MLS

FT Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Toronto FC LLLWL 0
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Inter Miami CF WDWWL 4
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MIA134
Chase Stadium · 19,659 att.

Match Report

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Miami loses Messi, Alba, but rout Toronto with Taylor goals

Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba departed with apparent injuries during what might have been a costly 4-0 win for Inter Miami over visiting Toronto FC on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
17
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
2
39.5
Possession
60.5
8
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
391
Accurate Passes
623
446
Passes
683
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
4
6
Crosses
18
0.0
Cross %
0.2
35
Long Balls
39
23
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.7
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
17
17
Tackles
23
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
11
19
Effective Clearances
13
19
Clearances
13

Highlights

00:25 Robert Taylor's second goal of the match puts Miami up 4-0 Watch on ESPN 00:36 Messi nearly puts in the opener off the volley Watch on ESPN 01:10 Messi exits game with a slight limp in the first half Watch on ESPN 00:31 Robert Taylor doubles Inter Miami's lead with a stellar goal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 4-1

Lineups

MIA · 5-3-2

  1. 1Drake CallenderG
  2. 27Serhiy KryvtsovCD
  3. 31Kamal MillerCD-L
  4. 6Tomás AvilésCD-R
  5. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  6. 2DeAndre YedlinRB
  7. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  8. 11Facundo FaríasCM-L
  9. 41David RuizCM-R
  10. 17Josef MartínezCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 30Benjamin CremaschiSUB
  2. 29CJ dos SantosSUB
  3. 16Robert TaylorSUB
  4. 32Noah AllenSUB
  5. 19Robbie RobinsonSUB
  6. 22Nicolás StefanelliSUB
  7. 3Dixon ArroyoSUB
  8. 15Ryan SailorSUB
  9. 9Leonardo CampanaSUB

TOR · 4-3-3

  1. 30Tomas RomeroG
  2. 4Michael BradleyCD-L
  3. 17Sigurd RostedCD-R
  4. 28Raoul PetrettaLB
  5. 19Kobe FranklinRB
  6. 52Alonso CoelloCM
  7. 21Jonathan OsorioLM
  8. 8Víctor VázquezRM
  9. 29Deandre KerrF
  10. 24Lorenzo InsigneLF
  11. 10Federico BernardeschiRF

Substitutes

  1. 90Luka GavranSUB
  2. 5Franco IbarraSUB
  3. 11Latif BlessingSUB
  4. 81Themi AntonoglouSUB
  5. 27Shane O'NeillSUB
  6. 7Jahkeele Marshall-RuttySUB
  7. 9C.J. SapongSUB
  8. 6Aimé MabikaSUB
  9. 23Brandon ServaniaSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Substitution, Toronto FC. Brandon Servania replaces Víctor Vázquez because of an injury.
  2. 26' Substitution, Toronto FC. Franco Ibarra replaces Brandon Servania because of an injury.
  3. 34' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces Jordi Alba because of an injury.
  4. 37' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Robert Taylor replaces Lionel Messi because of an injury.
  5. 45'+3' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Toronto FC 0. Facundo Farías (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  6. 54' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Toronto FC 0. Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noah Allen.
  7. 65' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Leonardo Campana replaces Josef Martínez.
  8. 65' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Benjamin Cremaschi replaces David Ruíz.
  9. 65' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Dixon Arroyo replaces Tomás Avilés because of an injury.
  10. 69' Substitution, Toronto FC. Themi Antonoglou replaces Raoul Petretta.
  11. 69' Substitution, Toronto FC. C.J. Sapong replaces Deandre Kerr.
  12. 69' Substitution, Toronto FC. Latif Blessing replaces Alonso Coello.
  13. 73' Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Toronto FC 0. Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Taylor.
  14. 87' Goal! Inter Miami CF 4, Toronto FC 0. Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Facundo Farías with a through ball.

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