MLS

FT Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Orlando City SC LLWLL 1
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Inter Miami CF LWWWW 4
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ORL011
MIA224
Chase Stadium · 15,228 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Gonzalo Higuain nets two as Inter Miami seal playoff spot

Gonzalo Higuain continued his torrid play with two goals as Inter Miami clinched an MLS playoff spot with a stellar 4-1 victory over Orlando City.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
8
Corner Kicks
1
0
Saves
0
60.2
Possession
39.8
16
SHOTS
6
1
ON GOAL
4
0.1
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
435
Accurate Passes
280
488
Passes
335
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
11
Accurate Crosses
3
31
Crosses
5
0.4
Cross %
0.6
42
Long Balls
45
33
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.8
Long Balls %
0.4
8
Blocked Shots
0
14
Effective Tackles
10
18
Tackles
13
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
6
Interceptions
7
1
Effective Clearances
19
1
Clearances
19

Head to Head

ORL leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

MIA · 4-3-1-2

  1. 27Drake CallenderG
  2. 12Aimé MabikaCD-L
  3. 31Damion LoweCD-R
  4. 4Christopher McVeyLB
  5. 2DeAndre YedlinRB
  6. 10Gonzalo HiguaínM
  7. 7Jean MotaCM
  8. 22Bryce DukeAM
  9. 16Robert TaylorLM
  10. 17Indiana VassilevRM
  11. 9Leonardo CampanaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Joevin Jones
  2. 13Victor Ulloa
  3. 20Brek Shea
  4. 3Kieran Gibbs
  5. 45Ryan Sailor
  6. 11Ariel Lassiter
  7. 25Emerson Rodríguez
  8. 21Nick Marsman
  9. 18Harvey Neville

ORL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Pedro GalleseG
  2. 15Rodrigo SchlegelCD-L
  3. 25Antônio CarlosCD-R
  4. 4Joao MoutinhoLB
  5. 24Kyle SmithRB
  6. 11Júnior UrsoAM
  7. 5César AraujoLM
  8. 10Mauricio PereyraRM
  9. 13Tesho AkindeleF
  10. 19Benji MichelAM-L
  11. 17Facundo TorresAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 77Iván AnguloSUB
  2. 31Mason StajduharSUB
  3. 26Michael HallidaySUB
  4. 23Jake MulraneySUB
  5. 9Ercan KaraSUB
  6. 20Nicholas GioacchiniSUB
  7. 21Andrés PereaSUB
  8. 16Wilder CartagenaSUB
  9. 2RuanSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Orlando City SC 0. Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Taylor following a fast break.
  2. 33' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Ariel Lassiter replaces Leonardo Campana because of an injury.
  3. 38' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Orlando City SC 0. Gonzalo Higuaín (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ariel Lassiter with a cross following a fast break.
  4. 45' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Iván Angulo replaces Benji Michel.
  5. 45' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Ruan replaces Kyle Smith.
  6. 45' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Ercan Kara replaces Tesho Akindele.
  7. 52' Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Orlando City SC 0. Gonzalo Higuaín (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  8. 56' Goal! Inter Miami CF 4, Orlando City SC 0. Ariel Lassiter (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryce Duke following a fast break.
  9. 59' Antônio Carlos (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 60' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Victor Ulloa replaces Indiana Vassilev.
  11. 63' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Michael Halliday replaces João Moutinho.
  12. 63' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Wilder Cartagena replaces Mauricio Pereyra.
  13. 71' Goal! Inter Miami CF 4, Orlando City SC 1. Ercan Kara (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Facundo Torres.
  14. 77' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Brek Shea replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
  15. 77' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Emerson Rodríguez replaces Robert Taylor.
  16. 83' Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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