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F2 Logistics, Foton open PSL All-Filipino title clash

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2016/sports2/08/11/f2-logistics.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">F2 Logistics advanced to the Finals after beating Petron. Photo by ABS-CBN Sports.</div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA – F2 Logistics and Foton clash for a crucial victory when the best-of-three Finals of the 2016 Philippine Superliga (PSL) All-Filipino Conference opens with Game 1 set for Thursday at the Arena in San Juan.F2 Logistics and Foton tangle at 6:00 p.m., following the sudden-death battle for third place between RC Cola-Army and Petron in the curtain raiser at 4:00 p.m.Tabbed as the favorites heading into the conference, the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers – which features the nucleus of UAAP champions La Salle – won all of their games in the first round, and followed up their sweep with emphatic wins over Army and Petron in the second phase.They suffered their first loss at the hands of Foton in the final game of the second round, but bounced back with a straight sets win over Petron in the semifinals.READ: <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2016/08/06/cargo-movers-dethrone-petron-punch-last-finals-ticket-14055">Cargo Movers dethrone Petron, punch last Finals ticket</a>Though many of the Cargo Movers have experienced success in the UAAP, they remain hungry as they have yet to win any titles outside the collegiate league, according to head coach Ramil de Jesus.Indeed, De Jesus&#x27; teams have always come up short in the PSL. Playing as Air Asia in the 2014 All-Filipino Conference, they finished in fourth place, and were the runners-up in the 2014 Grand Prix as Generika, and in the 2015 All-Filipino Conference as Shopinas.In the Grand Prix last year, De Jesus fielded a new cast of Lady Spikers featuring Mika Reyes, Kim Fajardo, Cyd Demecillo, Majoy Baron, and Dawn Macandili, carrying the banner of Meralco.However, they also bombed out of contention, finishing at fifth place.&quot;We&#x27;re more focused and concentrated, because we haven&#x27;t tasted any title outside the UAAP and other collegiate leagues,&quot; De Jesus pointed out. &quot;I hope this will be it. We&#x27;re hungry to win.&quot;Foton, for its part, seems to be peaking at the right time. The Tornadoes had a slow start in the first round, but dominated the second phase as they clobbered the other top teams in the league.Jaja Santiago, Angeli Araneta, and Maika Ortiz are a force to reckon with in the middle, while spikers EJ Laure, Cherry Rondina, and Patty Orendain have meshed well with veteran setter Rhea Dimaculangan.&quot;We&#x27;re peaking at the right time,&quot; said Foton coach Villet Ponce-de Leon. &quot;I just hope we can sustain the momentum and carry it to the finals. F2 Logistics is such a young and dangerous team. We have to deliver our best effort to overcome them.&quot;De Jesus predicts an exciting series, with the hungrier, more mature team emerging as champions.&quot;I think it all boils down to maturity. Whoever is more matured and able to adjust quickly after Game 1 will definitely be favored,&quot; he said. &quot;This is going to be a very exciting series.&quot;For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

F2 Logistics and Foton clash for a crucial victory when the best-of-three Finals of the 2016 Philippine Superliga (PSL) All-Filipino Conference opens with Game 1 set for Thursday at the Arena in San Juan.

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F2 Logistics, Foton open PSL All-Filipino title clash

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published August 11, 2016 07:07 AM PHT

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