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Miami FC to play Haiti National Team with free admission this Saturday

07/31/08 - USL First Division (USLFD) Miami FC

Miami, July 31, 2008 - Miami FC announced today that this Saturday, August 2nd at 5 pm (ET) Miami FC will play an exhibition game against the Haitian National Football Team at the Little Haiti Soccer Complex in North Miami (260 NE 59 Terrace). Admission to the game will be free and it should be a competitive match between two teams looking to achieve great things in the upcoming weeks.

During the match, Miami FC will announce a promotion which is aimed at Haitians living in South Florida and support the Blues. Those who attend Miami's next home game on August 24th against the Charleston Battery will have an opportunity to win 2 round trip airline tickets to Haiti and two tickets to see Haiti play Costa Rica in a 2010 World Cup Qualifier in Port-au-Prince on September 10th at 5 pm (ET).

Miami FC is in a battle to make the playoffs and will use this game to prepare for their next match against the Atlanta Silverbacks on August 8th, in Georgia. In their previous encounter, Miami lost a very close game to the first place Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 at Tropical Park Stadium. Before that game however, the Blues thumped the Atlanta Silverbacks 3-0 to move into 6th place in the standings. Miami is led up front by forward Alex Afonso who currently leads the USL-1 in goals with 10.

Haiti is currently in the qualifying phases for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. They have an upcoming qualifying match on August 20th against Suriname and will use this game to get ready for their future fixtures. In 2007 Haiti was crowned Champion of the Caribbean Cup after beating Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 in the final. The Haitians are captained by former Miami FC goalkeeper Gabard Fénélon who currently plays for Racing Club Haitien. In 2008 Wagneau Eloi was given the head coaching job and will be steering Les Grenadiers toward South Africa.