MLS

FT Saturday, October 7, 2023
FC Cincinnati DDWWL 1
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Inter Miami CF WDLDL 0
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Chase Stadium · 20,344 att.

Match Report

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FC Cincinnati neutralize Messi, eliminate Inter Miami

Alvaro Barreal scored in the 78th minute for FC Cincinnati, and Lionel Messi's return was not enough to save Inter Miami's season as Cincinnati prevailed 1-0 on Saturday night in rainy Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
5
38.7
Possession
61.3
14
SHOTS
16
6
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
263
Accurate Passes
458
338
Passes
541
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
2
11
Crosses
15
0.5
Cross %
0.1
47
Long Balls
35
22
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
14
15
Tackles
26
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
11
17
Effective Clearances
9
17
Clearances
9

Highlights

00:26 Messi's Inter Miami playoff hopes ended by Cincinnati Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

MIA · 5-3-2

  1. 1Drake CallenderG
  2. 27Serhiy KryvtsovCD
  3. 31Kamal MillerCD-L
  4. 6Tomás AvilésCD-R
  5. 32Noah AllenLB
  6. 2DeAndre YedlinRB
  7. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  8. 30Benjamin CremaschiCM-L
  9. 41David RuizCM-R
  10. 17Josef MartínezCF-L
  11. 11Facundo FaríasCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Nicolás StefanelliSUB
  2. 15Ryan SailorSUB
  3. 13Victor UlloaSUB
  4. 10Lionel MessiSUB
  5. 16Robert TaylorSUB
  6. 3Dixon ArroyoSUB
  7. 7Jean MotaSUB
  8. 19Robbie RobinsonSUB
  9. 29CJ dos SantosSUB

CIN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 21Matt MiazgaCD
  3. 32Ian MurphyCD-L
  4. 4Nick HagglundCD-R
  5. 93Júnior MorenoCM-L
  6. 5Obinna NwobodoCM-R
  7. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  8. 31Álvaro BarrealLM
  9. 13Santiago AriasRM
  10. 17Sergio SantosCF-L
  11. 19Brandon VázquezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Aaron-Salem BoupendzaSUB
  2. 42Bret HalseySUB
  3. 15Yerson MosqueraSUB
  4. 1Alec KannSUB
  5. 14Dominique BadjiSUB
  6. 7Yuya KuboSUB
  7. 58Gerardo ValenzuelaSUB
  8. 26Malik PintoSUB
  9. 8Marco AnguloSUB

Timeline

  1. 27' Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Aaron Boupendza replaces Sergio Santos.
  3. 55' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Lionel Messi replaces Tomás Avilés.
  4. 56' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Jean Mota replaces David Ruíz.
  5. 64' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Junior Moreno.
  6. 75' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Nicolás Stefanelli replaces Josef Martínez.
  7. 76' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Robert Taylor replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
  8. 78' Goal! Inter Miami CF 0, FC Cincinnati 1. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  9. 81' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bret Halsey replaces Álvaro Barreal.
  10. 83' Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 88' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji replaces Brandon Vazquez.
  12. 88' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Luciano Acosta.

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