Match Report
Pirae went into the game 1st in the table on 7 points; Ifira Black Bird sat 3rd on 3 — a 4-point gap. Per game in the league, Pirae were scoring 3.67 and conceding 0.33, Ifira Black Bird 2.33 and 2.67, against a competition average of 2.13 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Ifira Black Bird in 5 games.
M. Conger officiated: 61 games logged, averaging 0.8 yellow cards each. Stade Pater Te Hono Nui in Papeete staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Pirae led 2-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-1.