Fort Lauderdale Scores Late To Draw League Newcomers Miami FC

Photo credit: Jon Van Woerden

Dario Cvitanich scored the first goal in the history of Miami FC, a penalty kick only 12 minutes into the game, and it stood up until deep into second-half injury time before the Strikers’ Maicon Santos matched him from the penalty spot. Each team walked away with at Lockhart Stadium in a South Florida Derby game on Saturday night.

Cvitanich, a striker from Argentina, converted a penalty kick in the game’s 12th minute after Ariel Martínez was taken down in the penalty area. Miami (0W-1D-0L, 1 point) played the entire second half with 10 men after Jorge Luis Corrales drew a second yellow card late in the first half.

Miami seemed to be headed for a three-point debut before Fort Lauderdale’s (0-1-0, 1) Geison Moura was taken down as he dribbled across the top of the penalty area and Santos converted from the spot in the 93rd minute.

For more details from the 1-1 draw head over to strikers.com or miamifc.com.