GLOBAL FC BLANKS STALLION FC
Photo Courtesy: Mark Cristino/UFL
7 April 2016 – Manila: Global FC blanks Stallion FC in a match that determined which team would enter the Finals at the UFL Cup 2016.
Global FC took the lead initially with Croatia-born defender Milan Nikolic scoring a goal on the 29th minute. While midfielder Louis Serge Kaole, scored the next goal for the team. Kaole was also declared Man of the Match.
In an interview after the match, Coach Leigh Manson said, “We scored 2, we kept a clean sheet, and the boys are off to another fight. And that’s where we always aspired to be at Global, to be at the Finals of UFL. I’m very proud of the boys, they gave their 100% to get us there. Very pleased.”
GLOBAL FC will face-off with Ceres La Salle in the final round of UFL on April 16, 2016.
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About GLOBAL FC:
GLOBAL FC was founded in year 2000 and was described in AFC Quarterly’s July 2015 issue as “One of the leading sides in the Philippines and pioneers in football’s fast-growing development in the archipelago.”
Among its notable achievements are 2 UFL League Championships for 2012 and 2014. It was also the first Filipino Club to qualify for both the AFC President’s Cup in 2012 and the AFC Cup in 2015. The Team also competes for the Singapore Cup and Malaysia Cup.