United Football League leaders Ceres got back to winning ways following their first defeat of the 2015 campaign on Tuesday after beating Team Socceroo 4-0.

Ivorian midfielder Orman Okunaiya fired them in front on the stroke of halftime before Patrick Reichelt doubled their lead with a penalty in the 48th minute, following a foul on Nate Burkey inside the box.

Ceres then put the result beyond doubt nine minutes after the hour mark when they scored a third through a Lemuel Unabia effort, and the rout was completed eight minutes from time when Burkey also converted from the spot, after Reichelt had been brought down in the area by Stanley Ankrah.

The emphatic victory ensured Ceres responded in the best way possible, after they had their 100 per cent start to the season ended last Saturday following a 2-0 defeat to Global.

Still, with eight wins and just one loss to their name following the first round of the season, Ceres are firmly on course to challenge for the title as they currently hold a three-point lead over second-placed Stallion FC.

Team Socceroo: Marco Poli, Jerome Cuyos, Stanley Ankrah, Paolo Casambre, Arnel Casil, Ryan Fermin, Michael Reyes (John Michael Navarro 10’), Feb Baya, Rogie Maglinas (Jon Aaron Carlos 8’), Masood Shadideh, Beleu Cleopas.

Ceres: Eduard Sacapano, Jason Sabio, Juan Luis Guirado (Lemuel Unabia 46’), Valentine Kama, Jason Panhay, Marwin Angeles (Camelo Tacusalme 72’), Martin Steuble (Manny Ott 61’), Orman Okunaiya (Arnie Pasinabo 54’), Patrick Reichelt, Jalsor Soriano (Marvin Angeles 61’), Nate Burkey.

Loyola Meralco Sparks overcame the first-half sending-off of talismanic striker Phil Younghusband to force a 3-3 draw with rivals Kaya in the United Football League on Sunday evening.

It was the Sparks who drew first blood at the Rizal Memorial Stadium when Younghusband opened the scoring after 13 minutes, only for Louis Clark to grab an equaliser four minutes before the half-hour mark.

Loyola were then dealt a real blow in the 31st minute when Younghusband was shown a second yellow after reacting aggressively to a foul by Miguel Tanton, but they managed to reclaim the lead a minute later through a Lee Joo-young strike.

Still, Kaya managed to make the most of their numerical deficit as OJ Porteria levelled the scores for them once more ten minutes before halftime, before Jovin Bedic fired them in front for the first time two minutes after the hour mark.

But just when it looked as though Kaya were going to get back to winning ways following last week’s 3-0 defeat to Stallion FC, Anthony Putrus-Schnell converted from a Lee corner to make it 3-3 and earn the Sparks a share of the spoils.

The result means both sides continue to sit comfortably inside the top five but are below third-placed Global on goal difference, with the trio of teams two points behind joint leaders Ceres and Stallion.

In Sunday’s other game, Pachanga Diliman notched only their second win of the campaign after beating bottom side Philippine Army GTI 4-1.

It was Army who got off to a dream start when John Cain broke the deadlock after just three minutes, although Lee Jeong-woo equalised from the penalty spot in the 18th minute.

Pachanga then began to gain control on proceedings and Jung Jun-hyuk netted to put them in front three minutes after the break, before Gerardo Valmayor added a third in the 59th minute.

From then on, there was only ever going to be one winner but, just for good measure, Stephen Permanes made it 4-1 after his side were awarded another penalty to complete the rout.

 Sunday’s United Football League Results

Pachanga Diliman 4-1 Philippine Army GTI

Loyola Meralco Sparks 3-3 Kaya

United Football League leaders Ceres had their 100 per cent record ended on Saturday after being beaten 2-0 by defending champions Global at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

It was Global who took the lead three minutes before halftime when Misagh Bahadoran met Hikaru Minegishi’s cross and headed the ball past Louie Michael Casas into the back of the net.

Six minutes after the hour mark, they went on to make sure of the win after Bahadoran charged down the right and played the ball to Minegishi, who squared a pass for Mark Hartmann to emphatically smash home the sealer.

Stallion FC moved up to second place earlier in the day and find themselves level on points with Ceres following a 2-1 triumph over ten-man Green Archers United.

The Archers were dealt a real blow when they had Herve Ebanda sent off five minutes before the half-hour mark, and Stallion made their numerical advantage count when Shirmar Felongco opened the scoring on the stroke of halftime.

Jovanie Simpron looked to have earned the Archers a point when he levelled the scores with seven minutes remaining, but in the 90th minute, Jordan Mintah found the back of the net to win it for Stallion.

In Saturday’s early kick-off, Manila Jeepney finally recorded their first win of the campaign at the ninth time of asking after defeating Team Socceroo 3-1.

Following a goalless first half, Alvaro Alonso fired Jeepney ahead in the 53rd minute and their lead was soon doubled when Jake Morallo added a second two minutes later.

Ngaly Epesso then scored in the 83rd minute to wrap up the three points for his side, although Socceroo did manage a consolation in injury-time through a Beleu Cleopas strike.

Saturday’s United Football League Results

Team Socceroo 1-3 Manila Jeepney

Stallion FC 2-1 Green Archers United

Global 2-0 Ceres

Kaya fell to only their second loss of the 2015 United Football League season on Sunday evening after beating beaten 3-0 by Stallion FC at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

Following a goalless first half, Stallion took the lead two minutes after the hour mark when Belinga Blanchard fired a lovely freekick past Nick O’Donnell, before Kaya were dealt a real blow ten minutes later when Jorge Butron was sent off for a second bookable offence.

Ernie Nierras’ charges capitalised on their numerical deficit by adding a second through a Simone Rota penalty in the 89th minute, and the three points were wrapped up a minute later when Ruben Doctora grabbed a third for his side.

The result means Stallion have now moved above Global into fourth spot, while Kaya remain three points behind leaders Ceres but have now played a game more.

In Sunday’s earlier game, Green Archers United recorded their second win in a row after defeating Pachanga Diliman 3-1.

Jesus Melliza opened the scoring for the Archers a minute before the break and they edged further in front on the stroke of halftime when Robert Waly Lopez Mendy netted from the spot, after Nathan Octavio had been penalised for handball inside the area.

Emelio Caligdong then made it 3-0 in the 75th minute to effectively put the result beyond doubt, although Pachanga did grab a consolation three minutes before fulltime when Octavio found the back of the net.

Sunday’s United Football League Results

Green Archers United 3-1 Pachanga Diliman

Kaya 0-3 Stallion FC

Ceres continue to be the only side still with a 100 per cent record in the 2015 United Football League season after beating Loyola Meralco Sparks 5-2 on Saturday.

Ceres broke the deadlock at the Rizal Memorial Stadium through Adrian Gallardo’s 19th-minute opener, before Patrick Reichelt doubled their advantage three minutes before halftime.

They then looked to have effectively ended the contest when Martin Steuble added a third with a long-range strike eight minutes after the hour mark, only for Phil Younghusband to pull one back for the Sparks a minute later with a tidy finish from inside the area.

Adam Mitter then sparked more life into Loyola when he headed home in the 73rd minute to further reduce the deficit but Gallardo restored Ceres’ two-goal cushion nine minutes from time, before the Spaniard completed his hat-trick in injury-time to wrap up a fine display from his side.

The result was Ceres’ seventh win in as many games and sees them move top of the table, three points ahead of second-placed Kaya.

Meanwhile, following three defeats in four games in all competition, Global got back to winning ways in emphatic fashion after thrashing Manila Jeepney 10-1.

It took just four minutes for Mark Hartmann to put Global ahead as he finished off Misagh Bahadoran’s cut-back, and Hikaru Minegishi made it 2-0 in the 23rd minute when he headed home a Satoshi Otomo cross.

Hartmann then struck again in bizarre fashion in the 39th minute when he put the ball in the back of the net while trying to return possession to Jeepney, but Global showed good sportsmanship by allowing their opponents to immediately score one back from the restart with Arnel Amita being the beneficiary.

However, Hartmann did find the back of the net once more two minutes before halftime to complete his hat-trick, before Bahadoran got in on the act in the 48th minute when he netted on the rebound after Minegishi’s initial effort had come back off the post.

The contest was all but over when Bahadoran doubled his tally for the evening three minutes later to make it 6-1, although Global were still not done yet and went on to record a huge winning margin courtesy of further strikes from Yu Hoshide, Renato Gonzalez, Izzeldin Elhabbib and Minegishi.

In Saturday’s other match, Team Socceroo notched their first win of the season to move one spot up to eighth following a 4-0 triumph over bottom side Philippine Army GTI.

Socceroo were always in control after goals from Jerome Cuyos and Masood Shadideh put them 2-0 up at halftime, before Beleu Cleopas grabbed a second-half brace to add more gloss on the win.

Saturday’s United Football League Results

Philippine Army GTI 0-4 Team Socceroo

Global 10-1 Manila Jeepney

Ceres 5-2 Loyola Meralco Sparks

Ceres maintained their perfect start to the 2015 United Football League season after claiming a sixth consecutive victory by beating Green Archers United 2-1 on Tuesday evening.

There was little separating the two sides in the first half at the Rizal Memorial Stadium as neither was able to find the breakthrough, although Ceres were dealt a real blow when Jalsor Soriano was sent off for a second bookable offence just before the break.

But despite the numerical deficit, they went on to claim the lead in the 70th minute when Manny Ott scored with an unstoppable shot, before Juan Luis Guirado headed home a corner nine minutes later to double their advantage.

The Archers managed to pull one back with three minutes remaining through a strike from substitute Kennedy Uzoka, who only took six minutes to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Del Rio.

Nonetheless, it was just a matter of too little too late for the Green Archers as Ceres held out for the win, which takes them up to second place with a game in hand, behind leaders Kaya only on goal difference.

Ceres: Louie Michael Casas, Angelo Marasigan (Cho Kyum-son 67’), Juan Luis Guirado, Kim Sang-min, Jalsor Soriano, Marwin Angeles (Marvin Angeles 60’), Manny Ott, Son Yong-chan, Orman Okunaiya, Patrick Reichelt (Jason Sabio 88’), Adrian Gallardo (Nate Burkey 79’).

Green Archers United: Paolo Pascual, Reynald Villareal, Herve Ebanda, Daniel Del Rio (Kennedy Uzoka 81’), Lawrence Ikegwuruka, Jesse Martindale, Ronnie Aguisanda (Gregory Yang 71’), Robert Waly Lopez Mendy, Jimuel Ariola (Stephen Burda 79’), Emelio Caligdong (Jovanie Simpron 71’), Jesus Melliza (David Icardo 88’).

Ceres maintained their 100 per cent record in the United Football League with a fifth straight win on Sunday after beating Stallion FC 3-0 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

Adrian Gallardo got his side going when he nodded them into the lead three minutes before halftime, before the Spaniard doubled their lead with another clinical finish in the 77th minute.

From then on, there was never really any doubt that Ceres would go on to claim the win given the way they were dominating proceedings, but – just for good measure – Juan Luis Guirado met a freekick with a firm header into the back of the net in injury-time to wrap up the three points for them.

The result took Ceres up two spots to third on the table and just three points behind joint-leaders Kaya and Loyola Meralco Sparks, although they do have two games in hand.

In Sunday’s earlier game, Green Archers United picked up their second win of the campaign after thrashing Team Socceroo 5-0.

Robert Canedo opened the scoring for Archers when he netted in the 33rd minute, and they edged further ahead through a Robert Waly Lopez Mendy strike ten minutes into the second half.

Socceroo’s bid to fight their way back into the contest was then dealt a decisive blow when Arnel Casil was sent off for a second bookable offence in the 71st minute, which was followed by a third goal for Green Archers from Jesus Melizza with seven minutes remaining.

And with the numerical advantage, the Archers went on to make it really count as the game winded down with Daniel Del Rio and Melizza adding further strikes in the final two minutes to complete the rout.

Sunday’s United Football League Results

Team Socceroo 0-5 Green Archers United

Stallion FC 0-3 Ceres