Lim, Napoles, Eval.
FEU XI: Artillo (GK), Tolentin (C), Soriano, Balacua, Doctora, A Rebosura, Cristobal, Ansabor, Tulabing, R Rebosura, Trinidad.
