Kaya Iloilo stayed unscathed in the Philippines Football League (PFL) after drubbing Maharlika Manila, 4-1, in Matchday 4 action on Saturday night, Aug. 27, at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.
Jarvey Gayoso’s hat trick set the tone for Kaya Iloilo’s domination on the road against the still winless Maharlika Manila side as the Ilonggo side is now 4-0 in the league table for 12 points.
Gayoso began his show in the 13th minute when he recovered the ball after Zaldy Abraham failed to secure the save and struck it from close range for the 1-0 count.
Carlyle Mitchell sneaked into the fun and scored one goal of his own, a 41st minute header off a corner kick as Kaya Iloilo entered halftime ahead, 2-0.
However, it took 38 minutes before Gayoso scored again with a shot just outside of the penalty area to make it 3-0.
Gayoso completed his hat trick after Jhan-Jhan Melliza found him with some space for the header and passed his corner kick to him in the 81st minute.
OJ Clarino scored the consolation goal for Maharlika Manila just before the referee blew his final whistle, rewarding the home side after a better second half defensively save for Gayoso’s late goals, something that Kaya Iloilo coach Yu Hoshide was worried about ahead of next week’s showdown against fellow title contender Stallion Laguna also at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.
“We’re very happy [about the win] but disappointed about the last goal especially that the tempo was really slow,” Hoshide said.PNA
