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The Miami Sharks travel to the Queen City to face Anthem RC in an Eastern Conference clash in Round 3 of the 2025 MLR season. The Miami Sharks are fresh off their first win of the season over the NOLA Gold, despite another nervy finish, and Anthem RC are still looking for their first franchise victory after a disappointing 5-52 defeat to the formidable San Diego Legion.

These teams have met twice in the past, with the Miami Sharks holding a 2-0 series lead. Their last meeting came in Round 16 of 2024, when the Sharks recorded a 14-30 bonus point victory, also in Charlotte.

A truly back and forth game that saw both sides exchanging both tries and yellow cards throughout. Anthem saw themselves down to 13 men for almost 10 minutes to straddle the half, but defended admirably and led 31-22 at th 60 minute mark. The Sharks would hit back with a penalty from Martin Elias, followed by a 72nd minute try from Tomas Bekerman before Santiago Videla calmly slotted the conversion to give the visitors the narrowest of leads with 7 minutes to play. The final minutes saw plenty of changes in possession, but ultimately Anthem couldn’t crack the Sharks defence, and Miami deliver another thrilling finale to an exciting Friday night game to move to 2-1. Anthem are left imagining what could’ve been, as they secure both bonus points and come closer than ever to their first victory, but it was not to be.