League

Clapham Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Simon Pagdanganan kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Lee Singson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Junjun Liboon was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Efren Merlin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Abraham Donieza made a huge save. 5 minutes into the game, Florinio Cabili was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nagemine Syn FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Clapham AFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Nagemine Syn FC's Florinio Cabili got a free kick in the 5th minute. 6 minutes into the match, Bayan Mercado sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Abraham Donieza threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Bayan Mercado this time. Abraham Donieza made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Dogong Janeo sent off a good shot on target. Lee Singson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Junjun Liboon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Clapham AFC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Guillermo Famador hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Pagdanganan in the 17th minute of play forced Nagemine Syn FC's goalkeeper Abraham Donieza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Junjun Liboon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marion Yalung's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Abraham Donieza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simon Pagdanganan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute, Marion Yalung left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nagemine Syn FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Virgilio Blancada came free with the goalkeeper in the 27th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Abraham Donieza could save by the left post. Bayan Mercado's late challenge caught a Nagemine Syn FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bayan Mercado helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Clapham AFC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Bayan Mercado hit a great ball. After 29 played minutes, Nagemine Syn FC's Lee Singson shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Junjun Liboon 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 Nagemine Syn FC reached it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marion Yalung in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Junjun Liboon saved Clapham AFC from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Clapham AFC's Efren Merlin got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Lee Singson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Junjun Liboon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 39th minute Florinio Cabili suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. When Efren Merlin fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Clapham AFC's protests and gave Efren Merlin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 40th match minute, Clapham AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Efren Merlin to maneuver through the defense. If Marion Yalung had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marion Yalung spun around in front of the goal 45 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Clapham AFC's goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marion Yalung was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Clapham AFC's Victorino Molinos got a free kick in the 50th minute. Bert Taasan was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 53 minutes into the match. A collision led to Nagemine Syn FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Bert Taasan hit a great ball. In the 57th match minute, Clapham AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgilio Blancada to maneuver through the defense. An unexpected shot in the 59th minute by Lee Singson got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 62 minutes into the match, Nagemine Syn FC's Lee Singson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Junjun Liboon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lee Singson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Simon Pagdanganan took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abraham Donieza. Abraham Donieza dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 76th minute, Bayan Mercado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benjamin Cabanag sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lee Singson struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Junjun Liboon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nagemine Syn FC. Benjamin Cabanag received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Junjun Liboon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Efren Merlin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abraham Donieza was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Nagemine Syn FC's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Clapham AFC had won, even though Nagemine Syn FC had held more of the ball.