Tampa Bay Rowdies dismantled Miami FC 4–1 on the road Friday night, with Matt Myers scoring twice and Louis Pérez and Max Schneider adding a goal apiece. Mason Tunbridge netted a late consolation for the hosts, but the result was long settled by then.

The Rowdies took control early. Pérez opened the scoring in the 12th minute, finishing from a Sebastian Cruz delivery to put Tampa Bay ahead. Miami struggled to respond and found themselves further behind before halftime when Myers converted in the 42nd minute off a Charlie Ostrem assist, making it 2–0 at the break.

Any hope of a Miami comeback evaporated just two minutes into the second half. Myers struck again in the 47th minute, this time set up by Dion Acoff, to