Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Dynamic Herb Cebu 3rd with 42 points, Aguilas 1st with 8, 34 apart. Aguilas had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Dynamic Herb Cebu were scoring 3.5 and conceding 1.05, Aguilas 1.2 and 1.2, against a competition average of 2.4 goals per team per game.
Dynamic Herb Cebu had not won in 5 games.
5 meetings are on record — 4 won by Dynamic Herb Cebu, 0 by Aguilas, 1 drawn, at 2.2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Historically tight: 20% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Rizal Memorial Stadium" staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Aguilas: Kira Yamamoto (64')
Key stats
Possession: Dynamic Herb Cebu 41% · Aguilas 59% · Total shots: 5-18 · On target: 1-4 · Corners: 7-4