U.S. Open Cup

FT Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Inter Miami CF WWWWW 3
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FC Cincinnati WWWLL 3
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CIN110143
Inter Miami CF advance 5-4 on penalties · TQL Stadium · 25,513 att.

Match Report

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Messi leads Miami to thrilling win to reach U.S. Open Cup final

Lionel Messi inspired a thrilling comeback to help Inter Miami overcome a 2-0 deficit and beat FC Cincinnati on penalties to reach the final of the U.S. Open Cup after a dramatic night in Ohio.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
22
4
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
3
58.1
Possession
41.9
11
SHOTS
22
6
ON GOAL
9
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
656
Accurate Passes
453
751
Passes
540
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
16
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.3
64
Long Balls
50
41
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
5
4
Effective Tackles
16
12
Tackles
23
0.3
Tackle %
0.7
18
Interceptions
22
11
Effective Clearances
27
11
Clearances
27

Highlights

00:31 Why players are disrespecting their fans by swapping shirts with Messi Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CIN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Alec KannG
  2. 21Matt MiazgaCD
  3. 32Ian MurphyCD-L
  4. 4Nick HagglundCD-R
  5. 5Obinna NwobodoCM-L
  6. 93Júnior MorenoCM-R
  7. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  8. 31Álvaro BarrealLM
  9. 13Santiago AriasRM
  10. 19Brandon VázquezCF-L
  11. 9Aaron-Salem BoupendzaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Raymon GaddisSUB
  2. 2Alvas PowellSUB
  3. 18Roman CelentanoSUB
  4. 42Bret HalseySUB
  5. 8Marco AnguloSUB
  6. 7Yuya KuboSUB
  7. 17Sergio SantosSUB

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. 7Jean MotaCM-L
  9. 8Diego GómezCM-R
  10. 9Leonardo CampanaCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Josef MartínezSUB
  2. 30Benjamin CremaschiSUB
  3. 32Noah AllenSUB
  4. 16Robert TaylorSUB
  5. 11Facundo FaríasSUB
  6. 29CJ dos SantosSUB
  7. 41David RuizSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron Boupendza with a headed pass.
  2. 24' Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 41' Jean Mota (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 53' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Inter Miami CF 0. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Arias following a fast break.
  6. 58' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Robert Taylor replaces Kamal Miller.
  7. 58' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Jean Mota.
  8. 58' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Facundo Farías replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
  9. 62' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Aaron Boupendza.
  10. 68' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Inter Miami CF 1. Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a set piece situation.
  11. 70' Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 78' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Brandon Vazquez.
  13. 78' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Josef Martínez replaces Diego Gómez.
  14. 78' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces Tomás Avilés.
  15. 80' Sergii Kryvtsov (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 85' Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 88' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Ian Murphy.
  18. 89' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Raymon Gaddis replaces Luciano Acosta.
  19. 89' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Marco Angulo replaces Junior Moreno.
  20. 90' Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 90'+7' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Inter Miami CF 2. Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  22. 90'
  23. 90' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Benjamin Cremaschi replaces Leonardo Campana.
  24. 93' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Inter Miami CF 3. Josef Martínez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Cremaschi.
  25. 105'+1'
  26. 105' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bret Halsey replaces Álvaro Barreal.
  27. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins FC Cincinnati 2, Inter Miami CF 3.
  28. 111' Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  29. 114' Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, Inter Miami CF 3. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  30. 117' Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  31. 120'+1'
  32. 120' Penalty Shootout begins FC Cincinnati 3, Inter Miami CF 3.
  33. 120' Penalty Shootout ends, FC Cincinnati 3(4), Inter Miami CF 3(5).

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