Florida Beamers week 4

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Florida Beamers hosted both Atlanta sides this past weekend winning won game and losing the other at the Maq Stadium.

On Saturday we saw The Florida Beamers beat Atlanta Param Veers in a last ball thriller of a game with captain and MVP Zishawn Quereshi outstanding with both bat and ball. Atlanta ended their innings with  124 all out with Mark Parchment top scoring with 32 runs.

Beamers replied with runs form Quereshi 36 amd Asim Khurshid 29 not out to see his team home off the final ball of the innings.

In the game on sunday against Atlanta Fire, Beamers lost by 55 runs in a one sided game.

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Inter Miami win 4th straight game at home

Rodolfo Pizarro scored two goals, Leandro Gonzalez Pirez had two assists and Inter Miami beat Toronto FC 3-1 on Saturday night.

Miami (6-9-4) extended its record home winning streak to four, winning by more than one goal at home for the first time in the franchise’s two-year history.

Robbie Robinson also scored for Miami. Nick Marsman lost his shutout on an own goal, a poor header by Kieran Gibbs on a long free kick into the box in the 62nd minute.

When Pizarro scored after a deft touch with a low shot into the left corner in the 15th minute it marked the 17th straight game that Toronto allowed a goal, tying the team record for consecutive games without a clean sheet. Gonzalo Higuain got the assist after Gibbs made a sliding steal that put the ball on Higuain’s foot.

A steal and a long pass by Gonzalez Pirez found Robinson down the left side in the 35th minute. Robinson beat a defender just inside the box and in tight quarters slipped a left footer inside the post.

Gonzalez Pirez set up Pizarro’s second goal, his third of the season after he scored Miami’s winner Wednesday, early in the second half. Gonzalez Pirez sent a long ball about half the pitch and a streaking Pizarro chipped it over Quentin Westberg from about the top of the box.

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Concacaf and FIFA confirm schedule for region’s Final Round of World Cup Qualifying

 Opening matches of the “Octagonal” will be played on September 2, 2021

Miami, FL (Monday, August 9, 2021) – Concacaf and FIFA have confirmed the schedule for the September and October Final Round matches of the Concacaf Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Following the conclusion of the First Round of qualifying, where 30 Concacaf Member Associations competed in six groups of five teams, and the Second Round of qualifying which included the six First Round group winners facing off in three home and away matchups, Canada, El Salvador and Panama qualified to join Costa Rica, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico and USA (top five ranked nations) in the Final Round.

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For the Final Round (sometimes referred to as the "Octagonal”), the eight nations will play each other home and away during the FIFA Match Windows of September, October and November 2021, and January and March 2022, with each team playing 14 matches.

At the end of the Final Round, the top three finishing teams will qualify directly to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The fourth-placed team will advance to a FIFA Intercontinental Playoff, scheduled to be played in June 2022

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Inter Miami CF win in injury time

 

Rodolfo Pizarro scored the winning goal in the third minute of second-half stoppage time to give Inter Miami CF a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Chicago Fire on Wednesday night at Fort Lauderdale.

Indiana Vassilev and Robbie Robinson also scored goals for Inter Miami (5-9-4, 19 points). Gonzalo Higuain had two assists as Inter Miami improved to 3-1-2 over their last six matches.

Luka Stojanovic had one goal and one assist for Chicago, which remains winless (0-6-1) on the road this season.

Francisco Calvo also scored for the Fire, who have been outscored 17-5 on the road this season. Chicago had a four-game overall unbeaten stretch (2-0-2) halted.

 

Higuain was a key figure in Miami's winning goal as he found Victor Ulloa, who then fed Pizarro the ball. Pizzaro sent a hard right-foot shot to the left of Fire goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth into the right corner of the goal.

Miami had a 12-8 edge in shots and placed four on target to Chicago's three.

Shuttleworth and Miami counterpart Nick Marsman had each made one save.

Chicago took a 2-1 lead just three minutes into the second half. Stanislav Ivanov threaded a pass to a wide-open Stojanovic, who sent a straight-on right-footed shot into the upper left corner of the net.

 

Miami tied the game in the 62nd minute as Higuain delivered a crisp pass to Robinson. The No. 1 overall pick in 2020 then sent a right-footed shot into the top right corner of the net.

Higuain had a chance to put Miami ahead in the 87th minute but sent a right-footed blast over the net.

Miami struck first in the 34th minute as Robinson took a right-footed shot that was saved by Shuttleworth. But Vassilev was there for the rebound and booted a right-footer into the net.

The Fire tied the score six minutes later when Stojanovic took a corner kick and sent the ball into the box. Calvo sent a glancing header toward the net that caromed off the hands of Marsman and into the net.

Next game for Inter is on sat when they host Toronto.

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Inter Miami CF Supporter Groups

Inter Miami CF can boast arguably one of the best new franchise fanbases in the MLS with 3 well organized supporter groups that can always be found at the North end of the Drv Pnk Stadium during home games singing and cheering on their team for the full 90 minutes.

The groups are, " Vice City 1896, The Southern Legion, and finally The Siege. All these groups have a big following and also are very active within the local community.

The next time you are at the game, check them out before, during and after the game, you will definitely enjoy a great experience as they sing and create a fantastic atmosphere. 

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Inter Miami CF lose 2-0 against New York

Inter Miami's trip to NY ended in a defeat as they lost to a clinical NY side earlier this evening.

Miami nearly opened the scoring in the 12th minute, however Lewis Morgan's left-footed shot from outside the box was denied by Johnson.

NYCFC then scored after Moralez's left-footed cross found Castellanos, who provided the finish with a header that sailed inside the right post past a helpless Marsman.

NYCFC doubled the advantage just before halftime, with an unintentional assist coming after a hand ball in the penalty area from Inter Miami's Kelvin Leerdam. Castellanos made Miami pay for its miscue after chipping a right-footed shot past a diving Marsman.

Castellanos' bid for the hat trick was denied in the 74th minute, with Marsman making the save on his header from the center of the box.

Inter Miami's next game is this coming Wednesday as they face Chicago at home 7.30pm K.O.

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Miami Utd FC become South Florida State Champions

Miami Utd continued their impressive summer season with another Championship trophy for their cabinet after beating OFC Wolves 6-3 on aggregate to become the State Champions.

Having won the 1st leg in Orlando last week by 3 goals to 1, they went into the second leg quietly confident they would take care of business at home. 

After 10 minutes of play, Miami were awarded a penalty that Nico Micolli converted to put his side up and in a commanding position. He scored again shortly afterwards with a spectacular overhead kick to make it 2 - 0 on the night and send the home fans into ecstasy. 

A third goal early into the second half by Miami's impressive midfielder, Gabriel Ortiz, and 2 late goals by the Wolves saw the game end at 3-2 with Miami winning 6-3 on aggregate.

Miami Utd were crowned Champions of the State to go with their earlier NSL League and Champions trophies for a successful season.

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Indiana Vassilev's late goal wins it for Inter Miami

Indiana Vassilev scored in the fifth minute of second-half injury time as Inter Miami rallied for a stunning 2-1 victory over Nashville SC in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Sunday, ending the visitors' nine-game unbeaten streak.

Vassilev, signed on a loan from English Premier League club Aston Villa on July 7, was six yards out when he headed a cross from Federico Higuain for his first goal for Inter Miami, as the Herons set a club record by going four matches without a loss (2-0-2).

CJ Sapong gave Nashville the lead in the 48th minute but that lead was cancelled out after Gonzalo Higuain tied it 12 minutes later.

It was Miami's first win in five games vs. Nashville (1-2-2), including a 2020 playoff loss.

Miami next plays at New York City FC on Saturday while Nashville hosts D.C. United on Aug. 15.

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