SARASOTA (Interstat) — FC Naples scored in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time to defeat Sarasota Paradise 3-2 on Wednesday at Cleland Stadium at Ihrig Feild at Sarasota High in Sarasota, Fla. The visitors improved to 2-0 in the competition and across all competitions. Sarasota Paradise dropped to 2-1 in the competition and across all competitions. The result came in a match that remained tight through the opening hour before a frantic finish changed the outcome. The game featured five goals and seven disciplinary decisions.

Sarasota Paradise had entered after a 3-1 win at Fort Wayne and a 3-2 home win over Richmond Kickers. FC Naples had entered after a 1-0 win at Corpus Christi FC. Sarasota Paradise opened the scoring in the 35th minute when Sander Roed scored. FC Naples answered in the 39th minute through Ty Collins, and the teams went to halftime level. The first half included Sarasota Paradise’s early breakthrough and FC Naples’s quick response, but neither side added another goal before the break.

FC Naples took its first lead in the 61st minute when Kevin O’Connor scored. The goal gave the visitors a 2-1 advantage and forced Sarasota Paradise to chase the game. The lead changed hands for the first time on O’Connor’s goal, and the visitors protected it until Bolanos’s late strike. Sarasota Paradise pressed for an equalizer and found one in the first minute of second-half stoppage time when Jonathan Bolanos scored. The goal briefly restored parity and appeared to set up a draw. FC Naples then regained its composure and created the final chance.

The closing minutes produced the decisive sequence. Hal Uderitz scored in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time to put FC Naples ahead for good. The goal capped a match that featured six yellow cards and a red card. Sarasota Paradise’s Sogaard was booked in the 57th minute. FC Naples’s Mastrantonio was booked in the 73rd minute, and Ciss followed in the 78th. Sarasota Paradise’s Watters was booked in the 87th minute. FC Naples’s Miglietti was booked in the second minute of stoppage time, and Uderitz was booked in the third minute of stoppage time. Sarasota Paradise’s Walker was sent off in the fourth minute of stoppage time. The red card left Sarasota Paradise with 10 players for the final moments.

The match included eight substitutions. Sarasota Paradise made changes in the 65th and 79th minutes before two stoppage-time substitutions. FC Naples made a 67th-minute change, an 82nd-minute change and two changes in the 90th minute. Among the key performances, O’Connor scored once for FC Naples. Collins scored once for FC Naples. Uderitz scored once and was booked for FC Naples. Bolanos scored once for Sarasota Paradise. Roed scored once for Sarasota Paradise. Anderson Rosa recorded an assist for Sarasota Paradise. Marc Torrellas recorded an assist for FC Naples. Christopher Garcia recorded an assist for FC Naples. Garrett McLaughlin recorded an assist for Sarasota Paradise. FC Naples next hosts Spokane Velocity. Sarasota Paradise next hosts Westchester SC.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Sarasota Paradise 1, FC Naples 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Sarasota Paradise with a 69.1 percent probability to win. Sarasota Paradise had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 2.5.