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Far Eastern University-Diliman celebrates a goal against Claret School in the UAAP Season 87 boys' football tournament, February 15, 2025 at the UP Diliman Football Stadium. UAAP Media

Far Eastern University-Diliman celebrates a goal against Claret School in the UAAP Season 87 boys' football tournament, February 15, 2025 at the UP Diliman Football Stadium.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1739693816135UAAP S87 HSFB - CSQC vs FEU-D - FEU-D-0518.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Far Eastern University-Diliman celebrates a goal against Claret School in the UAAP Season 87 boys&#x27; football tournament, February 15, 2025 at the UP Diliman Football Stadium. UAAP Media"/>Far Eastern University-Diliman celebrates a goal against Claret School in the UAAP Season 87 boys&#x27; football tournament, February 15, 2025 at the UP Diliman Football Stadium. UAAP Media</div>MANILA -- Jerriemy Biton grabbed a brace to power Far Eastern University-Diliman to a 5-0 drubbing of Claret School of Quezon City in the UAAP Season 87 boys&#x27; football tournament, Saturday at the UP Diliman Football Stadium.With 18 points after six wins, the Baby Tamaraws are the first team to seal a Final Four ticket and also remain on track to clinch an outright final berth, which can only be done by the school that wins all of its matches.Biton, the top contender for the Golden Boot, now has eight goals to his name despite playing in only his first season for FEU-Diliman.&quot;Ita-try namin (ang season sweep),&quot; said FEU-D coach Jake Morallo. &quot;Every game is important kahit na non-bearing pa yan. Winning is everything sa FEU no? Again, every game is important.  Ayun nga ita-try namin. I think kaya naman so kailangan babalik lang naman kami sa tactics so basically movement and finishing para mapanalo yung games.&quot;Despite missing an open goal for his first chance in the match, Biton bounced back strongly by putting the ball at the back in the 39th and 60th minutes. The 16-year-old striker opened his account from close range and then performed a fine solo finish to secure his brace.Jacob Ray Keleghan opened the floodgates for the Baby Tamaraws in the 29th minute while defender James Maxdel Torres scored FEU-D&#x27;s fourth goal in the game in the 52nd minute following the halftime break.Substitute forward Sambher Nash Abrenica then wrapped up the rout with an 86th-minute goal for FEU-D.Unfortunately for the Baby Tamaraws, Torres had to be substituted in the 72nd minute of the match due to a bad landing. Post-game, Morallo shared his fear that the former Bayawan City East Central School standout possibly tore his ACL.Meanwhile, captain Bacchus Ekberg powered De La Salle Zobel toward a 3-0 win over archrival Ateneo de Manila University while Joshua Moleje&#x27;s penalty earned University of Santo Tomas a slender 1-0 victory over PAREF Southridge.La Salle inched closer to a Final Four spot by trouncing Ateneo 3-0 behind Ekberg&#x27;s stellar goals from outside the box.The 18-year-old defender scored the Junior Archers&#x27; first goal in the 13th minute that was awarded after his teammate Renz Partosa was fouled. Ekberg then secured his brace in the q7th minute with another fantastic long-range effort.Geoffrey Marqueses then completed the three-goal rout with a fine finish in the 81st minute to score his third goal of the season.&quot;Our plan, our objective is to get nine points this second round,&quot; said La Salle&#x27;s Ghanian coach Ayi Nii Aryee. &quot;Even six or seven points can put us in the Final Four but we don&#x27;t have to underestimate any opponents. Even Ateneo, they have hopes of making the top four, even Southridge, even Claret—that&#x27;s why they are playing right? If Claret can win all their four games they can have a chance so we have to take every game seriously.&quot;The final game of the evening saw UST prevail 1-0 at the expense of Southridge as the Junior Golden Booters also moved nearer to a Final Four ticket and gave head coach Marjo Allado a winning present for his 47th birthday.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1739693840814UAAP S87 HSFB - SRG vs UST - Joshua Moleje-0690.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Joshua Moleje of UST celebrates after scoring against PAREF Southridge in the UAAP Season 87 boys&#x27; football tournament, February 15, 2025 at the UP Diliman Football Stadium. UAAP Media"/>Joshua Moleje of UST celebrates after scoring against PAREF Southridge in the UAAP Season 87 boys&#x27; football tournament, February 15, 2025 at the UP Diliman Football Stadium. UAAP Media</div>After the goalless first half, the Junior Golden Booters found a way through after a clumsy foul on Moleje in the Admirals&#x27; box. Spain-bound Moleje stepped up to take the spot-kick and he calmly shot past Southridge goalkeeper Juan Paolo Tansingco.&quot;Nag step-up si Moleje,&quot; said UST assistant coach David Basa. &quot;Happy for him na siya yung nakakuha ng penalty ar naka-score siya para sa team.&quot;Midfielder Vincenzo Solidum then had a chance to double UST&#x27;s lead in stoppage time, only for Tansingco to deny him with a fine save.It was another tough loss for the Admirals, who had their bright moments in the match and defended resolutely. The likes of Zechariah Casillano, Francis Poticano and Mateo Mercado all had their sniffs at goal, but none of them found the back of the net.UST and La Salle have 13 points each with the former in second place due to its superior goal difference of plus-10 to the latter&#x27;s plus-5 followed by Ateneo in fourth place with six points.Southridge remained in fifth place with three points while Claret is yet to tally a point in sixth place.

Jerriemy Biton grabbed a brace to power Far Eastern University-Diliman to a 5-0 drubbing of Claret School of Quezon City in the UAAP Season 87 boys' football tournament, Saturday at the UP Diliman Football Stadium.

Jerriemy Biton grabbed a brace to power Far Eastern University-Diliman to a 5-0 drubbing of Claret School of Quezon City in the UAAP Season 87 boys' football tournament, Saturday at the UP Diliman Football Stadium.

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UAAP: 5-star FEU-Diliman clobbers Claret for semis spot

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Published Feb 16, 2025 04:23 PM PHT

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