PENSACOLA, Fla. — West Florida (6-7-1, 5-3-0) defeated Spring Hill (0-9-4, 0-7-3) 5-0 on Saturday for Senior Night. West Florida outshot Spring Hill 23-3, including 12-1 on goal, and scored four times in the second half.
First Half
- West Florida applied pressure from the opening minutes, recording five shots and two corner kicks in the first 12:44, including a
Felipe Lawall attempt saved by Jose Lozano Soto.
- The match stayed scoreless as West Florida continued to create chances, with Lozano Soto saving shots from
Dane Christiansen,
Nikolas Rodriguez Alzate, Lawall and Christiansen again between 16:52 and 27:23.
- After a stretch of fouls on both teams, West Florida broke through at 39:43 when
Andrey Gentil scored off assists from
Pedro Henrique Cidade Santos and
Rafael Esteves for a 1-0 lead.
- West Florida carried the 1-0 lead into halftime.
Second Half
- West Florida earned an early corner and moved ahead 2-0 at 48:56 when
Miller Thorsen scored off a Gentil assist.
- The match tightened through a physical stretch that included three Spring Hill fouls and a yellow card, and
John-Michael Guidroz saved Spring Hill's shot at 58:15.
- West Florida generated three shots from 68:14 to 71:13, with Esteves scoring at 70:26 to make it 3-0, before
Tobias Gjesdahl finished a Thorsen assist at 80:46 for a 4-0 lead.
- Spring Hill added a shot and a corner after Gjesdahl's goal, but West Florida closed the match at 89:54 when
Ismael Castillo converted a penalty kick for the 5-0 final.
Gentil scored the game-winning goal and added an assist, finishing with three points on two shots. Thorsen recorded a goal and an assist while putting three of his four shots on goal. Esteves also tallied a goal and an assist, placing one of his two shots on goal. Guidroz made one save over 90 minutes and recorded a shutout.
West Florida is 6-7-1 overall and 5-3-0 in conference play. Spring Hill is 0-9-4 overall and 0-7-3 in conference play.
The Argos will play in the ASUN conference tournament next on November 7th.
