Tomoki Hirayama scored a brace and Marco Valentir saved a crucial penalty as the Wildcats secured a hard-fought victory, overcoming an early scare from St Paul’s.
St Paul’s came out with intent, taking the lead in the first half and threatening to spoil the party. But the Wildcats responded with resilience.
Dodji Randolph sparked the comeback when his powerful strike from 30 yards rattled the post, with Hirayama reacting quickest to slot home the rebound and level the score. Later, Dodji released Theo Vassiliou down the wing, who delivered a pinpoint cross that Hirayama headed in for his second goal—sealing the win for the Wildcats.
St Paul’s went down fighting, but the Wildcats held firm to claim a memorable victory.