A Miami-Dade County soccer fan has filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Hard Rock Stadium and soccer playoff organizers after he and hundreds of other ticket holders were locked out of a playoff game after hundreds of fans stormed the stadium gates..

William Pou filed the lawsuit July 24 in the Southern District of Florida, alleging the damages that ticket holders sustained exceeded $5 million. The defendants in the complaint are the South American Football Federation in charge of Copa America (CONMEBOL), Concacaf (Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football), South Florida Stadium (Hard Rock Stadium operators) and Miami Dolphins LTD, the stadium’s primary tenant.

Media reports indicated large crowds had gathered around stadium entry gates on July 14 in anticipation of the playoff game between the Argentine and Colombian national soccer teams. A half-hour before the scheduled game time, Pou saw someone break through the security area near “SW Gate.” Some injuries were reported as fans overpowered the security zone.