MLS

FT Saturday, October 21, 2023
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Charlotte FC LLWWD 1
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Bank of America Stadium · 66,101 att.

Match Report

Charlotte beats Miami to land first playoff spot

Kerwin Vargas scored his second goal in as many matches and Charlotte FC clinched their first-ever trip to the MLS Cup Playoffs by holding on to a 1-0 victory over Lionel Messi and visiting Inter Miami on Saturday.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
7
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
3
61
Possession
39
10
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
492
Accurate Passes
285
603
Passes
382
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
2
6
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.2
60
Long Balls
62
19
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
6
11
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
13
Interceptions
20
10
Effective Clearances
8
10
Clearances
8

Highlights

00:54 Kerwin Vargas puts Charlotte FC in front vs. Inter Miami Watch on ESPN 00:25 Kristijan Kahlina denies Inter Miami with unbelievable save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

CLT · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kristijan KahlinaG
  2. 34Andrew PrivettCD-L
  3. 29Adilson MalandaCD-R
  4. 3Jere UronenLB
  5. 14Nathan ByrneRB
  6. 8Ashley WestwoodCM
  7. 13Brandt BronicoLM
  8. 11Karol SwiderskiRM
  9. 9Enzo CopettiF
  10. 18Kerwin VargasLF
  11. 7Kamil JozwiakRF

MIA · 4-3-3

  1. 29CJ dos SantosG
  2. 31Kamal MillerCD-L
  3. 6Tomás AvilésCD-R
  4. 32Noah AllenLB
  5. 2DeAndre YedlinRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 30Benjamin CremaschiLM
  8. 26GregoreRM
  9. 9Leonardo CampanaF
  10. 8Diego GómezLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Timeline

  1. 4' Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 13' Goal! Charlotte FC 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kamil Józwiak.
  3. 18' Gregore (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 24' Adilson Malanda (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 61' Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  6. 67' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Justin Meram replaces Kerwin Vargas.
  7. 67' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Brecht Dejaegere replaces Kamil Józwiak.
  8. 67' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Jordi Alba replaces Noah Allen.
  9. 74' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Robbie Robinson replaces Benjamin Cremaschi.
  10. 75' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Dixon Arroyo replaces Gregore.
  11. 75' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Scott Arfield replaces Karol Swiderski because of an injury.
  12. 88' Justin Meram (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 89' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Derrick Jones replaces Enzo Copetti.
  14. 90'+3' Kamal Miller (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.

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