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FIBA World Cup: 9 Gilas players ejected after brawl with Australia

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/07/02/20180702-gilas1.jpg"/><figcaption>Several people gang up on Australia player Chris Goulding during their FIBA World Cup qualifying game at Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan on Monday. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>BOCAUE, Bulacan—Nine Gilas Pilipinas players were ejected after a brawl with the Australian national basketball team in the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers on Monday night at the Philippine Arena.</p><p>In the wake of the melee that occurred with 4:01 left in the third quarter, the referees tagged Terrence Romeo, Carl Bryan Cruz, Jayson Castro, Calvin Abueva, Andray Blatche, Roger Pogoy, Troy Rosario, Matthew Wright, and Japeth Aguilar with disqualifying fouls.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/02/18/chot-says-brawl-absolutely-unacceptable-but-defends-gilas-players">Chot says brawl ‘absolutely unacceptable’ but defends Gilas players</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/02/18/fiba-world-cup-after-bench-clearing-brawl-gilas-loses-by-default-to-australia">FIBA World Cup: After bench-clearing brawl, Gilas loses by default to Australia</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/02/18/fiba-world-cup-mayhem-ensues-as-gilas-australia-game-turns-violent">FIBA World Cup: Mayhem ensues, as Gilas-Australia game turns violent</a></li></ul><p>Nathan Sobey, Chris Goulding, Thon Maker, and Daniel Kickert were banished from the court for Australia.</p><p>The game continued with Gilas playing 3-on-5.</p><p>It soon became a 2-on-5 situation after June Mar Fajardo fouled out at 2:26 mark of the quarter.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/02/18/world-reacts-to-violent-abrupt-end-to-gilas-pilipinas-australia-game">World reacts to violent, abrupt end to Gilas Pilipinas-Australia game</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/02/18/terrence-romeo-on-gilas-australia-brawl-hindi-namin-pwede-pabayaan-isat-isa">Terrence Romeo on Gilas-Australia brawl — ‘Hindi namin pwede pabayaan isa’t isa’</a></li></ul><div><strong>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</strong></div>

<p>Those ejected on the Gilas side included Jayson Castro, Andray Blatche and Terence Romeo, while four from Australia were banished to the dugout.</p>

Those ejected on the Gilas side included Jayson Castro, Andray Blatche and Terence Romeo, while four from Australia were banished to the dugout.

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FIBA World Cup: 9 Gilas players ejected after brawl with Australia

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jul 02, 2018 09:53 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 03, 2018 07:40 PM PHT

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