Match Report
Mendiola, 4th on 4 points, faced a 38-point deficit to Dynamic Herb Cebu (3rd, 42). Recent form told a different story for Mendiola: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Scoring rates set the scale: Dynamic Herb Cebu 3.5 scored and 1.05 conceded per game, Mendiola 2 and 2.75, with the league averaging 2.4.
Momentum sat with Dynamic Herb Cebu, winners of their last six, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Mendiola had been beaten in nine straight games. Dynamic Herb Cebu had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Mendiola, 0.
On the scoreboard, Dynamic Herb Cebu led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 5-0.
Goal scorers
Dynamic Herb Cebu: Kazuha Sudo (62'), Kaito Asano (60'), Joshua Broce (77'), Kaito Asano (45'), Victor Cabral (90')
Key stats
Possession: Dynamic Herb Cebu 77% · Mendiola 23% · Corners: 9-1