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Staples Center
Spectators: 6100 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Curtis Pagdanganan got the match started through his kick off. When Melvin Cabuquit came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Waterfoot United 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 Melvin Cabuquit couldn't finish the play. Kaberks Ciocon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Bernard Maglacas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Theodore Ralutin hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute, Abusayyaff Hosseinzadeh got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 22 minutes, Gabby Gonzales mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Waterfoot United and the Kriousse FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 22nd match minute, Waterfoot United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabby Gonzales to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Kaberks Ciocon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernard Maglacas was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. After 31 played minutes Waterfoot United got a freekick which was hit by Sebastiano Leonora. Melvin Cabuquit struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Bernard Maglacas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Waterfoot United. Kaberks Ciocon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 41 minutes into the match, Waterfoot United's goal looked a bit too open when Curtis Pagdanganan came free, but Parapusle Libiran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kaberks Ciocon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 49 minutes into the game, Waterfoot United's Kaberks Ciocon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bernard Maglacas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The Kriousse FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Waterfoot United were winning 0-1.

Melvin Cabuquit fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernard Maglacas having to interfere. Kaberks Ciocon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Bernard Maglacas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Kaberks Ciocon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Melvin Cabuquit managed to get in a good position for a shot. Waterfoot United's supporters rose to their feet, but Melvin Cabuquit was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernard Maglacas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 74 minutes into the match, Waterfoot United's Melvin Cabuquit sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bernard Maglacas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Melvin Cabuquit in the 92ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bernard Maglacas, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Pilipinas Macasa fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kriousse FC's protests and gave Pilipinas Macasa a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Kriousse FC's Pilipinas Macasa got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Melvin Cabuquit fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernard Maglacas having to interfere. Kaberks Ciocon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Kriousse FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Waterfoot United were clearly better and deserved to take the win.