Ito allowed only two goals— one each from Melanie Santos and Merlie Tolentino — before switching out for Irish Pagarao in the last five minutes.
Good communication and a stable defense was the team’s key to victory, Ito told Variety.
Castillo was the player of the game with three goals, scoring one in the first half and two in the second. Pagarao and 15-year-old Melody Johnson posted two goals apiece.
Mellow’s Katie Peters came out empty handed after missing two goal attempts against Ito near the net.
Team Shirley’s A remains undefeated with two wins and was scheduled to play yesterday, but results weren’t available during press time.
In the men’s division, team Wild Bill’s outscored Mellow Yellow, 5-3. Jeeraphong Thoensaket tallied two goals from each half, with an extra point from Jiayuan Guao. Wild Bill’s had earlier led, 3-1 and allowed two goals from Young Sin Lim and Woo Ho Jin.
Team IT&E triumphed over the Thundercats, 5-4 with an early-game surge from Seoung Joon Lee. Lee scored three consecutive goals while Kirk Schuler capped the second half with their fifth point.
In the last match of the night, the Red Team won, 8-1 versus IT&E Team Blossom. Clarice Mendoza squeezed in IT&E’s only point to avoid a shutout loss despite endless attacks from Amber Roberts.
Both Roberts and Patty Coleman garnered a combined four goals.
