THE Olympia FC Warriors secured their first Victory League title and their first major trophy since 1996 in an easy win over the Devonport Strikers on Saturday.
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Favourites from the start, the Warriors walked away with a 4-0 victory in the final round of the league at Warrane.
Warriors coach Glen McNeill was captain when the club won their last major trophy and said the match was one of the most important in the club's recent history.
It was not until the 33rd minute of the match that Olympia's Gavin Hoy slotted in the first goal of the game.
Olympia controlled the first half of the match, but Hoy's goal remained as the only successful attempt of the half.
Just minutes into the second half, Olympia's Warren Wadawu was shown a yellow card for a heavy challenge on the ball and the Striker's Beau Blizzard receives one just minutes later for a late challenge against Olympia's Lachlan Nichols.
Firing a ball into the bottom right corner of the net, Hoy get his second score of the match for Olympia, giving them a 2-0 lead in the 58th minute.
Just minutes later Olympia scored again thanks to a clever shot by Nils Fabian Gustafsson in the 66th minute.
Securing their win in the 71st minute, Luke Eyles fired a shot past Devonport's keeper Thomas Pearce.
At the blow of the final whistle, Warriors' players, coaches and fans celebrated the club's first major title in almost 20 years.
In round 21 of the Victory League, the Northern Rangers celebrated an easy 6-1 win over Kingborough Lions United at Kingston.
Launceston City suffered a 6-3 loss to the Hobart Zebras at Glenorchy and South Hobart ended the round with a 10-0 victory over the Glenorchy Knights at South Hobart.