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Capital1 burns UST with a biblical 12-1 beatdown in the ongoing 2025 PFF Women’s League, while fellow contender Kaya-Iloilo bucks three absent national team stars in its 5-0 romp of UP
MANILA, Philippines – Hell-bent on playing until the final horn, the Capital1 Solar Strikers buried the UST Lady Booters with an astounding 12-1 result on Saturday, May 31, as the 2025 Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Women’s League title race continues to heat up.
Reluctant Woman of the Match Judie Arevalo, though fearless on the pitch, was a picture of timidity in the post-match interview following a searing five-goal delivery to the hapless UST defense, as Capital1 rose to a 6-2-0 win-loss-draw standings card.
“I really don’t mind if any of my teammates were named Woman of the Match,” the star Solar Striker said after receiving her third top citation of the season. “Receiving the honor means stepping in front of the camera again [to do interviews] and I’m very shy.”
“I focused on the target,” she said. “Because of the [tournament] system, we wanted to have double-digit goals.”
True enough, the top game honors could’ve also gone to anyone else for mighty Capital1 as Angela Teves and Regine Rebosura each scored hat-tricks, while substitute Princess Caparida contributed a late point to join the ugly pileup.
In the second match of the evening, Kaya-Iloilo faced glaring holes in its rotation head on as it still blasted the UP Fighting Maroons, 5-nil, to tie Capital1 with 18 points in second place with a 6-1-0 slate, just behind idle leader Stallion-Laguna at 19 points and a 6-1-1 record.
Julissa Cisneros scored a hat trick while Dionesa Tolentin added a brace as Kaya missed the crucial services of skipper Hali Long and goalkeepers Inna Palacios and Kiara Fontanilla, who were all called to serve the Philippine national team.
“I believe we have a really strong group in the sense that, you know, when we need to make the changes, we all have a positive mindset,” said Cisneros.
“We’re knowledgeable like, okay, you know, Haley’s not here, Ina’s not here, Kiki’s not here. [The rest of us] got to step up into those roles and be leaders in our capacities.”
Kaya faces a tough schedule heading into the inagurual season’s homestretch with matches against Capital1, Stallion-Laguna and a dangerous and young Makati FC still in its calendar. – Rappler.com
