MP United wins opener vs Matansa FC

MP United FC’s Jireh Yobech steps in to receive a pass from his teammate during the second half of their game against Matansa FC in the U18 division of the NMIFA youth league last Saturday at the Oleai Sports Complex Field. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)

Jehn Joyner led MP United’s first win of the season, making two goals, while Tanapon Unsa and Jireh Yobech chipped in one apiece. Ryu Tanzawa and Evan Belcher scored for Matansa FC.

Unsa started things out for the defending champion, lighting up the board in the seventh minute, while Joyner and Yobech found their targets in the 34th and 38th minute to lift MP United to a 3-0 halftime lead. MP United made it a 4-0 advantage with Joyner getting his second goal in the 57th minute, while Tanzawa broke Matansa’s silence with his goal five minutes later and Belcher added one more five minutes before their morning match wrapped up.

In other U18 results, Tan Holdings FC nipped Paire, 1-0, in a morning match at the Hopwood Junior High School Field, while Paire’s late evening match versus MP United at the Oleai pitch was rescheduled.
Yoshi Mafnas scored in the second half to give Tan Holdings its second victory in as many games. Tan Holdings prevailed in its season debut on Sept. 13, routing Matansa, 10-0.

BOYS U15 MP United 6, Shirley’s FC 0 MP United 3, Paire FC 1

MP United was also triumphant in the boys U15 division, sweeping all its two games over the weekend at the Oleai pitch.

MP United first face Shirley’s DC and cruised to a 6-0 victory in the morning match. SunJoon Tenorio starred in MP United’s whipping of Shirley’s FC after canning back-to-back goals in the first half (17th and 22nd minute). The four other goals came from Alex Park, Edwin Kim, Steven Goodwin, and Michael Lee.

Lee returned to the Oleai pitch to play their rescheduled match against Paire FC and this time it was his turn to nail a pair of goals and lift MP United to a 3-1 win. The Paire-MP United tiff was originally set for Sept. 12, but was moved to last week due to the unavailability of the Oleai pitch.

Tenorio drilled the other goal late in the second half of the make-up game, while Lee’s two straight goals were recorded in the first half (9th and 17th minute). Anthony Fruit gave Paire its lone goal, scoring in the 20th minute.

Shirley’s FC 5, Kanoa FC 2
Shirley’s also played back-to-back games last weekend and managed to win one after downing Kanoa FC, 5-2.

Toby Jones and Ichiro Borja earned two goals apiece for Shirley’s FC, while Joseph Rasa contributed one. Jones broke the ice with his goal in the 16th minute to put Shirley’s on top, but Kanoa quickly equalized off J.D. Jose’s goal seven minutes later. Kanoa then grabbed the upper hand, 2-1, thanks to Sebastian Manabat’s shot in the 27th minute.

Kanoa’s hold on the lead lasted for only 11 minutes, as Shirley’s countered with two goals to regain the driver’s seat, 3-2. Borja scored in the 39th minute, while Jones got his second goal six minutes later. Borja then duplicated Jones’ fete with his second goal in the 60th minute and Rasa lit up the board anew for Shirley’s in the 76th minute, while Kanoa failed to retaliate.

Kanoa FC 11, Matansa FC 0
A few hours after losing to Shirley’s FC, Kanoa bounced back with an 11-0 demolition of Matansa FC.

Six different players scored in Kanoa’s trashing of Matansa. Manabat tallied two, while Kirt Andon, Ian Benjamin, Andrew Omelao, and Angelo Ada added one apiece. The four other goals came from the Kanoa player who wore jersey No. 33 (the match report provided failed to identify the name of the player with jersey No. 33).