Ceres FC, Hanoi FC play to

1-1 draw in first semifinal leg

By Adrian Stewart Co

Ceres-Negros FC played to a 1-1 draw against V.League 1 champions Hanoi FC in the first leg of their 2019 AFC Cup ASEAN zonal semifinal earlier this week at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City. The second leg is scheduled for next week, June 25, at the Hàng Đẫy Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam.
After a scoreless first half, Ceres midfielder Stephan Schröck set up fellow midfielder Bienvenido Marañón in the 57th minute when the latter headed in the match’s first goal. However, Hanoi striker Pape Omar Faye scored the equalizer in the 67th minute.
The result gives the Vietnamese side an advantage as they enter the second leg with an away goal.
In 2017, the year Ceres FC were crowned AFC Cup ASEAN Zone champions, they dropped the first leg, 2-1, to Singaporean side Home United FC. However, they eventually came back in the second leg, winning 2-0, resulting in an aggregate score of 3-2./ASC, WDJ