Sixth Day: UP Floorball League (condensed)

Amador stunner lifts Superfly past Sparks

A buzzer beater shot from Saldio Amador gained the Superfly its fifth win in the UP Floorball League Season 3.

An exciting turn of goals marked the game of the Superfly and the Blue Fire Sparks. Lou Marvin Diaz, a seasoned defender, surprised everyone with a goal after getting a pass from Jomax Bagasao from the baseline at 5:49. Ralph Ramos evened the game with an unassisted goal at mark 7:02. But the Sparks did not succumb easily as Yeyel Cachero got his own goal seconds before the clock expires.

In the second half, the scrambling for the ball continued. The exchange of possessions was even but Amador, through a pass by Ramos from almost baseline, got it right with a shot near the goal at 12:40. Amador’s shot came after a similar play just 10 seconds before he captured the goal. Ramos then made a floating shot from the right-side that went through the goalkeeper at 14:15 mark. Cachero evened the game with a goal that evaded two defenders at 14:53 leaving the score 3-3. To complete his hat-trick performance, the energetic Cachero managed to get the 18:40 pass from Diaz that came from the side of the goal putting his team up with a little more than a minute left. An open Diaz had the opportunity to secure the win after Cachero passed him the ball with thirty seconds left before the end. But in a thrilling turn of events, Ramos put another goal in the tally with a running shot that came from the left side of the goal at 19:41. Due to time constraints, the game looked like a draw but Amador put a literally last second shot after the last face-off.
Nate Tarcelo of the Blue Fire Sparks evaded further scores form the Superfly with 13 saves while Nathan Nogales captured six attempts in the first half and Bryan Bautista saved five in the second half.

Article by Redbert Maines

4ury's flexible offense defeats Sixxy, 6-1

Ylanan Gym, UP Diliman – Once again, the Blades of 4ury showed its offensive might with its victory against team Sixxy.

The Blades of 4ury continued its dominant run after getting a trio of two goals from Luis Manila III, Marco Ortiz and Miguel Dimacali. The game between the two teams started evenly with a speedy exchange of possession led by able handling of Joshua Paunil and the fast runs Flo Magboo which was neutralized by mainly by Ortiz and Manila. The 4ury got its first taste of the goal only after four minutes and a half with Dimacali’s shot from the right side immediately following Manila’s failed attempt. Dimacali managed to get the ball that was thrown by the goalkeeper Tristan Estigoy. At 5:54, it was Manila’s turn for a goal after intercepting a pass from Villanueva that was intended for Spencer Cheng. Manila’s first goal was almost thrown from the half-court. Two minutes after that, Ortiz got a shot while scrambling for the ball with three opponent players two meters away from the goal (assist counted for Manila). It was only until 9:09 mark when Sixxy scored from the effort of Paunil who stole the ball away from a running Ortiz and a nearby Manila and threw a floating shot that Fra Silva was not able to block.

In the second half, Sixxy fought hard for possessions even though they do not have any substitute. But the fatigue started to show in the latter part of the half starting with Ortiz’s 15:02 drag shot which came after a cross-court pass from Dimacali. Manila showed his agility by evading four defending players and scoring a goal a minute and a half past Ortiz’s goal. The finale goal was performed by Dimacali who, by a pass of Manila, scored with a half-court shot. The game ended with Blades of 4ury winning by 6-1 against Sixxy.
Silva saved four attempts from Sixxy while Estigoy evaded further scores for 4ury with seven saves.

Article by Redbert Maines

Stick-O scores one victory goal over the Badass Boomslangs

It was a tight match and a much tighter defense play for both Team Stick-O and Team Badass Boomslangs on the sixth day of the UP Floorball League Season 3, leaving them 1 - 0 in favor of Team Stick-O.

It was all defense for both teams on the first half, with Myc Villanueva as the goalkeeper on the Badass Boomslangs team and Canlas for the Stick-O team. Neck to neck, it was all hard-fought as Team Stick-O never let the ball penetrate their goals. The same thing goes for Team Badass Boomslangs that leaves both teams having seven saves as the buzzer went off to half time.

At the second-half of the game, Team Stick-O changed their game to a more aggressive play as Rentero finally locked down on a goal at 7:14 with no assist. Confidence has been boosted for Team Stick-O, while the Team Badass Boomslangs are still struggling to get a taste of a goal with six saves from Canlas of Team Stick-O in the second half. Daryll Paz got two saves for the Badass Boomslangs team as he replaced Villanueva for the second-half.

Team Badass Boomslangs have made a lot more goal attempts at the second half of the game compared to the other team, but Team Stick-O still managed to score one, ending up with one victory goal for the team.

Article by Pau Villanueva

Superfly Blows Away Mighty 300, 5-1

The Superflies soared high with its 4-1 victory against Mighty 300.

It took a while for Superfly to score against Mighty 300. The first goal came from Mighty 300, and was done by Ribaya assisted by Maines at 3:30. After the first goal, both teams
played equally until 5:52 where Ramos scored a goal against Mighty 300s Santiago. Ramos didn’t stop there and at 9:18, he scored another goal and soon ended the first half with a
score of 2-1.

The second half was also started with a series of ball passing from both teams. Both were able to protect their goals well. Mighty 300 attempted to get a score to tie the match but most of which were unsuccessful. Also, several goal attempts were made by Ramos against Bautista but at 14:07, he made a goal with an assist coming from Amador. Not long after
the previous goal, the Superflies were able to score again at 14:58. But this time, Amador, with a pass coming from Ramos, was the one to make the goal. The score currently sits at
4-1. After another series of ball passes, the last goal was made by Ramos at 16:22.

Santiago from Mighty 300 was able to save 12 attempts while Superfly’s Nogales defended the goal 3 times and Bautista was able to take possession of the ball for a couple of times
which hindered Mighty 300 from making a goal.

Article by Tristan Estigoy

Sparks shine over Sixxy

The Blue Fire Sparks won 2 - 0 against Sixxy, neutralizing their recent defeat in an earlier game against Superfly.
The beginning of the game was met with airtight defenses on both sides of the field, the two teams running back and forth in a constant change of ball possession. Both teams notably keeping each other away from any comfortable shooting angles. 5:07 into the game, Sparks' forward Yeyel Cachero delivered the first goal with an assist from teammate Jomax Bagasao. Sixxy on the other hand, struggled with their offensive as even forwards Flo Magboo, Joshua Paunil and Spencer Cheng received difficulty getting the ball up court. Struggles to gain control of the ball continued between the teams, with several of each team's players crowding around the ball, furiously trying to gain possession. Despite Sixxy's defensive fortitude however, the Sparks' Yeyel Cachero once more made a successful goal (assisted by Jomax Bagasao) on the 8:07 mark, putting them up 2 to nil and closing the first half with a comfortable lead.

The second half presented a much brighter Sixxy, the team having kept the ball up their offensive side for extended periods, effectively keeping the Sparks' offensive at bay while giving themselves several shots at the goal. Sixxy however, was still unable to score as all of their shot attempts were denied by the Sparks, most notably by their keeper Nate Tarcelo, who is on a roll with seven saves for the second half. The rest of the game lingered as it was and neither team was able to score for the whole second half thus spelling victory for the Blue Fire Sparks with a score of 2 - 0.

The teams' goalkeepers received minimal activity during the first half, the majority of the defense being taken care of their field counterparts. Sixxy's Tristan Estigoy made 2 saves for the first half while the Blue Fire Sparks's Nate Tarcelo collected 3. The second half, having been the offensive spotlight of Sixxy, had several shot attempts thrown towards the Sparks, gaining Tarcelo a total of seven saves for the second half. Tristan Estigoy (Sixxy) accumulated a total of 4 saves for the whole game, paling against Nate Tarcelo's 10 .

Article by Jan Gallardo

Dominant Blades of 4ury with got another victory against TLZ

Just after a 6 to 1 game against the Team Sixxy, the Blades of 4ury continued its dominant run in the 3rd Season of the UP Floorball League by defeating TLZ.

Luis Manila started the game with a bang scores a goal in the 39 second mark. But Team TLZ did not falter and kept holding the Blades of 4ury off. Not contented with just one goal, Blades of 4ury’s Ivan Isada scored another goal at the 5:02 mark with an impressive play from Luis Manila. The Blades of 4ury continued its relentless assault but TLZ’s goal keeper Neil Astrologo did not let them have their way. With a total of 8 saves during the first half, Neil Astrologo showed a spectacular performance during the last minutes of the first half.

During the second half, the Blades of 4ury continued their attack against TLZ. but Neil Astrologo once again displaying acrobatic saves fending off the Blades of 4ury’s attacks. By this time, it seemed
that the score will be locked in, but the momentum shifted when Luis Manila scored yet again with a long shot at the 16:04 mark. This was immediately followed by an impressive goal from Miguel Dimacali
showing off a fancy left to right dribble to score the goal at the 16:33 mark. But Luis Manila did not want it to end with just that, going for a hat trick Luis Manila scored yet again at the 19:14 mark. After the
goal, TLZ went on the offensive determined to score a goal before the game ends. It was this determination that gave them a chance for a goal but it was saved by Blades of 4ury goal keeper Fra Silva ending the game with a score of 5 – 0. The game showed both team’s fighting spirit which made it fitting to be the final game of day.

Article by Jerome Santiago