LIVE BLOG: FPC vs. St. Thomas Aquinas in Class 5A semis


FPC coach Pete Hald sets up the warm-up grid before Friday's game vs. St. Thomas Aquinas. (Photo by Andrew O'Brien)
FPC coach Pete Hald sets up the warm-up grid before Friday's game vs. St. Thomas Aquinas. (Photo by Andrew O'Brien)
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83rd minute: Dallas Dorosy tucks the game-winning goal away for St. Thomas Aquinas. Tough, tough way for FPC's season to end.

The first overtime period is underway. 

End of regulation: FPC 0, St. Thomas Aquinas 0. There will be two 10-minute overtime periods. It's golden goal, which means next goal wins. 

79th minute: Another huge save by Leach! Less than 30 seconds to go, still 0-0.

79th minute: Incredible save by Leah Leach on St. Thomas Aquinas' breakaway. That would have been the game-winning goal.

75th minute: St. Thomas Aquinas just clanked a header off the crossbar. Lucky break for FPC.

63rd minute: Second half water break (17:21 left): FPC 0, St. Thomas Aquinas 0

FPC has had a few corner kicks, but the Lady Bulldogs haven't been able to capitalize. 

50th minute: FPC is having plenty of play deep in St. Thomas Aquinas' territory, but no real good scoring chance yet. 

46th minute: St. Thomas Aquinas sends a deep free kick into the box, but the header barely glances over the bar. Weird scene. Aquinas thought they scored.

The second half is underway. Keep it here for updates.

Halftime: FPC 0, St. Thomas Aquinas 0 

26th minute: FPC and St. Thomas Aquinas are locked in a scoreless tie at the first half water break (14:55 left in the first half).

24th minute: FPC's Christen Barney with some tricky footwork to get off FPC's best scoring chance, but the St. Thomas Aquinas keeper makes the diving stop.

17th minute: St. Thomas Aquinas curls a deadly cross into the box and the ball is scooped up in the wind, but Leach Leach is there once again for FPC.

15th minute: A superb long ball from Madi Hald to Sarah DiLoreto earns FPC a corner kick. On the cross, the Lady Bulldogs get a shot off and claim hand ball, but the referee says no. 

UPDATED AT 3:02 P.M.

We're underway. Keep refreshing the page for updates. Follow on Twitter for analysis.

POSTED AT 2:35 P.M.

We're all set up at Eastern Florida State College, in Melbourne, for the Class 5A semifinals match between Flagler Palm Coast (15-6-4) and St. Thomas Aquinas (18-3-2).

The Lady Bulldogs are led by a plethora of goal scorers, including Christen Barney (22 goals), Sara DiLoreto (14 goals), Madison Hald (14 goals), and Tanagna Payne (14 goals). Junior keeper Leah Leach has allowed 26 goals in 26 games (a 1.00 goals against average).

Flagler Palm Coast has scored 88 goals and allowed 37.

St. Thomas Aquinas has tallied 99 goals and allowed just seven, including three shutouts in the state playoffs. 

In three playoff games, FPC has outscored opponents 7-2. St. Thomas Aquinas has outscored its opponents 13-0.

We're about 25 minutes away from kickoff. The winner of this game will advance to play in the Class 5A finals at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

Keep it here for in-game updates, and follow @aobrien7 on Twitter for live updates/analysis.

 

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