Magic City Soccer: Matthew Bunch, Editor and Co-Founder

Matthew Bunch

Matthew Bunch has lived in Miami since 2005, covering a variety of collegiate and professional sports. As Editor in Chief of The Miami Hurricanes, the student newspaper of the University of Miami, Matthew and his staff won the paper's first ACP Pacemaker Award since 1992. With the return of professional soccer to Miami-Dade County in 2016, Matthew channeled his professional interest with his personal passion for the Beautiful Game. You can contact Matthew at bunch.mcs@gmail.com.

The Miami FC

Miami FC survive stiff challenge from South Florida Surf, advance in U.S. Open Cup

By Matthew Bunch on Wednesday, May 17, 2017

The Miami FC takes on South Florida Surf at the University of Miami's Cobb Stadium. Photo courtesy Silvestre Sarmiento.

In an unexpectedly tight matchup, The Miami FC of the North American Soccer League survived a serious challenge from South Florida Surf of the Premier Development League in order to advance to the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at Cobb Stadium on the campus of the University of Miami on Wednesday.

Red Force FC

South Florida Surf knocks Red Force FC out of U.S. Open Cup, advances to play The Miami FC

By Matthew Bunch on Wednesday, May 10, 2017

In a chippy matchup between two teams eager to advance in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open competition, South Florida Surf scored three second-half goals to put away Red Force FC, 4-2.