U23 League

ALICO ARENA
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when André Monclús kicked off to start the match. Primitivo Lano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucio Geofredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Txomin, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Florida Gulf Coast's goal looked a bit too open when André Monclús came free, but Lucio Geofredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 9 played minutes ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA got a freekick which was hit by Davi Coutinho. Tautvydas Mickevičius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelio Erruki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Leonardo Dominix was slow to take the kick. During this time Florida Gulf Coast's players had a chance to rest. In the 13th minute, Constantino Seguinus reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tautvydas Mickevičius. The goal made the score 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Monclús in the 16th minute of play forced Florida Gulf Coast's goalkeeper Lucio Geofredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tautvydas Mickevičius made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Fabio Jerico sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Florida Gulf Coast getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Benigno Gartzen hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute, Guido Carrillo made a precise shot to the right of Lucio Geofredo. Florida Gulf Coast's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. A collision led to Florida Gulf Coast getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Roberto Cayo hit a great ball. Florida Gulf Coast's Lucio Geofredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guido Carrillo in the 30th minute of play. Lucio Geofredo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guido Carrillo in the 32nd minute of the match. Fabio Jerico hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Carrillo in the 37th minute of play forced Florida Gulf Coast's goalkeeper Lucio Geofredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute, André Monclús left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aurelio Erruki made a kick off. In the 52ndth minute of the game Aurelio Erruki who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Tautvydas Mickevičius was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 54 minutes into the game, Fabio Jerico was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Florida Gulf Coast's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA the free kick. Fabio Jerico kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. André Monclús recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Leonardo Dominix hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. After having played for 57 minutes, Guido Carrillo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guido Carrillo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Leonardo Dominix kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. When Vicente Txomin came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA 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 Vicente Txomin couldn't finish the play. Guido Carrillo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Lucio Geofredo made a huge save. In the 64th match minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guido Carrillo to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th minute, Valentin Nicholas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Guido Carrillo got free with Lucio Geofredo in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Florida Gulf Coast's Lucio Geofredo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Florida Gulf Coast from getting a goal against them. In the 71st minute André Monclús shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucio Geofredo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucio Geofredo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Monclús in the 75th minute of the match. Lucio Geofredo made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Guido Carrillo sent off a good shot on target. 79 minutes into the game, Gordon Nazario was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Florida Gulf Coast's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA the free kick. In the 79th match minute, Florida Gulf Coast was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gordon Nazario to maneuver through the defense. When André Monclús came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA 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 André Monclús couldn't finish the play. 83 minutes into the match, Guido Carrillo notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Florida Gulf Coast's Lucio Geofredo. Lucio Geofredo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lucio Geofredo didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 86th minute, which inside left pole to 1-4. The supporters of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA booed when Florida Gulf Coast was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto Cayo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Florida Gulf Coast's Flavio Lauren got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 95 minutes into the game, Roberto Cayo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Florida Gulf Coast's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA the free kick. Roberto Cayo hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Florida Gulf Coast's Lucio Geofredo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Florida Gulf Coast from getting a goal against them. When the final whistle sounded ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Florida Gulf Coast.