Kaiser sophomore Ian Ngonethong takes a shot on goal in the second half of an OIA East match against Moanalua Saturday night. Michael Lasquero | SL

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Sat, Jan 4, 2020 @ Moanalua

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Kaiser

1

Moanalua

0

Final	1st	2nd	OT	2OT	PK	Tot
Kaiser (13-3-1)	1	0	-	-	-	1
Moanalua (6-6-1)	0	0	-	-	-	0

I. Ngonethong

SALT LAKE — Ninth-ranked Kaiser got a first-half goal from sophomore Ian Ngonethong to top host Moanalua in a 1-0 victory in OIA East action Saturday night.

The Cougars remained undefeated in league play as they improved to 5-0-1 to sit in second place in the OIA East standings behind league leader Kalaheo (6-0).

Na Menehune saw their four-game winning streak snapped as they dropped to 4-2.

The two teams each had chances early on in the first half. Na Menehune had the first opportunity minutes into the game when they hit a shot that made Kaiser goalkeeper Kai Nishibun make a full-stretched save.

Moanalua dominated possession early on, but it was Kaiser who would score the lone goal of the game in the 23rd minute.

Kyler Halvorsen saved a ball from going out near the left sideline and got it to Tytan Yamanaka, who then hit a cross to the far right side of the 18-yard box to a wide-open Ngonethong. The Kaiser sophomore then dribbled the ball in towards the goal and chipped his shot over Moanalua keeper Griffin Motas for the score.

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The Cougars kept the pressure throughout the match as they took 13 total shots, with seven shots on goal coming in the second half. A lot of those were missed chances, but Motas came up big with two point-blank saves to keep Moanalua in the game.

Na Menehune created a few chances of their own when they moved center back Isaac Nakayama to center midfield, but nothing really tested Nishibun and the Kaiser defense.

Both teams play on Wednesday Jan. 8 with Kaiser hosting Roosevelt and Moanalua traveling to face Kalani.