MLS

FT Saturday, August 26, 2023
Inter Miami CF WWWWW 2
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Red Bull New York WWWLW 0
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MIA112
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Sports Illustrated Stadium · 26,276 att.

Match Report

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Lionel Messi scores in MLS debut to secure Inter Miami win

Lionel Messi marked his long-awaited MLS debut with a late goal to put the seal on a 2-0 win for Inter Miami at the New York Red Bulls on Saturday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
1
49.7
Possession
50.3
6
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
363
Accurate Passes
373
447
Passes
443
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
10
Crosses
23
0.4
Cross %
0.1
61
Long Balls
46
31
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
9
26
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
13
Interceptions
8
20
Effective Clearances
11
20
Clearances
11

Highlights

00:37 Lionel Messi subs into MLS game for the first time Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RBNY leads series 4-1

Lineups

RBNY · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Carlos CoronelG
  2. 15Sean NealisCD-L
  3. 4Andrés ReyesCD-R
  4. 75Daniel EdelmanDM
  5. 47John TolkinLB
  6. 17Cameron HarperRB
  7. 8Frankie AmayaCM-L
  8. 16Dru YearwoodCM-R
  9. 82LuquinhasLM
  10. 21Omir FernándezRM
  11. 11Elias ManoelF

Substitutes

  1. 7Cory BurkeSUB
  2. 19Wikelman CarmonaSUB
  3. 74Tom BarlowSUB
  4. 18Ryan MearaSUB
  5. 5Peter StroudSUB
  6. 3Matthew NocitaSUB
  7. 9Jorge CabezasSUB
  8. 42Omar ValenciaSUB
  9. 98Hassan NdamSUB

MIA · 5-4-1

  1. 1Drake CallenderG
  2. 31Kamal MillerCD
  3. 32Noah AllenCD-L
  4. 6Tomás AvilésCD-R
  5. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  6. 16Robert TaylorRB
  7. 41David RuizCM-L
  8. 3Dixon ArroyoCM-R
  9. 11Facundo FaríasLM
  10. 8Diego GómezRM
  11. 9Leonardo CampanaF

Substitutes

  1. 2DeAndre YedlinSUB
  2. 30Benjamin CremaschiSUB
  3. 29CJ dos SantosSUB
  4. 5Sergio BusquetsSUB
  5. 10Lionel MessiSUB
  6. 15Ryan SailorSUB
  7. 17Josef MartínezSUB
  8. 19Robbie RobinsonSUB
  9. 22Nicolás StefanelliSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 20' Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 37' Goal! New York Red Bulls 0, Inter Miami CF 1. Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Noah Allen with a cross following a set piece situation.
  4. 45' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Tom Barlow replaces Elias Manoel.
  5. 45' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Peter Stroud replaces Dru Yearwood.
  6. 60' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Lionel Messi replaces Leonardo Campana.
  7. 60' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Robert Taylor.
  8. 60' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Sergio Busquets replaces David Ruíz.
  9. 66' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Cory Burke replaces Frankie Amaya.
  10. 72' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Benjamin Cremaschi replaces Facundo Farías.
  11. 76' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Jorge Cabezas replaces Omir Fernandez.
  12. 84' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Wikelman Carmona replaces Cameron Harper.
  13. 84' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Robbie Robinson replaces Diego Gómez.
  14. 87' Carlos Coronel (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 89' Goal! New York Red Bulls 0, Inter Miami CF 2. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Cremaschi.

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