Matchday Six - Group F: Ceres Negros FC 0-2 Home United FC 

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Matchday Six - Group F: Ceres Negros FC 0-2 Home United FC 

Bacolod: Two late goals from Izzdin Shafiq and Song Ui-young earned Home United a hard-fought 2-0 win over Ceres-Negros on Wednesday and with it a spot in the 2018 AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal Semi-finals.

The Filipino side knew just a draw at home would be enough to secure their spot in the knockout rounds, but they weren’t content with just sitting back for the point they needed.

Instead they dominated the proceedings in the first half, with the visitors pushed back deep to defend, but couldn’t find the key to unlock the Home United defence, with stars Stephan Schrock and Bienvenido Marañon guilty of wasting chances to give Risto Vidakovic’s side the lead.

That trend continued in the second half, with Marañon in particular proving to be incredibly wasteful in front of goal, while Rudy Khairullah also stood tall with a number of decisive saves.