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Chattanooga FC converted two penalty kicks in the final 13 minutes of the match to complete a 2-1 comeback victory at Inter Miami CF II in Fort Lauderdale on Friday evening.
Tate Robertson and Farid Sar-Sar both scored their spot-kicks late in the game to seal the Boys in Blue's first away win of the 2026 MLS NEXT Pro season.
Idoh Zeltzer-Zubida scored the opening goal for the hosts in the 21st minute when he capitalized off a mishit clearance from Sar-Sar and finished with a powerful shot just inside the penalty area.
Ashton Gordon, making his first start in MLS NEXT Pro for Chattanooga FC, had the biggest chance of the first half. Gordon nearly found the equalizer before half-time when he created space for himself inside the penalty area and Daniel Mangarov found him with a perfectly-weighted cut-back pass, but Gordon's resulting shot was saved by Miami keeper Matias Marin.
The Boys in Blue continued creating chances and eventually found the breakthrough. Sar-Sar was brought down by Daniel Sumalla during a corner kick and referee Mario Maric pointed to the spot before Robertson equalized. Not satisfied with a draw, CFC kept putting attacking pressure on Miami and it was Sumalla once again who tripped Mangarov in the penalty area before Sar-Sar found the winner from the resulting spot-kick.
Chattanooga FC moves up to seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings.
CFC will remain on the road for another matchweek, traveling to FC Cincinnati 2 for the first time on May 17. The Boys in Blue will be back in action at Finley Stadium against Carolina Core on May 24 at 3:00 p.m. ET for the latest edition of the Independent Derby. Tickets are on sale now.
Box Score
Inter Miami CF II (0-6-3, 4 pts.) - Chattanooga FC (4-4-1, 13 pts.) -
Inter Miami CF Stadium | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Final score:
MIA: 1
CFC: 2
Scoring summary:
21': Idoh Zeltzer-Zubida - MIA
80': Tate Robertson (PK) - CFC
90'+4': Farid Sar-Sar (PK) - CFC
Stats (MIA / CFC):
Possession: 58% / 42%
Shots: 12 / 14
Shots on goal: 7 / 5
Blocked shots: 3 / 3
Total passes: 438 / 287
Passing accuracy percentage: 87.4 / 77.3
Corners: 4 / 8
Total crosses: 3 / 6
Offsides: 3 / 1
Goalkeeper saves: 3 / 6
Clearances: 3 / 4
Fouls: 18 / 9
Discipline:
31’ - CFC, Isaiah Jones (Caution)
51' - MIA, Cesar Abadia-Reda (Caution)
89' - MIA, Matias Marin (Caution)
Lineups:
Inter Miami CF II starters: Matias Marin, Cesar Abadia-Reda (Rondell White 71'), Nicholas Almeida, Daniel Sumalla, Theo Vorenkamp (Nash Dearmin 84'), Tyler Hall (Diego Rey 84'), Ian Urkidi, Joseph Convers, Santiago Morales (Samuel Basabe 90'+8'), Mateo Saja, Idoh Zeltzer-Zubida (Nessim Jena 71')
Substitutes not used: Lucas Barker, Lesther Garcia, Matthew Perez, Sloan Morrison
Head Coach: Rodrigo Vargas
Chattanooga FC starters: Eldin Jakupović, Tate Robertson (Nathan Koehler 82'), Mattias Hanchard (Yves Tcheuyap 62'), Farid Sar-Sar (C), Anton Sorenson (Anthony Garcia 83'), Luke Husakiwsky, Isaiah Jones, Damien Barker John, Daniel Mangarov, Ashton Gordon (Alexis Arrúa 62'), Alex Krehl (Yuval Cohen 62')
Substitutes not used: Griffin Huff, Francis Amoateng
Head Coach: Richard Dixon
