Official Cup

ALICO ARENA
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Lukáš Katačić made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute Andrew Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Nardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 4th minute Daniel Bertoni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Nardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind O MOTIVO ⚽'s goalkeeper Erivaldo Hermes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luis Nardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Bertoni in the 8th minute of the match. After 9 minutes Florida Gulf Coast's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Emili Lean who took care of the corner kick. Yan Penha made a great header on O MOTIVO ⚽'s corner, it was just that Florida Gulf Coast's Luis Nardo managed to reach the ball for a save. O MOTIVO ⚽'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Emili Lean in the 15th minute. If Mazinho Hermes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. O MOTIVO ⚽'s Erivaldo Hermes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukáš Katačić in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yan Penha in the 21st minute of play forced Florida Gulf Coast's goalkeeper Luis Nardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Yan Penha 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lukáš Katačić in the 24th minute of play forced O MOTIVO ⚽'s goalkeeper Erivaldo Hermes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the game, Daniel Bertoni cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Luis Nardo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lukáš Katačić blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Erivaldo Hermes having to make a save. When Florida Gulf Coast's Lukáš Katačić in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye O MOTIVO ⚽'s goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Florida Gulf Coast's zone, Andrew Murillo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luis Nardo came out of the goal and Andrew Murillo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With an all-out effort, Florida Gulf Coast's Erivaldo Hermes threw himself towards the right post 43 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lukáš Katačić, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yan Penha to strike the kick off in the second half. Erivaldo Hermes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lukáš Katačić went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Luis Nardo made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Daniel Bertoni sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Yan Penha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luis Nardo was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Vladislav Febov hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. After 69 minutes, John James mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Florida Gulf Coast and the O MOTIVO ⚽ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Florida Gulf Coast getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. John James hit a great ball. Daniel Bertoni who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 70thth minute tested the skills of Luis Nardo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Erivaldo Hermes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lukáš Katačić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 73 minutes of play, Florida Gulf Coast's Lukáš Katačić made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Erivaldo Hermes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luis Nardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yan Penha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 77th minute of the game was made by Emili Lean with Mazinho Hermes as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Emili Lean made in the 78th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Florida Gulf Coast's John James. In the 86th match minute, Florida Gulf Coast was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilberto Lekubegi to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Florida Gulf Coast's Luis Nardo got control of the ball when Andrew Murillo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nestor Inko kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match.