League

Noumea Arena
Spectators: 10921 (Terracing: 8192, Seating: 2511, VIP seats: 218) Clarence Pumaren made the kick off and thus started the match. Clarence Pumaren's late challenge caught a Nueva Caledonia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Clarence Pumaren helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Nueva Caledonia booed when Kyoto Sanga F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clarence Pumaren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Javier Hernandez received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bayan Bonzon came out and tried to block the shot, but Javier Hernandez slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. After a rather tough play, Kyoto Sanga F.C.'s Wilbur Joson got a free kick in the 16th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Nueva Caledonia's Bentong Macapugay sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bayan Bonzon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nueva Caledonia's Michal Wolniewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clarence Pumaren in the 25th minute of play. The Nueva Caledonia fans' excitement grew in the 27th match minute when Nueva Caledonia's Javier Hernandez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Michal Wolniewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clarence Pumaren in the 29th minute of the match. Michal Wolniewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clarence Pumaren, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 34 minutes into the match, Nueva Caledonia's goal looked a bit too open when Aurelius Latap came free, but Michal Wolniewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 37 played minutes Kyoto Sanga F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Wilbur Joson. With a little luck, Kyoto Sanga F.C.'s Bayan Bonzon got control of the ball when Javier Hernandez tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 41st minute of the match Victorino Balondo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Michal Wolniewicz skillfully saved the ball. After some careless play in the Kyoto Sanga F.C. defense, Bentong Macapugay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bayan Bonzon. The Kyoto Sanga F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bayan Bonzon should have stopped the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Javier Hernandez made a kick off. A collision led to Kyoto Sanga F.C. getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Romel Limbo hit a great ball. Bayan Bonzon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Hernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clarence Pumaren got free with Michal Wolniewicz in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Through an outstanding action, after 55 minutes, Michal Wolniewicz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Kyoto Sanga F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Victorino Balondo in the 57th minute. Wilbur Joson hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. The supporters of Nueva Caledonia booed when Kyoto Sanga F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicholas Macasa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nueva Caledonia's Javier Hernandez got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 64 minutes into the match, Kyoto Sanga F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Venceslao Basagoitia came free, but Bayan Bonzon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, Nueva Caledonia's Venceslao Basagoitia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bayan Bonzon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. 67 minutes into the game, Bentong Macapugay was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nueva Caledonia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kyoto Sanga F.C. the free kick. Bentong Macapugay hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Michal Wolniewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Archie Balabagan in the 68th minute of play. A collision led to Kyoto Sanga F.C. getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Henriqua Tucay hit a great ball. After 69 played minutes, Nueva Caledonia's Clarence Sarigumba shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bayan Bonzon came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Nueva Caledonia reached it. In the 71st minute, Javier Hernandez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nueva Caledonia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Kyoto Sanga F.C.'s Wilbur Joson shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 78th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Michal Wolniewicz but with some difficulty. Nueva Caledonia's Venceslao Basagoitia got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nueva Caledonia's Michal Wolniewicz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Nueva Caledonia from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Nueva Caledonia's Gener Daoang got a free kick in the 87th minute. Clarence Pumaren's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 94thth minute, Michal Wolniewicz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Jaime Pangalanan fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kyoto Sanga F.C.'s protests and gave Jaime Pangalanan a yellow card for diving instead. After 95 played minutes Kyoto Sanga F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Pangalanan. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Nueva Caledonia fans cheered their team off the field, for while Kyoto Sanga F.C. had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.