Leagues Cup

FT Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Orlando City SC LWWWL 1
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Inter Miami CF DLWWW 3
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ORL101
MIA123
Chase Stadium · 20,181 att.

Match Report

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Lionel Messi nets two as Inter Miami beats Orlando City in Leagues Cup

Lionel Messi's incredible start for Inter Miami CF continued as he scored twice in a 3-1 Leagues Cup win over Orlando City SC to help his team advance to the round of 16 in the inaugural competition.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
13
5
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
2
36.2
Possession
63.8
11
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
286
Accurate Passes
566
342
Passes
635
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
1
22
Crosses
3
0.1
Cross %
0.3
37
Long Balls
36
21
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
9
10
Tackles
12
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
10
Interceptions
6
5
Effective Clearances
21
5
Clearances
21

Highlights

00:31 Messi magic strikes again in 7th minute vs. Orlando City Watch on ESPN 00:27 Messi receives yellow card for shove from behind Watch on ESPN 00:18 Messi comes within inches of second goal of the night Watch on ESPN 01:01 Messi scores again to make it 3-1 Inter Miami Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ORL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MIA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Drake CallenderG
  2. 31Kamal MillerCD-L
  3. 27Serhiy KryvtsovCD-R
  4. 32Noah AllenLB
  5. 2DeAndre YedlinRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 30Benjamin CremaschiLM
  8. 3Dixon ArroyoRM
  9. 17Josef MartínezF
  10. 16Robert TaylorLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

ORL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Pedro GalleseG
  2. 6Robin JanssonCD-L
  3. 25Antônio CarlosCD-R
  4. 3Rafael SantosLB
  5. 24Kyle SmithRB
  6. 10Mauricio PereyraAM
  7. 16Wilder CartagenaLM
  8. 5César AraujoRM
  9. 13Duncan McGuireF
  10. 77Iván AnguloAM-L
  11. 17Facundo TorresAM-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Orlando City SC 0. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Robert Taylor with a through ball.
  2. 17' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Orlando City SC 1. César Araújo (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  3. 21' Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+2' Kyle Smith (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 49' Antônio Carlos (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 49' Duncan McGuire (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 51' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Orlando City SC 1. Josef Martínez (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  8. 57' Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 60' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Ramiro Enrique replaces Duncan McGuire.
  10. 60' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Dagur Thórhallsson replaces Kyle Smith.
  11. 64' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Diego Gómez replaces Benjamin Cremaschi.
  12. 64' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Jordi Alba replaces Noah Allen.
  13. 65' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Martín Ojeda replaces Mauricio Pereyra.
  14. 66' Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 72' Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Orlando City SC 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
  16. 80' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Felipe Martins replaces Wilder Cartagena.
  17. 80' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Ercan Kara replaces Iván Angulo.
  18. 81' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Leonardo Campana replaces Josef Martínez.
  19. 82' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Dixon Arroyo because of an injury.
  20. 90' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Víctor Ulloa replaces Robert Taylor.
  21. 90'+11' Pedro Gallese (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card.

Leagues Cup News

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