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ALICO ARENA
Spectators: 7771 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) Tranquilate's Nereo Guipuzkoa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Luis Nardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duran Revan, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Luis Nardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonatan Colon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th match minute, Florida Gulf Coast was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by John James to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lukáš Katačić in the 16th minute of play forced Tranquilate's goalkeeper Jeronimo Lizar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florida Gulf Coast's John James managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ali Faruk Zeyrek in the 22 minute of the game. In the 25th minute Duran Revan 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Duran Revan in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luis Nardo saved Florida Gulf Coast from getting behind. In the 28th match minute, Tranquilate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonatan Colon to maneuver through the defense. Jeronimo Lizar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lukáš Katačić in the 29th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Tranquilate's zone, Lukáš Katačić stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jeronimo Lizar came out of the goal and Lukáš Katačić tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duran Revan in the 34th minute of play forced Florida Gulf Coast's goalkeeper Luis Nardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Ali Faruk Zeyrek in the 35th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Florida Gulf Coast's John James. Jeronimo Lizar 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nereo Guipuzkoa in the 46th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lukáš Katačić to strike the kick off in the second half. Duran Revan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Luis Nardo made a huge save. Florida Gulf Coast's Luis Nardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nereo Guipuzkoa in the 55th minute of play. Lukáš Katačić's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jeronimo Lizar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. In the 65th minute of the match Florida Gulf Coast got a corner. Tranquilate's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. John James ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that John James got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jeronimo Lizar quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nereo Guipuzkoa in the 66th minute of play forced Florida Gulf Coast's goalkeeper Luis Nardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Tranquilate booed when Florida Gulf Coast was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sixto Bitxintxo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tranquilate made a substitution. Pablo Lizzio replaced Duran Revan. The supporters of Tranquilate booed when Florida Gulf Coast was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sixto Bitxintxo didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Florida Gulf Coast's Luis Nardo got control of the ball when Jonatan Colon tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Sixto Bitxintxo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 78 minutes Tranquilate'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. A sloppy throw-in by Ali Faruk Zeyrek in the 82nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Florida Gulf Coast's John James. A throw-in in the 87th minute of the game was made by Ali Faruk Zeyrek with Niceto Domeka as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. If Jonatan Colon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luis Nardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Lizzio in the 95th minute of play. In the 95th minute, Geronimo Bonadona hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Tranquilate walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.