Miami FC fell to a third defeat at the hands of Tampa Bay Rowdies this season on Saturday evening. After a long weather delay at Riccardo Silva Stadium the visitors left with all three points after a 1-0 win.

Othello Bah made a return to the lineup at left back. Marco Franco and Sebastian Velasquez were also handed starts with Brian James and Janos Löbe rested. Goalkeeper Mark Pais picked up where he left off after his wonderful performance to claim a clean sheet in the last game. Two big saves early on kept the scores level.

20 ' – Pais once again! pic.twitter.com/O86aNFStGH

— The Miami FC (@TheMiamiFC) September 27, 2020

Rowdies defender Jordan Scarlett went into the book in the first fifteen minutes following a reckless challenge on Vincent Bezecourt. The easiest yellow card referee Natalie Simon will ever give in her career and another ref, another day, he could have been off. Bezecourt and Velasquez have been marked men all season so it’s something they’ve learned to deal with. The classy Frenchman picked himself up and turned in another great performance.

FC came closest to opening the scoring when Bezecourt and Thiaw combined to set up Granitto. Granitto spurned the chance at the edge of the six-yard box, sending a snap shot wide. It wasn’t an easy finish though, the ball came at him quickly.

The Rowdies got their goal and again it came thanks to poor defending by Miami FC at a corner. The ball was swung over, Scarlett lost his marker at the back post and headed it across for Sebastian Guenzatti to finish off. Bezecourt had a chance to equalize right after, firing a decent effort just over the bar.

.@seba9113 does it again! Assisted by Jordan S. pic.twitter.com/Z7uClNGtFt

— Tampa Bay Rowdies (@TampaBayRowdies) September 27, 2020

Tampa Bay could have got the killer second goal. Kyle Murphy wasted a chance just before half time and Leonardo Fernandes had a powerful effort blocked by a brave Tomi Granitto at the start of the second half. They did have the ball in the net after a nice move in the 53rd minute, the assistant referee’s flag coming to Miami’s rescue. A very close offside call. Miami went looking for an equalizer bringing Romario Williams on at the hour mark. The Rowdies defense is so strong there was just no way through. Repeated attempts to pick the lock Tampa Bay had on their goal came to nothing. Another deserved clean sheet for the visitors. 

The match ended 1-0. Another battling Miami FC performance undone by a defensive mistake. More worrying is that Miami have now gone 400 minutes of soccer without scoring a goal. They have to play Charleston Battery next who are just as good at the back as the Rowdies. Battery also have the advantage of having a weekend off, their game with Loudoun United was cancelled due to Loudoun’s multiple cases of Covid-19.

Miami FC vs Charleston Battery kicks off at 7:30pm on Wednesday 30th September. Watch live on ESPN+.

After an improved performance against Charleston, Miami FC went one better in Charlotte. A creditable defensive display saw the Orange and Blue record their first clean sheet of the season in a 0-0 draw with the Independence.

While the scoreboard might have read 0-0 at the end of the game there was no shortage of action on the pitch. It was a classic case of the entertaining scoreless tie.

A fit-again Prince Saydee got the start on the left wing and Paul Dalglish switched back to a back four in defense. Hassan Ndam partnered by Lance Rozeboom in the middle with Löbe and Sam outside them.

Independence were looking for a win to take them to the top of Group G and made a positive start. Miami did a good job of restricting them to long range efforts and keeper Mark Pais made a confident start to the game with a couple of impressive saves early on.

11' – WHAT A SAVE BY PAIS! cc: @USLChampionship pic.twitter.com/70RhrAekxp

— The Miami FC (@TheMiamiFC) September 23, 2020

Miami were playing on the counter and Prince was the main outlet. One silky run saw the Liberian shoot wide. Just after the 30 minute mark he latched on to a long Harrison Heath pass, sprinted forward and played a perfect ball to Granitto that the Miami #8 fired a fraction over.

35' – Another great chance for Miami, as Granitto gets a low cross played to him at the far post, but his shot is off target. pic.twitter.com/lw9FYYf4Uo

— The Miami FC (@TheMiamiFC) September 23, 2020

Pais was beaten by the Charlotte attack both sides of half time but fortunately for FC the two goals were flagged for offside. The second half was dominated by the home side but Miami held firm. Former Florida Soccer Soldier Valentin Sabella came closest to breaking the deadlock, unleashing an incredible strike on Pais’s goal that thwacked against the post.

Backs to the wall, Miami did an awesome job of defending as a team. It was an organized and committed effort and when the final whistle came no one could deny that they deserved a point from the game. Confidence is boosted and the team return to Miami to play their three remaining games at home in Riccardo Silva Stadium.

Next up are Florida rivals Tampa Bay Rowdies. Kick off is 7:30pm on Saturday 26th September. Watch live on ESPN+.

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Miami FC crashed to a second consecutive defeat on Sunday evening. A clinical Charleston Battery side piled more misery on the Orange and Blue in a 2-0 win for the home side. To bet on your team so you can earn some quick cash, go to 메리트카지노.

In their previous five games, Battery’s stingy defense had conceded just two goals. A defensive record that puts Miami’s to shame. FC did a good job early on in the game. Neither side had much of a sniff of a goal but Miami looked comfortable. It was a lapse of concentration that led to Charleston’s first. Busy forward Zeiko Lewis found a huge gap between Brenton Griffiths and Hassan Ndam. Picked out perfectly by Leland Archer he had plenty to do with the finish and obliged with a classy chip past Mark Pais. As a sports fan, betting on sites like เว็บพนันออนไลน์ can enhance the sports-watching experience to greater heights.

Miami almost fired in an instant response. Vincent Bezecourt’s driven shot unluckily hitting a team mate, his header from the rebound just went wide. Charleston should have had a second midway through the half. Lewis again finding space before sending a great ball into the six yard box that striker Arthur Bosua somehow failed to convert.

It was 2-0 just before the 45 minutes were up. A loose pass into the left channel by the Battery was dealt with far too casually. Under pressure Griffiths sent a poor backpass to Pais. The keeper had no chance. Nicque Daley snuck in to collect his third goal of the season. Again Miami might have pulled one back straight away. Hassan Ndam heading wide from a corner in injury time.

73' – Good chance by Saydee to cut the deficit but it takes a deflection on the way to the goal. pic.twitter.com/3UfnPJ1miF

— The Miami FC (@TheMiamiFC) September 20, 2020

A scrappy second half served up few highlights save for the welcome return of tricky winger Prince Saydee from injury and an acrobatic stop by Pais to prevent a third for Battery. Charleston’s choice to safeguard their 2-0 win with pragmatic rather than pretty soccer might have made for a drab second half, but it’s a huge part of why they clinched the playoffs and still have first-placed Tampa Bay Rowdies nervously looking over their shoulders.

79' – Amazing save by Pais to deny Charleston their third of the night. pic.twitter.com/EP5CmIs6cV

— The Miami FC (@TheMiamiFC) September 20, 2020

Two losses in a row. Two games without scoring. Six goals conceded in 180 minutes of soccer. Miami FC don’t have long to dwell on it though. Next up is Charlotte Independence, again on the road, on Wednesday. Kick off 7pm, watch on ESPN+.

In a forgettable night at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami FC suffered a crushing 4-0 defeat at the hands of Birmingham Legion.

The match was a completely different proposition to the 2-1 victory over Atlanta at the weekend. Legion are top of Group G and the 4th best team in the combined Eastern Conference standings. In the first ten minutes of the game you could see they were a well-prepared side who like to play the ball.

Nevertheless Miami looked comfortable after absorbing a little early pressure. They grew into the game up to the hydration break and it looked like a fascinating hour of soccer was in front of us. It was, but for all the wrong reasons.

FC shipped three goals in ten minutes before half time. If you conceded one of these goals in a game you wouldn’t be happy. All were preventable and highlight the current weaknesses in Miami FC’s game. The fourth goal after half time was comical, but if you play soccer long enough your team will concede a goal like that. The damage had already been done and it’s pointless to bring up individual errors. A 4-0 loss equals Miami FC’s worst ever performance on the pitch. The previous four goal hammering had been at the hands of the Cosmos in the 2016 NASL fall season. This is a performance that the squad have to accept responsibility for as a whole. A point made by Paul Dalglish himself in his post game interview.

The statistics paint a grim picture. Miami FC controlled 69% of possession, completed 374 of 441 attempted passes to the opponents 151 from 194 but managed just two shots on target compared to Legion’s seven. There is much work to do to fix Miami’s tepid attack and calamitous defense. But these stats prove there is at least the bedrock of technique to build upon. It is worth noting that the players had clearly been asked to deliver a response in the half time team talk and they did do that. The second half performance showed much more commitment than the first.

Five games remain for Miami FC in 2020. With this mauling behind them all anyone can ask for is for the team to pick themselves up, compete in every minute of the upcoming encounters and try to sign off a difficult 2020 with a few good performances and hopefully a win or two. It will be a long winter but 2020 has been a valuable lesson. It can only be hoped it has been learned when 2021 comes around.

Miami FC will travel to Charleston Battery next. Kick off 6pm, Sunday 20th live on ESPN+.

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On a perfect evening for soccer at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami FC shared a point with the visiting Charleston Battery.

After two losses on the road the Orange and Blue were probably relieved to get back to familiar surroundings. There was some unfamiliarity on the team sheet though. A welcome return for livewire Sebastian Velasquez to the lineup, Lloyd Sam suiting up for the injured Othello Bah and a first start for defender Jalen Markey. Hassan Ndam anchored the defense with Marco Franco and Markey playing in a three man back line, wing backs Sam and Janos Löbe given the freedom to push forward.

FC had the ball in the net early on. Romario Williams finishing off a low cross by Löbe, but Löbe was narrowly offside when released by Vincent Bezecourt. Miami’s football looked confident and was flowing freely meaning Charleston spent the first 45 pinned back in their own half. Velasquez was outstanding, taking on players all over the field. Miami might have felt they should have made their dominance count. It was however a huge positive that a defense that has had a nasty habit of conceding weak early goals this season for once looked rock solid.

It was all the more galling when Battery took the lead just after the half. Stavros Zarokostas crashing a perfect drive home from well outside the area. Pais had no chance.

Charleston battened down the hatches, Miami poured forward. Velasquez had a shot turned onto the post, Williams put the rebound against the bar and at the third time of asking Bezecourt blazed over with an open goal at his mercy. It felt like Miami just weren’t going to score. They had a let off too when AJ Paterson powered a header onto the crossbar not long after.

We are only 6 games in to our journey together and we are always impatient for success but there is no shortcut to being able to play this type of football. It takes time but when it comes together it is beautiful to watch. We took a massive step forward as a club last night. pic.twitter.com/CPyelqbfz2

— Paul Dalglish (@DalglishPaul) September 6, 2020

With five minutes remaining Miami were level. Miguel Gonzalez’s name will go on the scoresheet but credit for the goal lies with Mo Thiaw and Tomi Granitto. Thiaw took possession calmly in the area and fed it back to Granitto. The El Salvadorean unleashed a trademark piledriver which ricocheted off Gonzalez into the back of the net.

An ill-tempered finish to the game marred an otherwise splendid night of entertainment. A draw was probably fair on both sides. Miami might have hoped for more but the creditable overall performance will give the players, staff and fans a little spring in their step over the remainder of the long weekend. Especially as it came against a very good Battery side.

FC travel to ATLUTD2 on Saturday 12th September. Kick off 7:30pm ET on ESPN+.