League

Roman Coliseum
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Esteban Lord took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes Mechanical Orange FC got a freekick which was hit by Von Laird. 5 minutes into the game, Esteban Lord cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Monty Pepper was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vernon Jarrell kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. James Jennings was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 11th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Esteban Lord had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in INTER MIAMI's zone, Esteban Lord stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Monty Pepper came out of the goal and Esteban Lord tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Esteban Lord sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Esteban Lord took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Monty Pepper. Monty Pepper dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Mechanical Orange FC made a substitution. Fance Salisbury replaced James Jennings. In the 33rd minute, Esteban Lord made a precise shot to the right of Monty Pepper. INTER MIAMI's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind INTER MIAMI's goalkeeper Monty Pepper, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mechanical Orange FC were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after INTER MIAMI's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dieguinho do Vale took the corner. The corner led Mechanical Orange FC's Dieguinho do Vale to fire away a dangerous shot which Monty Pepper despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 40 minutes of play, Mechanical Orange FC's Esteban Lord made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Monty Pepper was left in no man's land by his defense there! Monty Pepper came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Mechanical Orange FC's Esteban Lord. But to his dismay, Esteban Lord quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. Disappointed in the 0-6 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Roland Fair stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Monty Pepper came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Mechanical Orange FC's Esteban Lord. But to his dismay, Esteban Lord quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. The crowd rose to their feet as Esteban Lord kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Monty Pepper. That made the score 0-8 in the 58 minute of play. After 61 played minutes INTER MIAMI got a freekick which was hit by Jackson Huntley. Von Laird kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in INTER MIAMI's zone, Esteban Lord stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Monty Pepper came out of the goal and Esteban Lord tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Mechanical Orange FC's Esteban Lord got a free kick in the 67th minute. Jacob Oliver took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roland Fair, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the match, INTER MIAMI's goal looked a bit too open when Esteban Lord came free, but Monty Pepper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 73 played minutes INTER MIAMI got a freekick which was hit by Jackson Huntley. Monty Pepper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Von Laird, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 81st match minute, Mechanical Orange FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Von Laird to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute, Mechanical Orange FC's Cliff Reaves dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-9. Monty Pepper didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 85th minute, which inside left pole to 0-10. After 88 played minutes Mechanical Orange FC got a freekick which was hit by Josiah Casey. Monty Pepper made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cliff Reaves in the 94th minute. Mechanical Orange FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.