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Estadio Florida
Spectators: 7100 (Terracing: 5325, Seating: 1633, VIP seats: 142) Vicente Gabino started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ruperto Cisco struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. Julio Abalos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for National Warriors FC. 5 minutes into the match, Ruperto Cisco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Abalos. Florida's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ruperto Cisco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Julio Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulises Chico in the 8th minute of play. Julio Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Häbib Landero in the 9th minute of play. Ulises Chico recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Martin Matteo during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to National Warriors FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Martin Matteo hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ulises Chico in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Abalos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Florida's Jacobo Ekhi got a free kick in the 24th minute. Julio Abalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Häbib Landero in the 27th minute of the match. After 36 minutes, Ulises Chico made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Florida's Julio Abalos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Julio Abalos came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by National Warriors FC's Ulises Chico. But to his dismay, Ulises Chico quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rolando Frasquito got free with Mario Leobardo in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The wind increased when Ulises Chico made the kick off in the second half. Ulises Chico recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 53 minutes into the match, Häbib Landero dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Julio Abalos, 0-5. With a little luck, Florida's Julio Abalos got control of the ball when Ulises Chico tried to sneak it across the goal line. National Warriors FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Häbib Landero in the 69th minute. Häbib Landero made a great header on National Warriors FC's corner, it was just that Florida's Julio Abalos managed to reach the ball for a save. 73 minutes in the game, Häbib Landero fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Julio Abalos having to interfere. National Warriors FC's Ulises Chico got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Häbib Landero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute Ulises Chico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iordanis Babasidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ulises Chico came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the National Warriors FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ulises Chico couldn't finish the play. Ulises Chico's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 94thth minute, Julio Abalos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 96th minute Alfredo Oroitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. National Warriors FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.