Official Cup

ALICO ARENA
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lukáš Katačić started the match with the kick off. In the 9thth minute of the game Fulgencio Peru who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Florida Gulf Coast's Luis Nardo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 12th minute, Fulgencio Peru 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. Lukáš Katačić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Marcelo Gagriel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lukáš Katačić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, Aristides Nastasio notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Florida Gulf Coast's Luis Nardo. Luis Nardo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 20 minutes into the match, Florida Gulf Coast's goal looked a bit too open when Fulgencio Peru came free, but Luis Nardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelo Gagriel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lukáš Katačić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luis Nardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulgencio Peru in the 26th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Sixto Bitxintxo could shoot a difficult shot in the 29th minute, which Marcelo Gagriel however easily saved by the left post. After 31 minutes Xeneizes's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was John James who took care of the corner kick. When Xeneizes's Fulgencio Peru in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Florida Gulf Coast's goalie prevented a goal. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by Florida Gulf Coast's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Everardo Bidun was slow to take the kick. During this time Xeneizes's players had a chance to rest. A very nice done corner allowed Fulgencio Peru to score against Luis Nardo in Florida Gulf Coast's goal. 0-2 after 38 minutes. Luis Nardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fulgencio Peru in the 44th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fulgencio Peru was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Aaron Tiso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xeneizes's supporters rose to their feet, but Aaron Tiso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luis Nardo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Lukáš Katačić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Florida Gulf Coast's Luis Nardo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Florida Gulf Coast from getting a goal against them. Lucas Iigos short, quick shot in the 64thth minute got Luis Nardo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Lukáš Katačić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luis Nardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fulgencio Peru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelo Gagriel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sixto Bitxintxo in the 69th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Florida Gulf Coast's goal looked a bit too open when Fulgencio Peru came free, but Luis Nardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Aristides Nastasio came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Xeneizes 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 Aristides Nastasio couldn't finish the play. Xeneizes made a substitution. Qi Xun replaced Fulgencio Peru. Xeneizes's German Platon was substituted for Aaron Tiso. Luis Nardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qi Xun in the 74th minute of the match. Florida Gulf Coast:s Luis Nardo showed great skill when he stopped Everardo Bidun:s penalty. Florida Gulf Coast's Luis Nardo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Florida Gulf Coast from getting a goal against them. In the 81st minute of the match Xeneizes got a corner. Florida Gulf Coast's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Everardo Bidun ran over to the corner to take the kick. John James kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. After 92 minutes, Jem Makaronas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Florida Gulf Coast and the Xeneizes players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 92nd minute, Jem Makaronas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice moves Everardo Bidun could shoot a difficult shot in the 93rd minute, which Luis Nardo however easily saved by the left post. Xeneizes played a much better game than Florida Gulf Coast and deserved their victory. The Florida Gulf Coast players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.