Kaya FC won the inaugural Copa Paulino Alcantara after beating Davao Aguilas FC 1-0 after extra time in the final that was played at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.
Jovin Bedic nailed the winner in the very last minute of extra time (119th minute) when he latched on to the cross from Robert Mendy.
“What makes it special for this final – aside from we wanted to go to back to playing in the AFC Cup – is we were able to give honour to the legendary Paulino Alcantara who is from Concepcion, Iloilo and as the representative of Iloilo, this Cup really matters to us,” said Kaya head coach Noel Marcaida.
The action was even in either half with Kaya taking the first with a hatful of chances while Davao coming back stronger into the second but without much luck.
