Florida Stadium
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110,
Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) A collision led to Punua getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Prospero Santo hit a great ball. 3 minutes into the match, Punua's goalkeeper Olav Suur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nuralp Eracar. 7 minutes into the match, Punua's goal looked a bit too open when Ruperto Amato came free, but Olav Suur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prospero Santo in the 11th minute of play forced Florida United's goalkeeper Gabriel Ibar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nuralp Eracar succeeded in the game's 12th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Natalio Heriberto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Olav Suur made a huge save. In the 18th minute Prospero Santo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Ibar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Punua's Olav Suur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruperto Amato in the 20th minute of play. Gabriel Ibar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristo Quinito in the 23rd minute of play. Igor Leobardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Gabriel Ibar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gabriel Ibar came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Punua's Prospero Santo. But to his dismay, Prospero Santo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Florida United's Gabriel Ibar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Prudencio Bras in the 33rd minute of play. With a little luck, Punua's Olav Suur got control of the ball when Nuralp Eracar tried to sneak it across the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Florida United's goal looked a bit too open when Cristo Quinito came free, but Gabriel Ibar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristo Quinito in the 37th minute of play forced Florida United's goalkeeper Gabriel Ibar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Punua's goal looked a bit too open when Nuralp Eracar came free, but Olav Suur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nuralp Eracar's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Olav Suur firmly grabbed it by the left post. Gabriel Ibar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Prudencio Bras in the 43rd minute of the match. Gabriel Ibar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prudencio Bras in the 44th minute of play. Olav Suur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuralp Eracar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the match, Punua's goalkeeper Olav Suur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nuralp Eracar. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nuralp Eracar to strike the kick off in the second half. Olav Suur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Natalio Heriberto in the 51st minute of the match. In the 51st minute, Rafael Ioritz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 57 minutes into the match, Florida United's goalkeeper Gabriel Ibar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Prospero Santo. After 61 played minutes Punua got a freekick which was hit by Cristo Quinito. 62 minutes into the match, Punua's goal looked a bit too open when Nuralp Eracar came free, but Olav Suur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ruperto Amato scored 2-1 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Olav Suur, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 67th minute Natalio Heriberto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olav Suur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Freddy Gatell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Gabriel Ibar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Punua's Siro Mendiko was substituted for Rafael Ioritz. In the 73rd minute, Dida Melo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Bållström in the 74th minute of play forced Punua's goalkeeper Olav Suur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabriel Ibar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Prospero Santo, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Natalio Heriberto's late challenge caught a Punua's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Natalio Heriberto helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th minute, Natalio Heriberto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Prudencio Bras came free with the goalkeeper in the 78th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Gabriel Ibar could save by the left post. Olav Suur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sol Campbell, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Olav Suur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuralp Eracar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 85 minutes into the match, Punua's goal looked a bit too open when Natalio Heriberto came free, but Olav Suur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute, Punua's Prospero Santo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Dida Melo charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dida Melo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Punua's Dida Melo got a free kick in the 89th minute. In the 90th minute Ruperto Amato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olav Suur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ruperto Amato scored 3-2 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Olav Suur, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Olav Suur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natalio Heriberto in the 97th minute of play. Florida United's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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