Official Cup

Levenshulme Stadium
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tonico Tinoco kicked off to start the match. If Román Riquelme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Arlindo Trevisan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mayo's supporters rose to their feet, but Arlindo Trevisan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alex Burton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah having to interfere. Alexander Bird showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Román Riquelme in the 17th minute of the match. In the 19th minute of the match Inter Miami CF got a corner. Mayo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Justo Montrel ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Justo Montrel got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alexander Bird quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The supporters of Mayo booed when Inter Miami CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lars Ek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Inter Miami CF's Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Farmer in the 20th minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Mayo's goal looked a bit too open when Tonico Tinoco came free, but Alexander Bird reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alex Burton got free with Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alex Burton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah made a huge save. With a little luck, Inter Miami CF's Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah got control of the ball when Alex Burton tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Alfredo Miliano fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mayo's protests and gave Alfredo Miliano a yellow card for diving instead. Alfredo Miliano hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Mayo's Nathanial Pitts got a free kick in the 43rd minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alex Burton to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Burton in the 57th minute of play forced Inter Miami CF's goalkeeper Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Román Riquelme could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Alexander Bird made a huge save. In the 74th minute Tonico Tinoco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Bird saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Inter Miami CF were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after Mayo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Justo Montrel took the corner. After a rather tough play, Mayo's Alfredo Miliano got a free kick in the 83rd minute. A collision led to Inter Miami CF getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Lars Ek hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Inter Miami CF's Román Riquelme got a free kick in the 89th minute. Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Des Gill, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Burton, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. 92 minutes into the match, Inter Miami CF's goal looked a bit too open when Patrick Robins came free, but Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute, Alfredo Miliano 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. Mayo were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Inter Miami CF for a fine match.