Salcido's strike lifts Gainesville boys soccer team to first-round win over Cambridge - Gainesville Times

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Salcido's strike lifts Gainesville boys soccer team to first-round win over Cambridge

Red Elephants advance to face 3rd-ranked Greenbrier on May 6 in second round

Gainesville senior Cesar Salcido (8) puts the Red Elephants on top 2-1 with an acrobatic goal Wednesday against Cambridge in the first round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs at City Park Stadium in Gainesville. - photo by Jared Putnam

0430 GHSSoccer1 — Gainesville senior Cesar Salcido (8) puts the Red Elephants on top 2-1 with an acrobatic goal Wednesday against Cambridge in the first round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs at City Park Stadium in Gainesville. - photo by Jared Putnam

Cesar Salcido extended his body as far as he could. It turned out to be just far enough to send Gainesville’s boys soccer team forward in the playoffs. Salcido’s acrobatic second-chance goal in the 58th minute was the deciding factor Wednesday for fourth-ranked Gainesville, which overcame an early deficit to defeat Cambridge 2-1 in the first round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs at City Park Stadium in Gainesville.

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