Fight cuts short Alcoy vs. Ateneo match in Aboitiz Cup
By Edri K. Aznar and Mike T. Limpag
Sunday, March 16, 2014
TRASH TALK in a football match led to a free-for-all yesterday in the 18-Under division of the Aboitiz Football Cup.
The incident resulted in the abandoning of the match between Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu and Alcoy, with Ateneo leading, 3-1.
“It started with the trash-talking then it escalated,” said one parent who saw the incident and asked for anonymity.
The parent said one player from Alcoy threw a punch, while another supporter got into the field, triggering the free-for-all. While this was happening, there was also another incident involving the goalkeeper and an Ateneo player, who got rescued by his father.
Another outsider stepped in to help calm the tension but the goalkeeper already got struck in the head, opening a gash.
One Alcoy player got ganged up on because he ran to the Ateneo bench, while another ran all the way to the other field, where another game was being played.
The source added that on the way out, the parents themselves got in the act.
Aboitiz Football Cup fight, brawl
“The parents from Sacred Heart who weren’t there received calls, and the parents from Oslob also called up people they know, like former board members or former councilors for help,” he said. “The police were there, the head of security of Aboitiz was there because one of the Aboitizes was watching the CIS game.”
He also said Atty. Julius Entise, a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Cebu Football Association also arrived and talked to the match officials.
“Gubot kaayo tungod lang sa trash talk,” he said.