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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special2/nation/12/03/foton-tornadoes.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">The Foton Tornadoes celebrate in this file photo. They reached the Superliga finals after beating RC Cola-Army in five sets on Saturday. <cite>Photo by Richard Esguerra, ABS-CBN Sports.</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines — Foton showed tremendous heart and poise as it rallied from two sets down to escape with a 23-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-15, 15-7 win over RC Cola-Army in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) Grand Prix semifinals at the Ibalong Centrum for Recreation in Legazpi City on Saturday.The Tornadoes recovered from a shaky start and Ariel Usher went to work in the final sets to lead Foton back to the championship game.Usher delivered the crucial points, including a booming attack from the right flank that put the exclamation mark on the marathon battle that lasted two hours and 37 minutes.The Tornadoes will face Petron in a best-of-three series that start on Thursday at the Arena in San Juan.Petron punched a ticket to the finals after pulling off a 25-23, 23-25, 17-25, 25-22, 15-10 victory over F2 Logistics.Usher was a force in the third and fourth sets, scoring 22 points on 15 kills, five blocks and two aces.Jaja Santiago and Lindsay Stalzer each scored 14 points.&quot;I&#x27;m happy for my team that they finished strong for us to enter the finals,&quot; said Foton&#x27;s Serbian coach, Moro Branislav.&quot;RC Cola-Army is such a difficult team to beat. They always play good when they know they are in a big battle. I have high respect for this team.&quot;The powerhouse Foton team was expected to cruise past the Lady Troopers, but RC Cola-Army showed up prepared and ready to pull off an upset.RC Cola-Army took control of the first two sets and then battled to force an 18-all deadlock in the third.But Usher responded with three straight kills to push Foton to set point, 24-21, and push the match to another set.It was an all-Foton show from that point, as RC Cola-Army ran out of gas. The Tornadoes took the fourth set, 25-15.Despite an inspired effort in the fifth, the Lady Troopers had no answer for Santiago and Usher down the stretch.RC Cola-Army finished with a slight advantage in attacks, 56-53, but Foton had more blocks (11-6) and more aces (10-7) while committing fewer turnovers (37-25).Import Kierra Holst led Army with 26 points, while Jovelyn Gonzaga and Honey Royse Tubino added 18 and 15 points, respectively.The Lady Troopers will vie for the bronze medal against the loser of the F2 Logistics and Petron encounter.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Foton clawed its way from two sets down to escape with a five-set win over RC Cola-Army in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) Grand Prix semifinals Saturday.

Foton clawed its way from two sets down to escape with a five-set win over RC Cola-Army in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) Grand Prix semifinals Saturday.

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Volleyball: Foton rallies to down RC Cola-Army, reach Superliga finals

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Published Dec 03, 2016 09:49 PM PHT

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