3 earn most goals in NMIFA fall league

Kanoa Football Club’s Ian Maniago, Matansa’s Lyka Sally, and Tan Holdings’ Sean Perez recorded the most goals in their respective divisions in the 2015 NMIFA Youth Fall League.

Kanoa FC players have the numbers as they battle MP United’s Rintaro Miyawaki for possession during their co-ed U12A division game in the NMIFA youth league early this month at the Hopwood Junior High School Field.
(Roselyn B. Monroyo)

In the co-ed U12A category, Maniago collected 11 goals to narrowly edge beat MP United’s Rintaro Miyawaki, who bagged 10 in six games. Maniago caught up with Miyawaki after earning four goals apiece in Kanoa’s last two games (against MP United and Paire). Miyawaki also notched four goals in their penultimate match (versus Kanoa), but lost to Maniago after scoring only two goals in their last match against Tan Holdings.

Tan Holdings’ Taka Borja joined Maniago and Miyawaki in the Top 3 with former gaining nine goals, while MP United’s Dylan Cho and Paire’s Kaden Church had seven apiece to tie at No. 4, and Kanoa’s Jaydee Jose was ranked fifth with her six goals.

Other players who scored multiple goals in the shortened season were Kanoa’s Merrick Toves (3), Tan Holdings’ Kohtaro Goto (2), MP United’s Reginald Pascual (2), Paire’s Blake Mister (2) and Dominic Torres (2), and Tan Holdings’ Anthony Bergancia (2). Kanoa’s John Mark Anastacio and Brian Lubao, MP United’s Jon Villagomez, Paire’s Marty Taisacan, and Tan Holdings’ Luis Claridades tallied one goal each.

In the girls U15 division, there was also a close fight between Matansa’s Lyka Sally and Tan Holdings’ Chloe Salvosa with the former winning, 11-9. Sally gained a lot of cushion in the battle for the most goals right at the opening of the season as she registered six goals in Matansa’s 14-0 demolition of Tan Holdings.

MP United’s Gilliam Villagomez had the third-most goals scored with her seven, followed by Paire’s Guinevere Borja (4) and the former’s teammate Maaya Sato (4). Matansa’s Pinyarat Shankweiler, Leisha Sally, and Bernadette Horey and Tan Holdings’ Mary Kay Alferos and Krizel Mae Tuazon logged three each, while Paire’s Renita Fleming and Shirley’s’ Jerlyn Castillo, De Jana Muna, and Jobelle Tabuena collected two apiece.

In the boys U18 division, Tan Holdings swept the Top 3 with Sean Perez bagging 12 goals and beat teammates Joel Fruit (6) and Cosmos Kim (5).

Matansa’s Ryu Tanzawa (4), Tan Holdings’ Junsik Kim (3), Matansa’s Chad Shankweiler (3), MP United’s Keeanu Diaz (2), Tan Holdings’ Anthony Fruit (2), MP United’s Moris Villlanueva (2), Tan Holdings’ Hobin Lee (2), and MP United’s Sunjoon Tenorio and Kennedy Izuka (2) were the other players who scored more than one goal in the fall season.

In the U15 division, which will play its two remaining games this Saturday, Tenorio and Tan Holdings-1’s Jonah Pohl are tied for the lead with 11 goals apiece. Three other MP United players are in the Top 5 with Michael Lee earning eight and Edwin Kim and Oliver Lee notching six each.

Kanoa’s Andreau Omelau and Tan Holdings-1’s Emmanuel Aniana posted five apiece, while Tan Holdings-2’s Taka Borja (4), Paire’s Dai Podziewski (4), MP United’s Leon Cody (3), Alex Park,(3), and Joshua Abragan (3), Matansa’s Jeremy Ngiraked, and Tan Holdings-1’s Rico Roy Reyes and Mark Esalan were the other multiple goal scorers in the division.