Philadelphia Union vs Inter Miami CF, 2023 Leagues Cup, Semifinals
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Messi scores in 6th straight to put Inter Miami into Leagues Cup final
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Six games, nine goals, one finals appearance. Lionel Messi continued to amaze on Tuesday night in Inter Miami CF's 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Union in the semifinals of the Leagues Cup at Subaru Park.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Goal! Philadelphia Union 0, Inter Miami CF 1. Josef Martínez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergii Kryvtsov with a through ball.
- 8': Attempt saved. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a through ball.
- 8': Attempt missed. Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Bueno.
- 9': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 9': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 10': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
- 17': Sergii Kryvtsov (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union).
- 17': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 20': Goal! Philadelphia Union 0, Inter Miami CF 2. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from more than 35 yards to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
- 20': Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Delay in match because of an injury Josef Martínez (Inter Miami CF).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Harriel.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner.
- 25': Dixon Arroyo (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
- 25': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Foul by Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union).
- 27': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 31': Foul by Dixon Arroyo (Inter Miami CF).
- 31': Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Lionel Messi.
- 33': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.
- 33': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Drake Callender.
- 34': Attempt missed. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Sergii Kryvtsov (Inter Miami CF).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Benjamin Cremaschi.
- 40': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
- 40': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
- 41': Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union).
- 42': Sergii Kryvtsov (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Goal! Philadelphia Union 0, Inter Miami CF 3. Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Taylor with a through ball.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 0, Inter Miami CF 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 0, Inter Miami CF 3.
- 45': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn replaces Leon Flach.
- 45': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Mikael Uhre replaces Damion Lowe.
- 49': Attempt missed. José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
- 50': Foul by Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF).
- 50': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Kai Wagner tries a through ball, but Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt missed. Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kai Wagner.
- 57': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.
- 57': Hand ball by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 59': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 60': Attempt saved. Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
- 60': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan tries a through ball, but Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
- 60': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Diego Gómez replaces Robert Taylor.
- 61': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Leonardo Campana replaces Josef Martínez.
- 62': DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Foul by Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF).
- 63': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Delay in match (Inter Miami CF).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Attempt missed. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
- 67': Attempt missed. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Mikael Uhre.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Bueno.
- 68': Attempt missed. Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 69': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Diego Gómez tries a through ball, but Leonardo Campana is caught offside.
- 69': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Chris Donovan.
- 69': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Jesús Bueno.
- 72': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Diego Gómez.
- 73': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Inter Miami CF 3. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
- 74': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Benjamin Cremaschi.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Attempt missed. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mikael Uhre.
- 77': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan tries a through ball, but Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
- 79': Foul by Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF).
- 79': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Hand ball by Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
- 81': David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 82': David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 83': Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 84': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Inter Miami CF 4. David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin with a through ball.
- 87': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Christopher McVey replaces Dixon Arroyo.
- 87': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces Jordi Alba.
- 87': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Joaquín Torres replaces Dániel Gazdag.
- 90'+1': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Noah Allen.
- 90'+2': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+2': Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 1, Inter Miami CF 4.
- 0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 1, Inter Miami CF 4.
Statistics
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4 | Fouls | 15 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
3 | Saves | 0 |
53.2 | Possession | 46.8 |
5 | SHOTS | 16 |
4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.8 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
0 | Passes | 0 |
0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
0 | Crosses | 0 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
0 | Long Balls | 0 |
0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
0 | Tackles | 0 |
0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 19,778
Line-Ups
Philadelphia Union (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
18 | Andre Blake (GK) |
3 | Jack Elliott |
17 | Damion Lowe ![]() |
5 | Jakob Glesnes |
31 | Leon Flach |
8 | José Andrés Martínez |
27 | Kai Wagner |
26 | Nathan Harriel |
25 | Chris Donovan |
10 | Dániel Gazdag |
20 | Jesús Bueno ![]() |
Inter Miami CF (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
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1 | Drake Callender (GK) |
31 | Kamal Miller |
27 | Serhiy Kryvtsov |
18 | Jordi Alba |
2 | DeAndre Yedlin ![]() |
5 | Sergio Busquets |
30 | Benjamin Cremaschi |
3 | Dixon Arroyo |
17 | Josef Martínez |
16 | Robert Taylor |
10 | Lionel Messi |
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