Miami, Fla. (August 14, 2024) — Memphis 901 FC grabbed a road victory with a 5-1 rout of Miami FC on Wednesday night at Pitbull Stadium, matching the club record for goals scored in a match for the second time this season.
The Beale Street Boys rallied to even the score with an early goal in the 15th minute and poured in four more goals in the final ten minutes of the match.
Dylan Borczak found the equalizer in the first half on a striding header inside the box. Panos Armenakas grabbed his first assist as a Beale Street Boy on a strong cross, picking out Borczak for his third goal of the year.
The score remained even until the 80th minute as Bruno Lapa put Noe Meza through with only the keeper to beat. Meza’s shot hit the crossbar and rebounded off a Miami defender into the next for an official own goal.
Meza returned five minutes later to put pressure on the Miami goalkeeper for an error that gave Nighte Pickering an open net and third goal of the season.
Samuel Careaga grabbed a goal in his second consecutive match during stoppage time before Alvaro Quezada found the back of the net for the first time this season thanks to a through pass from Lapa.
901 FC moved to 10-9-5 with the victory, sitting at No. 4 in the Western Conference with 10 matches to play in the regular season.
Memphis 901 FC returns to AutoZone Park on Saturday, August 17 to host FC Tulsa at 7:30 p.m. CT.
POSTGAME QUOTE SHEET
Memphis 901 FC vs. Miami FC | August 14, 2024 – Pitbull Stadium
HEAD COACH STEPHEN GLASS
On today’s performance:
“Firstly it’s a difficult place to come and play. It’s never easy to come down here especially with the rain delay. I think the fitness of the boy with the second game in the week on the road. The energy with the rain delay and the substitutes were fantastic as well. That was a huge plus for us with substitutes coming on and executing.”
On answering an early goal:
“Panos’s delivery was great and Dylan made a run inside. I think the boys have shown that spirit all year and even at Charleston we felt we were in control until the red card. For the boys to bounce back, we’re delighted with it.”
On the mindset of the team of the field:
“I think there’s a positivity in the team. I think there’s a sure positivity in the group and a belief that we’re going to go win. I think you can see they enjoyed it as well which is brilliant when you’ve got a group that’s been on the road for three or four days.”
On Saturday’s match at AutoZone Park:
“I think after a win the boys will be itching to play against a Tulsa team that was winning at halftime against New Mexico. We know it’s going to be difficult. They’ll come in on a high regardless of what happens late in that game. They‘ll believe that they can come in and win. We’re looking forward to the challenge and looking forward to playing at home again.”
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Joshua Clayton – Manager, Communications and Media Relations
