Tailgate info at FIU Stadium and more for the Miami FC vs Montreal Impact game

Ladies and Gentlemen we are only a day away from the first match in FIU stadium taking place tomorrow April 24, 2008 at 8 pm between the Montreal Impact and our very own Miami FC.
Last week we saw a rowdy crowd at Lockhart Stadium see the "Blues" defeat the Cleveland City Stars by 3-1 thanks to a masterful display of skills from veteran forward Diego Serna who scored and provided two assist making him the USL player of the week!

Now it is time for Miami fans to show their support of the team, we need thousands of people to show up and make the Impact realize they are in our home turf!

The Miami Ultras are organizing a Tailgate party at FIU stadium starting at 6 pm by Gate 4, just look for the flags! BYOB and get ready to learn some new chants! Go to the Ultras site and read Brian Corey's blog called "Montreal is Going Down". Good stuff and incidentally the Impact are totally going down! Uncle Ed's prediction 2-0 (Goals by Serna and Marcina!)
If you don't have tickets yet hurry! FIU has announced a special ticket plan: Seats are available for $5 at the school's arena box office or by calling 305-FIU-GAME or go to your nearest Farm Store (La Vaquita!!!) and get tickets for only $5!!!
All pictures by Victor Palkanínec

Montreal Impact at Miami FC (FIU Stadium)
Friday April 24 2009-8:00 PM
Be there! Vamos Miami FC!

Blame Canada, Official Miami FC chant vs Montreal Impact (video)

Burrito want Miami Ultras and Southern Legion to learn and sing this song for the Miami FC vs Montreal Impact game this Friday!
Vamos Miami! Lets show them putos they come to Miami to lose!

Blame Canada, Blame Canada
It seems that everythings gone wrong
since Canada came along,
blame Canada, blame Canada
They're not even a real country anyway!

Attention Miami Soccer Fans:
FIU has announced a special ticket plan: Seats are available for $5 at the school's arena box office or by calling 305-FIU-GAME.
Montreal Impact at Miami FC (FIU Stadium)
Friday April 24 2009-8:00 PM
Be there! Vamos Miami FC!

Pictures: Miami FC vs Cleveland and a Great Blog by Reuters

As mentioned over on the Miami Ultras site, Simon Evans of Reuters wrote a great blog about his experience at Lockhart Stadium on Saturday. Simon refers to the ambiance at the game:

"It was noisy and fun. It was a proper football crowd and much as I enjoy the NFL and NBA experience I didn’t miss the loud musical interludes, the cheerleaders or the constant time-outs."

For more go to Reuters Soccer Blog
We hope to see Simon at the FIU game this Friday!

Our good friend Victor Palkanínec over at the Miami FC Blog took over 1800 pictures of the Miami FC vs Cleveland City Stars game! Here are a few:

All pictures by Victor Palkanínec

Attention Miami Soccer Fans:
FIU has announced a special ticket plan: Seats are available for $5 at the school's arena box office or by calling 305-FIU-GAME.
Montreal Impact at Miami FC (FIU Stadium)
Friday April 24 2009-8:00 PM
Be there! Vamos Miami FC!

Miami FC: The Southern Legion make their presence felt at Lockhart Stadium

The Southern Legion is Miami FC's new fan group!
Formed on the ashes of the failed MLS Miami Barcelona bid, this group of rag tag soccer fans want to make a difference!
On Friday April 24, at 8PM, when Miami FC plays versus the Montreal Impact, The Southern Legion (Legion del Sur) expect to be a force to be reckoned with.
I spoke to Sean Gibb and Luis Rodriguez, founders of the group who say "FIU is our turf, our back yard" and they expect to be out there in force!
Good job guys, we need to make FIU stadium a fort, our home is our battle ground and along with the Ultras we need to make the Impact or any team that visits us fear the very idea of stepping a foot in our home!
Vamos Miami!!! Lets go Blues!For more pictures of the Southern Legion (Legion del Sur) and if you want to join them go to: The Southern Legion Facebook page

The Burrito Report: Parte Uno Miami FC vs Cleveland City Stars

Hola Miami FC Fans!
(Click on highlighted words if you don't know the meaning of the word)
Some of you carnales might remember "The Burrito Report" back in the days of the Miami Fusion on Bigsoccer (Burrito has since been banned from Bigsoccer with a Red Cards... pinches putos!) and on the South Florida strikers forum (Now the Miami FC supporters forum). The Burrito Report is a weekly poop fest of nonsense abouts the games, the foods, the beers, the womens and everyting that happen in Miami FC games.
Todays Burrito want to makes fun of those chingados fallen "Stars" those guys from boring town no vato ever want to ever visit... Clevelands... ay Virgencita de Guadalupe! Que feo!
Now Burrito feel more sorrys for those putos cause Miami beat them so good 3-1! ...and for reals what does Cleveland really have there? Burrito never even hear of that city until some one say somethings about basketball! Burrito remember hearing Southern Legion guys yellings "Go back to Clevelands and stick with basketball! Without Lebron you guys ain't anything!" hahahaha... or for you Espanish speakers jajajaja (Just so you understands where Burrito coming from!)
Bueno, so basically except for goal from Haitian vato, los "Stars" really have nothing on fields, Miami FC beat those carajitos like Burritos mami used to beat him for stealing a quesadilla from neighbor back in Toluca, Mexico!Anyways, Burrito was proud to see all my carnales of the Ultras singings and telling Referee he is a Wanker! Cause he was!
Burritos only complaint is that there were no topless womens at game! Why? No cheerleaders eithers por el amor de Dios!
Pero Bueno, Burrito want to invite all my homeboys in Miami to not forget to go to the game this Friday vs those ugly peoples from Canada! You see how Canadians looks in South Park? They really do look like that! Chingada madre! No wonder we have war with them! Ok so Miami FC play the Impacts on Friday at 8pm at FIU stadium! Don't forgets! Tailgate party begin at 6pm in the parking lots! If you show up for tailgate look for Burrito and he give you a Quesadilla!
Vamos Miami FC! Dale por el chiquito!
For more on Burrito join him on myspace!

Miami FC : Mindless Thoughts podcast, Uncle Ed on the Sun Sentinel and more...

My voice is still recovering from all the yelling after Miami FC's victory over the Cleveland City Stars this past Saturday. I'm still excited that our players did such a good job. They really made us proud!

In our effort to keep people informed and updated on everything Miami FC, Pieter Brown president of the Miami Ultras, Miguel Mejia, Star Trek fan and master of all things football and yours truly (Uncle Ed) decided to continue Pieter's creation, a weekly podcast that we hope everyone will enjoy. Click here to listen: "Mindless Thoughts". We appreciate any feed back and constructive criticisms so that we can make it better. Be sure to check it out every week at the Miami Ultras site!

I was also quoted by Jeff Rusnack of the Sun Sentinel on Sunday:
"I used to drive up for the Fusion," said Ed Serrano, who drove from Kendall wearing a Fusion jersey and a Miami FC scarf. "I'll be at FIU for sure. I'll take more people to FIU. A lot didn't want to make the drive."
More here: Sun Sentinel

Attention Miami Soccer Fans:
FIU has announced a special ticket plan: Seats are available for $5 at the school's arena box office or by calling 305-FIU-GAME.
Montreal Impact at Miami FC (FIU Stadium)
Friday April 24 2009-8:00 PM
Be there! Vamos Miami FC!

Miami FC bring down the "Stars" in vibrant match at Lockhart Stadium.

What a great start to the USL season for Miami FC "Blues" as they defeated the Cleveland City Stars by 3-1

The Sun Sentinel's Jeff Rusnack wrote this quote from Ray Hudson:
"It's a wonderful night and a good atmosphere from the fans, especially with just two weeks' notice that they were playing here"
"Diego Serna, 35, made plays reminiscent of his Miami Fusion days in leading Miami FC to a season-opening victory."Miami Herald
"Miami FC opened its 2009 USL season with a 3-1 victory over the 2008 USL- 2 Champions, Cleveland City Stars." Miami FC site

The ambiance was electric, The Miami Ultras never ceased to yell and the Southern Legion also showed up to make their presence felt. Both fan groups competed in their chants; but remained firm in their resolve to Support their team till the end. Lockhart hadn't felt this alive since the Miami Fusion days and this marked the return of U.S. Professional Soccer in Broward County after years of absence.

The festivities never truly begin until the guest of honor has arrived, "the Goal". Alen Marcina scored the first off of a Diego Serna header to make it 1-0 but Cleveland leveled it as Haitian international Ricardo Pierre-Louis made it 1-1. The Stars couldn't enjoy it for long as Diego Serna scored on a break away to make it 2-1 Blues and finally Brazilian Leo Inacio Nunes made it 3-1 Miami FC off of another Serna pass.
It was Serna who put this team on his shoulders with a goal and two assist making him easily the man of the match. Notable mentions go out to Zach Kirby who was solid in the back and Walter Ramirez on the flank.

In the end the chants of "Diego, Diego, Diego" filled the stadium and the Miami FC players left with their heads up high. Next up the Montreal Impact at FIU stadium on Friday April 24 at 8pm!

Miami FC starting Lineup - GK Pat Hannigan, D Zach Kirby, D Cristiano Dias, D Chris Williams, D Walter Ramirez, M Edwin Miranda, M Richard Perdomo, M John Pulido, M Leo Ignacio Nunes, F Alen Marcina, F Diego Serna.
Cleveland City Stars- GK Christopher Seitz, D Anthony Stovall, D Troy Roberts, D Ibrahim Kante, D Godfrey Tenoff, M Warren Kanu, M Gordon Kljestan, M Ronald Aguilar, F Joshua Boateng, F Ryan Stewart, F Ricardo Pierre Louis

Cautions
CLE: Joshua Boateng 30, Gordan Kljestan 71
MIA: Chris Williams 35, Diego Serna 37
Ejections
CLE: Joshua Boateng 43
Info from USLsoccer.com

All pictures by Victor Palkaninec see them at http://www.miamifc2.com/