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Football: Kaya cruises to second win, Stallion-Laguna spoils Cebu's debut

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Kaya-Iloilo has six points after two matches in Group B. Photo courtesy of the PFL." src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/11/11/kaya.jpg"/><figcaption>Kaya-Iloilo has six points after two matches in Group B. Photo courtesy of the PFL.</figcaption></figure></div>Kaya-Iloilo is assured of the top spot in Group B of the Copa Paulino Alcantara after a dominant 6-0 victory over Mendiola FC 1991, Wednesday evening at the PFF National Training Centre in Carmona, Cavite.Jovin Bedic grabbed a brace in the first half, opening the scoring in the 11th minute before tacking on another in the 35th. A Ryo Fujii goal in the 40th gave Kaya a 3-0 lead at the half. Kenshiro Daniels (63&#x27;), Daizo Horikoshi (83&#x27;), and Carlyle Mitchell (91&#x27;) all found the back of the net in the second half as Kaya secured its second win in as many games.&quot;The players are getting better game by game and we hope to keep our good form in the semifinals,&quot; said coach Yu Hoshide afterward.According to the PFL, this was Kaya&#x27;s biggest win since a 5-0 triumph over Air Force in the group stage of the 2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara.The club is seeking to regain the cup, which it won in 2018.Meanwhile, Stallion-Laguna spoiled the Copa Paulino Alcantara debut of Dynamic Herb Cebu, as Abou Sy fired them to a 1-0 win also on Wednesday night.The Senegalese forward netted the opening goal in the 18th minute, but the rest of the game proved to be a chippy affair with Joaco Canas and Yannick Tuason both getting booked at the hour mark.Already sitting on a yellow, Tuason was sent off in the 71st after a foul on Roberto Corsame Jr., forcing Stallion to play with 10 men for the remaining 20 minutes of the match.&quot;We were expecting this to be a tough game and the guys played really well. We managed to make adjustments to prevent Cebu from scoring. That&#x27;s the most important thing to do right now, get past the first game and win it,&quot; coach Ernie Nierras said afterward.With the result, Stallion-Laguna is assured of the top seed in Group A and will await the Group B runners-up -- either Mendiola or the Azkals Development Team.Kaya FC, meanwhile, will play Cebu in the semifinals.

Kaya-Iloilo is assured of the top spot in Group B of the Copa Paulino Alcantara.