Shirley’s FC stuns Kanoa in U14 game

Kanoa Football Club’s Jaydee Jose faces three Shirley’s Football Club players as he eyes the ball off a corner kick during their boys U14 division game in the NMIFA youth league last Saturday at the Koblerville Elementary School Field. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)

Brandon Tenorio completed a hat trick to lift Shirley’s Football Club to a 3-2 upset over Kanoa FC in the boys U14 division of the 2017 NMIFA Youth Spring League last Saturday at the Koblerville Elementary School Field.

The victory put Shirley’s on the win column after it dropped its first two games of the season and also gave the team its first triumph dating back to the fall tournament last year. Kanoa, which finished second to TanHoldings in the 2016 fall competition, fell to a 1-1-1 win-draw-loss record.

Tenorio scored his first two goals in a span of five minutes to give Shirley’s a 2-1 halftime edge. He got his first goal in the 20th minute and the second in the 25th, while Merrick Toves put Kanoa on the board in the 10th.

Kanoa then equalized in the 50th minute, thanks to Jaydee Jose’s conversion. However, Shirley’s quickly got the lead back when Tenorio completed his string of three goals in the 53rd minute and his squad hung on tight on defense in the remainder of the match to take the win.

MP United 5, Paire 1
MP United kept the division lead after beating Paire for its third victory in as many games.

Rohan Basnet anchored MP United’s easy win over Paire after firing three consecutive goals. He started his streak in the 17th minute, while his last two goals came in the 38th and 43rd. Rintaro Miyawaki provided support to Basnet with his two goals that were recorded in the seventh and 12th minute.

Paire avoided a shutout when Dylan Mister made it to the board in the 50th minute. Paire has yet to win this season, losing two matches and drawing one.

TanHoldings 2, Matansa 2
In the first match in the division, TanHoldings forced a draw against Matansa.

Taka Borja drilled the game-tying goal in the 43rd minute, eight minutes after Lolobeyong Benito put Matansa on top. Benito also delivered the other goal for Matansa in the sixth minute, while Oliver Fajardo logged the other goal for TanHoldings in the 32nd.

TanHoldings and Matansa now have similar 1-1-1 slates.

CO-ED U12
TanHoldings 9, Matansa 5
TanHoldings also triumphed in the boys U12 game last weekend at the Hopwood Junior High School Field.

Anthony John Bergancia nailed five goals for TanHoldings, which improved its record to 2-0-1 for second place in the team standings behind the unbeaten Kanoa-1 (2-1-0). Bergancia started his outstanding showing against Matansa by knocking in back-to-back goals in the sixth and eighth minute. His last three were registered in the 42nd minute, 51st, and 61st.

Mark Joseph Roque chipped in three goals for TanHoldings, while Andrei Kaithlyn Chavez added one.

Chanyang Woo led Matansa’s losing cause with his four goals, while Aleac Megino scored the other goal for the team’s season-debut match.

MP United 8, Kanoa-1 8
In the other game in the division, MP United rallied in the second half to engage Kanoa-1 in a draw.

MP United (1-1-1), staring at a 2-5 deficit at halftime, fought back in the second half behind Garrett Weaver and Christopher Pascual’s three goals apiece. Ryan Pangelinan and Leo Takahashi logged the two goals for MP United in the first half.

Sean Gil and Andrew Sablan made two goals each for Kanoa in the first half, while Martin Park contributed one. In the second half, Gil added three more.