Match Report


Inter MiamiInter Miami     Orange County BluesOrange County Blues
John DiffeyJohn Diffey Dave Cee Dave Cee
Ricardo VargasR. Vargas76
G
captain1captain
G
78José TorricoJ. Torrico
Tristan NovielloT. Noviello79
D
2
D
77Randall MorrisR. Morris
Vasco EdmundoV. Edmundo83
D
3
D
76Benjamin EvansB. Evans
Alex CarrascoA. Carrasco78
D
4
D
75Clifford ChandlerC. Chandler
Manuel MolinaM. Molina79
M
5
D
79Leo RobertsL. Roberts
David PetroneD. Petrone80
M
6
M
78Alexis DuarteA. Duarte
Diego Luis ChávezD. Luis Chávez78
M
7
M
77Jamie MoralesJ. Morales
Sal BalboaS. Balboa78
M
8
M
78Nicolas ClarkN. Clark
Francisco RondónF. Rondón76
A
9
A
75Cameron DiazC. Diaz
Diego VeizagaD. Veizaga78
A
10
A
76Joel ChávezJ. Chávez
Benício GónzalezB. Gónzalez75
A
11
A
76Jordon RiveraJ. Rivera
 
Darrell PerkinsD. Perkins77
D
12
D
72Ernest GrossmanE. Grossman
Renato PeleR. Pele78
M
13
M
76Manny JacksonM. Jackson
Russell SippolaR. Sippola75
A
14
A
74Marvin PickensM. Pickens

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Inter Miami CF Stadium where Inter Miami play host to Orange County Blues. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Inter Miami are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Orange County Blues appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Milton Scott.


0.00
Orange County Blues kick off and get the first half underway!
6.14
Nicolas Clark flicks a high pass forward. Cameron Diaz collects the pass. Cameron Diaz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.50
Benjamin Evans hacks Francisco Rondón from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Francisco Rondón runs off the knock.
10.37
Randall Morris sees space and advances. Randall Morris passes the ball forward to Jordon Rivera. Jordon Rivera shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
14.40
Randall Morris advances with the ball. Randall Morris flicks a high ball forward to Cameron Diaz who takes it down. Cameron Diaz whips in a cross ball towards Jordon Rivera. Jordon Rivera is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Ricardo Vargas.
15.35
Corner kick to Orange County Blues. Nicolas Clark plays it to the near post. David Petrone reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
22.26
Inter Miami are playing very defensively.
24.55
Jamie Morales chips the ball to his team mate, Cameron Diaz. Cameron Diaz lofts in a cross ball towards Jordon Rivera. Jordon Rivera heads the ball goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
26.44
Alexis Duarte hits a low pass to Jordon Rivera. Jordon Rivera knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tristan Noviello.
34.39
Sal Balboa hits a low pass to Diego Veizaga. Diego Veizaga whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Rondón. Francisco Rondón jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Benjamin Evans steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
42.27
Benjamin Evans chips the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Clark. Nicolas Clark sees space and advances. Nicolas Clark controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
44.24
Alexis Duarte threads the ball through to Jordon Rivera. Jordon Rivera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Inter Miami have changed their lineup with Russell Sippola replacing Diego Veizaga. Orange County Blues appear unchanged since the first half. The Inter Miami players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Inter Miami kicking off!
47.36
Tristan Noviello knocks the ball forward to Sal Balboa. Sal Balboa makes a probing pass to Francisco Rondón. Francisco Rondón knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.37
Alex Carrasco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Diego Luis Chávez. Diego Luis Chávez makes a simple pass to Benício Gónzalez. Benício Gónzalez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.20
Alexis Duarte knocks the ball to his team mate, Joel Chávez. Joel Chávez lofts in a cross ball towards Jordon Rivera. Jordon Rivera rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's well over the bar!
54.28
Diego Luis Chávez hacks Jamie Morales from behind! Diego Luis Chávez is shown the yellow card! Jamie Morales stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.30
Jamie Morales makes a simple pass to Jordon Rivera. Jordon Rivera lofts in a cross ball towards Joel Chávez. Joel Chávez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
60.37
Inter Miami have made a substitution with Renato Pele replacing Diego Luis Chávez .
61.40
David Petrone passes the ball forward to Benício Gónzalez. Benício Gónzalez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Benjamin Evans.
63.47
Nicolas Clark knocks the ball forward to Cameron Diaz. Cameron Diaz shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
65.42
Alexis Duarte threads a neat ball through to Cameron Diaz. Cameron Diaz lofts in a cross ball towards Jordon Rivera. Jordon Rivera flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
69.38
Renato Pele flicks the ball to his team mate, Benício Gónzalez. Benício Gónzalez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Clifford Chandler.
77.20
Inter Miami have made a substitution with Darrell Perkins replacing Alex Carrasco .
83.45
Renato Pele passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Benício Gónzalez. Benício Gónzalez tries a spectacular long range effort but José Torrico is on top of it.
85.12
Darrell Perkins flicks a high pass forward to Renato Pele who brings the ball under control. Renato Pele flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Rondón. Francisco Rondón shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by José Torrico.
86.17
It's a corner kick. Renato Pele loops the ball in to towards the near post. Jordon Rivera reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
87.42
Alexis Duarte sees Cameron Diaz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cameron Diaz knocks in a cross ball towards Jordon Rivera. Jordon Rivera makes a convincing header. Jordon Rivera scores for Orange County Blues!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Inter Miami

Orange County Blues
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
0
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.2%
54.8%
Play Area
31.5%
43.8%
24.7%

Scorers
Jordon Rivera 65, 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jordon Rivera of Orange County Blues

Match Ratings
1.Ricardo Vargas (GK)
6
2.Tristan Noviello (DEF)
6
3.Vasco Edmundo (DEF)
6
4.Alex Carrasco (DEF)
6
5.Manuel Molina (MID)
6
6.David Petrone (MID)
6
7.Diego Luis Chávez (MID)yellow card
5
8.Sal Balboa (MID)
6
9.Francisco Rondón (ATT)
6
10.Diego Veizaga (ATT)
6
11.Benício Gónzalez (ATT)
6
 
12.Darrell Perkins (DEF)
6
13.Renato Pele (MID)
6
14.Russell Sippola (ATT)
6

1.José Torrico (GK)
6
2.Randall Morris (DEF)
7
3.Benjamin Evans (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Clifford Chandler (DEF)
7
5.Leo Roberts (DEF)
6
6.Alexis Duarte (MID)
7
7.Jamie Morales (MID)
6
8.Nicolas Clark (MID)
6
9.Cameron Diaz (ATT)
8
10.Joel Chávez (ATT)
6
11.Jordon Rivera (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Ernest Grossman (DEF)
0
13.Manny Jackson (MID)
0
14.Marvin Pickens (ATT)
0