Official Cup

Milo Joyce Memorial
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) BUITRES II's Allen Salinas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Chase Palacios stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Román Riquelme's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute, Mór Cilia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 9 minutes of play, Inter Miami CF's Tonico Tinoco made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chase Palacios was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Eriberto Miranda in the 18th minute of play forced BUITRES II's goalkeeper Chase Palacios to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Román Riquelme came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Inter Miami CF 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 Román Riquelme couldn't finish the play. In the 25th minute, Tonico Tinoco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chase Palacios was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. After 28 minutes of play, Inter Miami CF's Tonico Tinoco made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chase Palacios was left in no man's land by his defense there! Román Riquelme took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Chase Palacios. Chase Palacios dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Chase Palacios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tonico Tinoco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. BUITRES II's Chase Palacios played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Román Riquelme in the 36th minute of play. After some careless play in the BUITRES II defense, Tonico Tinoco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chase Palacios. The BUITRES II fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chase Palacios should have stopped the shot. In the 41st minute, Tonico Tinoco made a precise shot to the right of Chase Palacios. BUITRES II's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. 47 minutes into the match, Inter Miami CF's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Pike came free, but Rigoberto Horado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-8 lead.

Inter Miami CF made a substitution. Javier Fridman replaced Eriberto Miranda. With a little luck, BUITRES II's Chase Palacios got control of the ball when Javier Fridman tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Inter Miami CF's Tonico Tinoco in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BUITRES II's goalie prevented a goal. 56 minutes into the match, BUITRES II's goal looked a bit too open when Guaberto Paio came free, but Chase Palacios reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute, Tonico Tinoco reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Chase Palacios. The goal made the score 0-9. Inter Miami CF made a substitution. Erasmo Lekubegi replaced Placido Mergildo. BUITRES II's Chase Palacios played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tonico Tinoco in the 66th minute of play. Chase Palacios showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tonico Tinoco in the 67th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Javier Fridman notched a goal, 0-11, to the right of BUITRES II's Chase Palacios. Chase Palacios was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Román Riquelme recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 74th minute, Dwight Kaplan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. BUITRES II's Chase Palacios played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joe Pancken in the 76th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Javier Fridman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Inter Miami CF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-12. After a defensive mix-up in BUITRES II's zone, Tonico Tinoco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chase Palacios came out of the goal and Tonico Tinoco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eli Nutil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the BUITRES II defense, Javier Fridman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chase Palacios. The BUITRES II fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chase Palacios should have stopped the shot. Chase Palacios made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Javier Fridman sent off a good shot on target. Chase Palacios made an important save on a dangerous shot by Javier Fridman in the 95th minute.