14 up, 14 down, 14 unbeaten. That is how the history books will note the 2024 PFL season for Kaya-Iloilo FC, and they celebrated their second successive championship with a 3-0 derby day win against a battling Loyola FC. The Wolves, who welcomed celebrated goalkeeper MJ Jones into the pack after winning his freedom from…
To paraphrase Carlos Wilcox, it is infamy to end a season and sign off anonymously – and the wooden-spooners of Manila Montet got the memo, as they signed off in bizarre style to open the final weekend of the PFL season, breaking a months-long drought and setting an unwanted record in going down 8-2 to…
To paraphrase Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts, Cebu FC’s ghosts are not just the mistakes of yesterday or those they inherit from who came before, but men in pink, and the specters rose again on Saturday afternoon as Stallion Laguna once again tripped them up in the title race, grabbing a 2-1 win that allows Kaya-Iloilo to…
The penultimate weekend of PFL action began with an explosive match as Tuloy FC snapped a seven-game skid in style after demolishing Loyola FC 6-2 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. The XOs, who hadn’t won in almost 2 month’s worth of fixtures, were on paper about the same level as a Loyola squad that had…
They say nothing’s better than a fight with actual stakes, and that’s what we saw on a humid Sunday afternoon at the Rizal Memorial Stadium as Kaya FC edged out Stallion Laguna FC 3-2 and regained control of the title race. With heavy stakes on both sides, the game started predictably cagey. As the first…
This weekend’s PFL slate got off to the best start for those who watch it for the goals, as One Taguig FC absolutely swamped Garelli United with 17 unanswered goals on Saturday afternoon. The Lighthousemen, coming off a 7-1 win last week against Loyola, came out swinging but were initially stymied by a determined Garelli…
A heavily-rotated Cebu FC lineup delivered the goods and kept themselves in the thick of the title race by handily defeating the hapless Manila Montet FC 7-0 in PFL action Sunday afternoon at the Borromeo Center. Coach Memis Ozata took this opportunity to rest his regular starters and give game time to the other members…
Kaya Iloilo FC ramped up their claim on the PFL title in a Saturday afternoon showcase at the Campo Alcantara in Pavia by comprehensively defeating a game Philippine Army side 6-0. The Servicemen, who to their credit had woken up and came into the game having gotten points in 3 of their past games, initially…
The miracle mission for Stallion Laguna now enters the proverbial final turn, and the Steeds overcame a slow start in this Saturday afternoon PFL match to defeat Maharlika Taguig 3-0 and stay in the title hunt. The boys in white had the right mentality early, running at a Maharlika side that started their backup goalkeeper…
It’s game on for Cebu FC as they have their eyes set on a late title charge after edging out Manila Digger FC 1-0 at the Borromeo Sports Complex. Both teams had their hopes for a win: Cebu to keep themselves in the title hunt, while Digger were looking to staunch the bleeding after a…