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| Photo by Darla S Tamulitis La Vita Loca Photography Copyright 2018 All Rights Reserved |
Copyright 2018 All Rights Reserved
HOUSTON, TEXAS (July 19, 2018) The 2018 football season got an early start on Friday evening, when the American Flag Football League Ultimate Final came to Houston, with $1,000,000 on the line. Fighting Cancer, who blew through the America's Championship bracket with a 35-26 win over The Money Team on July 14, to face Godspeed, who won the Pro Championship by taking down Ocho 28-12, to advanced to the final.
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| Photo by Darla S Tamulitis La Vita Loca Photography Copyright 2018 All Rights Reserved |
Fighting Cancer, who was made up of talented amateurs, former college and arena football players, faced off against Godspeed, who fielded a team of former NFL players and Olympians. The game, which kicked off at 7:30 p.m. CD at BBVA Compass Stadium, saw a great deal of action, but little scoring in the first 30 minutes of play. Fighting Cancer score a six-point touchdown and one-point conversion right before the half to take a 7-0 lead into the locker room.
The second half saw increased scoring, as the amateurs tacked on 19 additional points to take the game, the league's Ultimate Title. Godspeed finally got on the scoreboard with a six-point touchdown with under three minutes in the game. The game ended with Fighting Cancer downing Godspeed 26-6.
The stadium was a rainbow of jerseys; NFL, college, high school, and Pop Warner league. It did not matter where you look among the orange colored seats of BBVA Compass Stadium, Every fan was within two-to-three feet of another fan in some sort of football apparel. A compete season, with possible expansion, is planned for 2019.
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