Miami FC

Match report

Miami host Las Vegas Lights in the Group Stage of the USL Championship, and the visitors took all three points with a 0:1 win. The scoreline was decided by a single moment in the first half, but the match itself told a different story of control and frustration for the hosts.

M. Arteaga broke the deadlock in the 34th minute, and from that point Miami were chasing the game. The hosts worked a short corner in the 46th minute when M. Romero came on, but the substitution did little to shift the momentum. By then, the visitors had pinned them back with their organisation.

Las Vegas Lights kept their side in it with disciplined defending, and Miami paid for a sloppy opening. The hosts created one big chance but failed to convert, and Arteaga picked up a yellow card in the 61st minute for a challenge. G. Probo also went into the book for Miami in the 76th minute as the visitors looked to hold every card they had.

The statistics tell you where the game was lost. Miami had 47 percent possession and 34 attacks, but only six shots on target against five saves from the Lights goalkeeper. The visitors registered three shots on target and kept their clean-sheet run going. Shots accuracy of 38 percent for Miami meant chances went begging, and there is no value left at that number when you are chasing a game.

Miami sit ninth in the table with 23 points from 23 games, eight defeats among them. Las Vegas Lights sit one place above them on 29 points, and this result moves them closer to the play-off places. The hosts had won two of their last five but could not find the rhythm they needed today. The Lights, meanwhile, refused to go away and got over the line when it mattered.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 47 – 53

Shots on target 6 – 3

Shots off target 3 – 3

Big chances 1 – 1

⚽ 34' M. Arteaga — Goal ⇄ 46' M. Romero — Substitution ⇄ 55' K. Scott — Substitution ⇄ 57' M. Tunbridge — Substitution 🟨 61' M. Arteaga — Yellow card ⇄ 66' J. Rodriguez — Substitution ⇄ 71' J. Sonora — Substitution 🟨 76' G. Probo — Yellow card ⇄ 76' C. Pinzon — Substitution ⇄ 77' M. Arteaga — Substitution ⇄ 80' G. Diaz — Substitution 🟨 84' R. Tori — Yellow card 🟨 87' B. Pope — Yellow card

Match events

34' 0:1 Las Vegas Lights Goal M. Arteaga assist: C. Pinzon
46' 0:1 Miami FC Substitution M. Romero off: C. D. Milanes Navarro
55' 0:1 Las Vegas Lights Substitution K. Scott off: M. Ybarra
57' 0:1 Miami FC Substitution M. Tunbridge off: D. Mello
61' 0:1 Las Vegas Lights Yellow card M. Arteaga
66' 0:1 Las Vegas Lights Substitution J. Rodriguez off: O. Anderson
71' 0:1 Miami FC Substitution J. Sonora off: R. Da Costa
76' 0:1 Las Vegas Lights Yellow card G. Probo
76' 0:1 Las Vegas Lights Substitution C. Pinzon off: A. Okyere
77' 0:1 Las Vegas Lights Substitution M. Arteaga off: B. Pope
80' 0:1 Miami FC Substitution G. Diaz off: M. Mlekus
84' 0:1 Miami FC Yellow card R. Tori
87' 0:1 Las Vegas Lights Yellow card B. Pope

Statistics

47 Possession, % 53

6 Shots on target 3

3 Shots off target 3

1 Big chances 1

34 Attacks 60

5 Corners 2

17 Fouls 18

17 Free kicks 17

2 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

4 Goal kicks 4

16 Throw-ins 15

All statistics

6/1638% Aerial duels 10/1663%

51 Backward passes 78

7 Blocked shots 4

17 Clearances 28

5/1631% Crosses 3/1619%

8/1844% Dribbles 6/1250%

64 Failed passes 59

2 Goalkeeper saves 5

6 Interceptions 10

13 Key passes 8

25/4457% Long passes 39/6758%

62 Passes into the final third 104

196 Passes in the opposition half 299

224 Passes in own half 178

0.38 Shot accuracy 0.30

11 Shots inside the box 5

6/1443% Tackles 7/1354%

404 Total passes 461

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