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Orange Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Esteban Lord kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Esteban Lord in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Monty Pepper saved INTER MIAMI from getting behind. In the 3rd match minute, INTER MIAMI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Casey Beard to maneuver through the defense. When Esteban Lord came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Mechanical Orange FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Esteban Lord couldn't finish the play. 7 minutes into the match, Esteban Lord had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Monty Pepper. INTER MIAMI's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Esteban Lord was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Esteban Lord might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Monty Pepper. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Esteban Lord ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, INTER MIAMI's Monty Pepper got control of the ball when Esteban Lord tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roland Fair in the 12th minute of play forced Mechanical Orange FC's goalkeeper Jacob Oliver to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute, Esteban Lord reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Monty Pepper. The goal made the score 2-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Dieguinho do Vale managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mechanical Orange FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Dieguinho do Vale was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Monty Pepper breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Monty Pepper took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteban Lord, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esteban Lord scored 3-0 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Monty Pepper, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, INTER MIAMI's Monty Pepper got control of the ball when Esteban Lord tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Jess Francis fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mechanical Orange FC's protests and gave Jess Francis a yellow card for diving instead. Jess Francis kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Jacob Oliver showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roland Fair in the 35th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Esteban Lord managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mechanical Orange FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Esteban Lord was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Monty Pepper breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 40th minute, Esteban Lord got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Casey Beard kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Roland Fair stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jacob Oliver made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ronny Cummins in the 51st minute. In the 53rd minute, Esteban Lord got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Monty Pepper didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Esteban Lord went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. 63 minutes into the game, Esteban Lord cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Monty Pepper was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Monty Pepper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteban Lord in the 69th minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Esteban Lord had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Monty Pepper. INTER MIAMI's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Esteban Lord was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Monty Pepper stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Esteban Lord's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. 89 minutes into the game, Esteban Lord cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Monty Pepper was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Mechanical Orange FC fully deserved thier win.