Official Cup

ALICO ARENA
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ciro Pirro got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Florida Gulf Coast was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santos Piearres to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Pirro in the 3rd minute of play forced Florida Gulf Coast's goalkeeper Luis Nardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luis Nardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Pirro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute Ciro Pirro 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 16th minute Lukáš Katačić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Ángel Torres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Lukáš Katačić's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Miguel Ángel Torres was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Gaston Ferman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th match minute, Florida Gulf Coast was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santos Piearres to maneuver through the defense. Florida Gulf Coast's Luis Nardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Pirro in the 34th minute of play. Miguel Ángel Torres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lukáš Katačić in the 35th minute of play. When LA LUZ F.C.'s Ciro Pirro in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th 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. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Ciro Pirro put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Luis Nardo. In the 40th match minute, Florida Gulf Coast was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Steve Rogers to maneuver through the defense. Luis Nardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Pirro, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After a rather tough play, Florida Gulf Coast's Santos Piearres got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 46th minute, Lukáš Katačić 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. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Lukáš Katačić made the kick off in the second half. Miguel Ángel Torres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lukáš Katačić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lukáš Katačić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Ángel Torres having to interfere. Luis Nardo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gaston Ferman in the 58th minute. Luis Nardo was a little too slow when Gaston Ferman got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 58th minute. The score was now 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Pirro in the 60th minute of play forced Florida Gulf Coast's goalkeeper Luis Nardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LA LUZ F.C. made a substitution. Atilla Açıkalın replaced Fabinho Tinoco. LA LUZ F.C. were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after Florida Gulf Coast's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dawid Rojek took the corner. 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 Jailson Britto. A throw-in in the 68th minute of the game was made by Ivan Menendo with Teo Venceslas as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lukáš Katačić in the 69th minute of play forced LA LUZ F.C.'s goalkeeper Miguel Ángel Torres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute Teo Venceslas 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. LA LUZ F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gaston Ferman in the 75th minute. Florida Gulf Coast's Luis Nardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atilla Açıkalın in the 88th minute of play. Florida Gulf Coast's Luis Nardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atilla Açıkalın in the 89th minute of play. 91 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 Jailson Britto. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teo Venceslas in the 94th 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 LA LUZ F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing LA LUZ F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.