Gulf Coast entered their match against Mariner on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Gulf Coast Sharks fell just short of the Mariner Tritons by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Tritons are ranked 22nd).
Gulf Coast's goal came courtesy of
Allan Aguilar-Diaz, which was the first he's scored this season.
Gulf Coast's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2-1. As for Mariner, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Gulf Coast will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Naples at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gulf Coast's last four contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Mariner, they wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next game, a 4-2 win against Immokalee on the 26th.
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