League

Nishikyogoku Stadium
Spectators: 10984 (Terracing: 8239, Seating: 2526, VIP seats: 219) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Regelio Pendang kicked off to start the match. After 5 minutes, Henriqua Tucay mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kyoto Sanga F.C. and the KidlingtonF players grew even worse after the yellow card. Henriqua Tucay kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. KidlingtonF's Gao Hao Quan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Archie Balabagan in the 9th minute of play. If Elmer Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 12th minute Regelio Pendang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bayan Bonzon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bayan Bonzon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mindanao Macasa in the 13th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aurelius Latap got free with Gao Hao Quan in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Boni Benipayo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Archie Balabagan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st match minute, KidlingtonF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boni Benipayo to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute of the match Victorino Balondo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gao Hao Quan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Regelio Pendang in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bayan Bonzon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Kyoto Sanga F.C.'s Nicholas Macasa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gao Hao Quan. That made the score 2-0 after 27 minutes of play. Aurelius Latap could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Gao Hao Quan made a huge save. Gao Hao Quan made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Henriqua Tucay sent off a good shot on target. Bayan Bonzon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Regelio Pendang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute Regelio Pendang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bayan Bonzon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Waway Dequilla came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the KidlingtonF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Waway Dequilla couldn't finish the play. In the 47th minute, Kyoto Sanga F.C.'s Clarence Pumaren ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gao Hao Quan. Gao Hao Quan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Clarence Pumaren to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Nicholas Macasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gao Hao Quan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Archie Balabagan struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Gao Hao Quan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kyoto Sanga F.C.. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicholas Macasa in the 64th minute of play forced KidlingtonF's goalkeeper Gao Hao Quan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gao Hao Quan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Archie Balabagan in the 65th minute of play. Kyoto Sanga F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Marko Caligdong scored to the left of an out of position Bayan Bonzon, making the score, 3-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mindanao Macasa got free with Bayan Bonzon in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Boni Benipayo came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the KidlingtonF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Boni Benipayo couldn't finish the play. After 75 minutes, Romel Limbo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kyoto Sanga F.C. and the KidlingtonF players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 76th match minute, Kyoto Sanga F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romel Limbo to maneuver through the defense. Henriqua Tucay hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Clarence Pumaren in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gao Hao Quan saved KidlingtonF from getting behind. A collision led to Kyoto Sanga F.C. getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Henriqua Tucay hit a great ball. Bayan Bonzon made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Armand Quison sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of KidlingtonF booed when Kyoto Sanga F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carl Yengko didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Waway Dequilla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bayan Bonzon was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Kyoto Sanga F.C.'s Bayan Bonzon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Kyoto Sanga F.C. from getting a goal against them. Regelio Pendang could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Bayan Bonzon made a huge save. A collision led to KidlingtonF getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Regelio Pendang hit a great ball. Marko Caligdong was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 96 minutes into the match. 97 minutes into the match, Kyoto Sanga F.C.'s Victorino Balondo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gao Hao Quan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Kyoto Sanga F.C. fans cheered their team off the field, for while KidlingtonF had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.