Team Manila is now back and up at rank 2 as it wins yet another against the UA&P Dragons. The captain Manila is again their top scorer, owning two out of five goals.
Xybyl Descalzo saved 14 out of 19 shot attempts (73.68%), while Liam Canlas came out with a clean sheet, saving 2 out of 2.
But scoreless they might be, UA&P displayed a large improvement in their defensive play thanks to Coach Stefan Dahlgren. The results are perhaps seen best in the game’s goal difference of 5, which by a far cry is better than all their previous games. The total on-target shot attempts on their team have lessened to almost half as well, only totalling 19 whereas it always ran to more than 30 before.
Regardless, Team Manila takes their victory beginning with Juianne De Villa taking a real goal just 1 minute into the game. It was not followed by another in the first period as the Dragon’s scales harden with a more aggressive and organized defense. Their well-rotated set of players and tighter zone defense kept up their hustle against the highly mobile and versatile Manila forwards. They have yet to sharpen their fangs further, however, as they missed a very rare point-blank shot opportunity against team Manila. Their improved offensive breakaway tactics was still not enough to scrape Team Manila’s bronze skin.
The same pattern was repeated in the second period: Team Manila scores 1 minute after the whistle c/o Captain Manila himself, with an assist from Magno. Despite another wound on the Dragons, the battle remains unmoved until the last half of the third period. By this time the Dragons were exhausted and finally gave in to three goals: one each from Manila, Rentero, and Magno, ending the game at 5-0.
Can Team Manila catch up with UMAK? Will the Dragons rise from the ashes? Watch the remaining matches of the first season of the Philippine Floorball League at the UP College of Human Kinetics!
Written by Nathan Nogales
Xybyl Descalzo saved 14 out of 19 shot attempts (73.68%), while Liam Canlas came out with a clean sheet, saving 2 out of 2.
But scoreless they might be, UA&P displayed a large improvement in their defensive play thanks to Coach Stefan Dahlgren. The results are perhaps seen best in the game’s goal difference of 5, which by a far cry is better than all their previous games. The total on-target shot attempts on their team have lessened to almost half as well, only totalling 19 whereas it always ran to more than 30 before.
Regardless, Team Manila takes their victory beginning with Juianne De Villa taking a real goal just 1 minute into the game. It was not followed by another in the first period as the Dragon’s scales harden with a more aggressive and organized defense. Their well-rotated set of players and tighter zone defense kept up their hustle against the highly mobile and versatile Manila forwards. They have yet to sharpen their fangs further, however, as they missed a very rare point-blank shot opportunity against team Manila. Their improved offensive breakaway tactics was still not enough to scrape Team Manila’s bronze skin.
The same pattern was repeated in the second period: Team Manila scores 1 minute after the whistle c/o Captain Manila himself, with an assist from Magno. Despite another wound on the Dragons, the battle remains unmoved until the last half of the third period. By this time the Dragons were exhausted and finally gave in to three goals: one each from Manila, Rentero, and Magno, ending the game at 5-0.
Can Team Manila catch up with UMAK? Will the Dragons rise from the ashes? Watch the remaining matches of the first season of the Philippine Floorball League at the UP College of Human Kinetics!
Written by Nathan Nogales