PHOTOS: FPC and Matanzas boys soccer tie, 2-2

Nick Ferrer scores twice for Matanzas. Myles Clymer and Mikhail Zysek find the net for FPC.

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A final flurry of scoring chances came up empty for both teams as the clock wound down, and the Matanzas-Flagler Palm Coast crosstown matchup ended in a 2-2 tie on Dec. 13, at The Ship.

Pirates co-captain Nick Ferrer showed off his ball control wizardry throughout the game, suddenly shifting to full speed while seemingly keeping one cleat on the ball at all times. He scored both Matanzas goals.

“You know he’s not going to lose the ball if it comes to him,” Pirates head coach Beto Aguilar said.

Matanzas co-captains Aiden Sauco and Joseph “Fuji” Powell also helped keep possession for the Pirates; at one point, Aguilar said he counted about eight passes in one possession for his team.

The scoring started when Bulldogs senior Myles Clymer darted in front of Pirates goalkeeper Ben Kopach and redirected the ball to the net. FPC head coach Ramtin Amiri praised the effort, calling it a “poacher’s goal,” as it seemed to catch Matanzas by surprise.

The second Bulldogs goal was by freshman Mikhail Zysek, who has been a revelation for Amiri. Zysek started the season on junior varsity as a defender and filled in one game for star Schmidt Joseph as a forward on varsity. Zysek made the most of it, scoring what Amiri called a “thumping header” that day against Crescent City.

“You could hear him head the ball from the stands,” Amiri recalled. “I said, ‘Oh, we have a real player.’”

Zysek had scored four goals in his previous four years of soccer, and he now has four varsity goals this season alone.

His goal on Dec. 13 against Matanzas came on a crossing pass from Joseph. The two could have a lot of goals in their one season together, Amiri said.

FPC captain Trevor Stone battled in the midfield, keeping Matanzas honest. “He’s physical, he’s massive, he’s a unit,” Amiri said.

FPC is now 7-2-2 on the season; Matanzas is 5-2-1.

 

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Brian McMillan

Brian McMillan and his wife, Hailey, bought the Observer in 2023. Before taking on his role as publisher, Brian was the editor from 2010 to 2022, winning numerous awards for his column writing, photography and journalism, from the Florida Press Association.

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