Official Cup

La Bombonera
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Florida Gulf Coast's Leo Karlo 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. Constantino Seguinus hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Angel Di Maria got free with Lucio Geofredo in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Florida Gulf Coast's Constantino Seguinus got a free kick in the 9th minute. Angel Di Maria might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lucio Geofredo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Angel Di Maria ran back to his position shaking his head. Fausto George took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Karlo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Norberto Iliana hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Fausto George showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Karlo in the 16th minute of the match. After 18 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Florida Gulf Coast! Lucio Geofredo had in the 20thth minute some difficulties stopping Mauro Perez's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Flavio Lauren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fausto George having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Angel Di Maria got free with Lucio Geofredo in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Perez in the 32nd minute of play forced Florida Gulf Coast's goalkeeper Lucio Geofredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Angel Di Maria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The supporters of Florida Gulf Coast booed when Sporting de Gijón was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bonifacio Oliverio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fausto George showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Lauren in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 53rd minute, Mauro Perez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting de Gijón fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Fausto George made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Leo Karlo sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Karlo in the 65th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Fausto George to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sporting de Gijón's Benigno Eriz managed to work through Florida Gulf Coast's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Benigno Eriz dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Sporting de Gijón made a substitution. Angelo Bertin replaced Benigno Eriz. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Fausto George, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 73rd minute, Fabio Jerico reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fausto George. The goal made the score 1-1. Angelo Bertin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Florida Gulf Coast's Lucio Geofredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Etor in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st match minute, Sporting de Gijón was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Válter Nogueira to maneuver through the defense. Fabio Jerico charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabio Jerico the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Florida Gulf Coast getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Fabio Jerico hit a great ball. In the 89th minute, Mauro Perez 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, 2-1. In the 95th minute Mauro Perez 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.