Shirley’s, Kanoa still unbeaten

A Shirley’s Football Club player prepares to kick the ball in front of a Southern United FC defender during the first half of their girls U15 division in the NMIFA youth league last Saturday at the Francisco Mendiola Sablan Middle School Field. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)

Kana Football Club and Shirley’s FC kept their perfect records in the girls U15 division of the 2017 NMIFA Youth Spring League after prevailing in their respective games last Saturday at the Francisco Mendiola Sablan Middle School Field.

Kanoa played in the first match last weekend and shut down Matansa, 15-0, while Shirley’s topped Southern United FC in the final game, 6-2.

Jerlyn Castillo towed Shirley’s to its third win in as many games after scoring four goals. She made back-to-back goals in a span of eight minutes in the first half, putting Shirley’s on the board in the third minute and then getting her second goal in the 11th. She also closed out for the defending champion, posting her third goal in the 56th minute and fourth and last in the 68th.

Lillian Podziewski and Sharmaine Olivos registered the two other goals for Shirley’s with the former lighting up the board in the 28th minute and the latter in the 49th. Southern United, which is still winless in its debut season in the division, got its two goals from Keisha Deleon Guerrero and Mariel Joy Falamlimpa. Both of Southern’s goals came in the second half with Deleon Guerrero finding the back of the net in the 61st minute and Falamlimpa five minutes later.

In the Kanoa-Matansa tiff, Paulyn Grace Joyce knocked in five goals to power the division leader to its fourth victory in as many matches.

Joyce also drew enough help from Princess Alcantara and Sharmaine Francisco, who drilled four goals apiece in Kanoa’s easy win. Erica Santiago chipped in two goals.

Meanwhile, MP United joined Kanoa and Shirley’s in the Top 3 in the team standings of the seven-squad field after beating Paire, 8-1.

Fiona Marielle Bucalig made a hat trick, while her sister Francesca and Wonji Kim recorded two goals apiece for MP United, which now has a 2-1-1 card. Maaya Sato also hit the board for MP United, while Doris Ayuyu averted a Paire shutdown when she scored in the 50th minute.

Paire is behind MP United at fourth place with its 1-0-2 mark. Completing the standings are Matansa (1-0-3), Southern (0-1-2), and idle TanHoldings (0-0-3).

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Matansa 8, Kanoa-2 2
Matansa finally barged into the win column this season after dropping its first three games.

Alex Megino starred in Matansa’s triumph over Kanoa after firing four goals. Jin Wen Xin contributed two goals, while Chanyang Wang added one, and Matansa got an own goal.

Kanoa-2 drew its two goals from Devin Propst and Lester Bata with the former scoring in the 36th minute and the latter in the 19th.

With the victory against Kanoa-2 and its record of 1-0-3, Matansa moved up a bit in the team standings of the five-squad field, occupying the fourth spot. Kanoa-2 is at the cellar with its 0-0-4 slate.

MP United 3, TanHoldings 3
In the other game in the division, MP United forced a draw against TanHoldings.

Garrett Weaver had a pair of goals for MP United, including the equalizer in the second half. All of MP United’s goals came in the final 30 minutes of play with Dev Bachani posting the team’s first goal.

Anthony John Bergancia also had two goals for TanHoldings and both were earned in the second half, while Ariel Narvaez scored for the squad in the first frame. TanHoldings is in second place in the team standings with its 3-1-1 record, while MP United is ranked third with its 2-2-1 mark. Idle Kanoa-1 leads the division with its 3-1-0 slate.