Teknika bags PFF Club title

Source: Manila Bulletin
MANILA, Philippines — Rizal-Smart San Beda beat Teknika FC, 2-0, but fell short of its goal as the Teknika booters emerged as the first PFF-Smart Club champions Monday at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.

Back after serving one-game suspensions each, Phil and James Younghusband scored a goal each in the 13th and 72nd minutes, respectively, for the fighting Rizal booters, who, however, missed a lot more scoring chances in trying to overhaul their rivals in the exciting second leg of the home-and-away championship series.

Thanks to its 3-0 triumph in the opening leg last Saturday on the same pitch, Teknika thus clinched the title with a 3-2 goal aggregate following a match where their foes dominated most of the attacks.

“We expected San Beda to go all out to win, and had it been given a little more time, the outcome of this series may have been different,” said Teknika coach Frank Muescan. “They were worthy finals opponents.”

“Our game plan was not to concede more than two goals and we were able to do that despite the return of the Younghusbands. We made some defensive adjustments in the second half and it also helped us a lot,” Muescan added.

“I have to hand it to coach Frank. He really did his homework against us,” said losing coach Aris Caslib. “We had our chances but as you saw we couldn’t convert our opportunities because of the lack of finishing.”

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