The Cignal spikers completed a huge upset after they defeated defending champion Petron, 30-28, 25-21, 17-25, 23-25, 15-8, in Game 2 of their semifinal match of the Philippine SuperLiga All-Filipino Conference on Thursday night at the Filoil Flying V Arena.
In unseating the twice-to-beat reigning champion, Cignal advanced to the gold medal round opposite F2 Logistics. That crucial match will be on Saturday.
Cignal displayed tremendous composure as it didn’t panic despite losing a two-set lead and went on to duplicate its come-from-behind Game One win that erased the twice-to-beat incentive of Petron.
With the victory, Cignal kept alive its magnificent run in the tournament.
Cignal ranked fifth after the preliminary round where it scored seven wins against the same number of losses.
Cignal booked a semifinal ticket after beating fourth-ranked Generika-Ayala and sustained its giant-killing ways with the mammoth semifinal win over Petron.
