Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Folgore Caratese 4th with 68 points, Magenta 17th with 36, 32 apart. Magenta ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 17th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Magenta 0.87 scored and 1.39 conceded per game, Folgore Caratese 1.74 and 1.11, with the league averaging 1.23.
Folgore Caratese arrived on a run of six straight wins, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 8/15 points for Magenta, 15/15 for Folgore Caratese.
Stade Numa Daly in Nouméa staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,646. Folgore Caratese led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 0-4 full-time score.




