FC Naples edges Sarasota Paradise in five-goal road thriller
SARASOTA, Fla. (Interstat) — FC Naples defeated Sarasota Paradise 3-2 on Wednesday at Cleland Stadium at Ihrig Feild at Sarasota High, using a stoppage-time winner to close a back-and-forth match. Sarasota Paradise opened the scoring in the 35th minute through Sander Roed. Ty Collins equalized for FC Naples in the 39th, and Kevin O’Connor put the visitors ahead in the 61st. Jonathan Bolanos leveled for Sarasota Paradise in the first minute of stoppage time, but Hal Uderitz scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time to secure the win. Anderson Rosa, Marc Torrellas, Christopher Garcia and Garrett McLaughlin recorded assists. The match featured five goals and several late disciplinary actions. Yellow cards went to A. Sogaard, L. Mastrantonio, O. Ciss, D. Watters, G. Miglietti and Uderitz, and Sarasota Paradise’s A. Walker was sent off in stoppage time. FC Naples improved to 2-0 in the competition and overall, while Sarasota Paradise moved to 2-1 in both.