Dov Cariño scored twice as Ateneo defeated UE, 2-1, on Thursday for its first win in the University Athletic Association Season 89 football tournament.
Mark Maghinay gave UE an 11th-minute lead, and it took a while before Cariño equalized in the 66th minute.
Carino headed home the winner in the 78th.
Ateneo remained sixth in the standings with four points, level with Far Eastern University but behind on goal difference at -5.
Ateneo faces FEU on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. to close out the first round.
UE is seventh with zero points, winless in 15 matches.