Windermere boys soccer tops Ocoee in penalty shootout for West Metro Conference title

With the game tied 1-1 at the end of regulation in the West Metro Conference championship, Windermere beats Ocoee for the conference crown in penalties, 3-1.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 12:00 a.m. January 17, 2025

Sports
High Schools

The Windermere High boys soccer team topped Ocoee High in the West Metro Conference tournament championship game Jan. 15 in a penalty shootout, 3-1, following a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation.

Wolverines senior goalkeeper Alejandro Ochoa saved three penalty kicks during the shootout to seal the win for Windermere. In regulation, Windermere's Francesco Sanchez and Ocoee's Jacob Munoz scored the game's two goals; the ninth goal scored by Munoz this season and 21st goal scored by Sanchez.

Although Windermere took home the trophy, the game will count as a draw in the record books. Ocoee are now 10-2-6 on the season, while the Wolverines are 9-2-4.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.