Challenge

ALICO ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mariano Lacasa kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Florida Gulf Coast getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Geronimo Bonadona hit a great ball. Lukáš Katačić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jose Manzanedo got a throw-in 15 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Orlando Casaus. In the 17th minute, one of Florida Gulf Coast:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Florida Gulf Coast. 21 minutes into the match, Florida Gulf Coast's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Luis Nardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Casaus in the 23rd minute of play forced Florida Gulf Coast's goalkeeper Luis Nardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th match minute, Florida Gulf Coast was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santos Piearres to maneuver through the defense. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luis Nardo having to make a save. In the 32nd minute Orlando Casaus 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. Luis Nardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 34th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luis Nardo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 45 minutes into the match, Florida Gulf Coast's Lukáš Katačić sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thiago Pliego narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Santos Piearres kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After having played for 52 minutes, Lukáš Katačić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Florida Gulf Coast's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lukáš Katačić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Florida Gulf Coast's Luis Nardo got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luis Nardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lukáš Katačić in the 64th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Florida Gulf Coast's goalkeeper Luis Nardo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. Luis Nardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute Chile were awarded a corner. Mariano Lacasa went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Orlando Casaus almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Florida Gulf Coast's Luis Nardo did a great save. After having played for 71 minutes, Sixto Bitxintxo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Florida Gulf Coast's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sixto Bitxintxo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Orlando Casaus got in the 73rd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Luis Nardo handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Luis Nardo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 92nd minute. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Mariano Lacasa put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Luis Nardo. Chile were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Florida Gulf Coast to leave the ground with a draw.