Cebu, Negros Score Separate Draws in AFC Cup

Global Cebu and Ceres Negros walked away with separate 1-all draws in their respective AFC Cup matches on Tuesday night.

Cebu lost a first half lead as Bali forced the splitting of the points at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

Curt Dizon put the home side up 11 minutes in after following up on an Angelo Marasigan miss.

But Ilija Spasojevic equalized for Bali in the 74th minute with a goal off a corner kick.

Spasojevic actually had a chance to steal the lead for the visiting Indonesian side in the 80th minute with a penalty attempt, but Patrick Deyto made a huge save to keep the scoreline intact.

Cebu also had one last chance to get the full three points as Wesley Dos Santos launched a free kick only that the shot went wide left.

Meanwhile, Negros also settled for a 1-1 stalemate at Home United in Singapore.

Shahril Ishak drew first blood for Home in the 23rd minute only to be cancelled out by Super Herrera’s header goal off the corner in the 78th minute.

Negros remains on top of its AFC Cup group on goal difference over Home. (PNA)