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Nishikyogoku Stadium
Spectators: 10850 (Terracing: 8139, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mar Sangil took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Clarence Pumaren sped through Earlestown's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jamesso Talaroc. 6 minutes into the match, Earlestown's goalkeeper Jamesso Talaroc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicholas Macasa. The supporters of Kyoto Sanga F.C. booed when Earlestown was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marion Frumenti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jamesso Talaroc was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Archie Balabagan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Archie Balabagan really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. The supporters of Kyoto Sanga F.C. booed when Earlestown was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claud Kabayao didn't get a good kick on the ball. 12 minutes into the game, Kyoto Sanga F.C.'s Clarence Pumaren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jamesso Talaroc made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. 16 minutes into the game, Clarence Pumaren cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Jamesso Talaroc was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 23rd minute, Clarence Pumaren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kyoto Sanga F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. In the 27th minute, Nicholas Macasa made a precise shot to the right of Jamesso Talaroc. Earlestown's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Jamesso Talaroc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aurelius Latap in the 32nd minute. In the 35th minute, Armand Paulin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 41 minutes into the match, Archie Balabagan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jamesso Talaroc, 7-0. 47 minutes into the match, Henriqua Tucay had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jamesso Talaroc. Earlestown's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Henriqua Tucay was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 8-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Clarence Pumaren made the kick off in the second half. Clarence Pumaren scored 9-0 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jamesso Talaroc, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Archie Balabagan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kyoto Sanga F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Archie Balabagan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jamesso Talaroc breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 59th minute, Armand Paulin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jamesso Talaroc didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Archie Balabagan went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 10-0 was the resulting score. When the match clock showed 64 minutes, the score became 11-0 when Clarence Pumaren sped through Earlestown's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jamesso Talaroc. Jamesso Talaroc stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Clarence Pumaren's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. After 77 minutes of play Earlestown's Claud Kabayao was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Earlestown getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Claud Kabayao hit a great ball. Jamesso Talaroc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Archie Balabagan, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Jamesso Talaroc 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 81st minute. Jamesso Talaroc stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Clarence Pumaren's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. If Armand Paulin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Kyoto Sanga F.C.'s Clarence Pumaren in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Earlestown's goalie prevented a goal. Armand Paulin hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Bayan Bonzon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mar Sangil in the 98th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Kyoto Sanga F.C. had played much better football throughout.