MLS

FT Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Real Salt Lake WLWLL 0
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Inter Miami CF LWLDW 2
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Chase Stadium · 21,137 att.

Match Report

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Messi steers Inter Miami past Salt Lake in MLS season opener

Lionel Messi helped set up both goals and Inter Miami survived extended second-half pressure from Real Salt Lake to earn a 2-0 victory in Major League Soccer's season opener on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
5
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
2
44.9
Possession
55.1
17
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
8
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
366
Accurate Passes
458
437
Passes
547
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
10
Crosses
6
0.4
Cross %
0.3
44
Long Balls
48
21
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
7
Blocked Shots
3
4
Effective Tackles
13
9
Tackles
20
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
17
14
Effective Clearances
17
14
Clearances
17

Highlights

00:51 Messi threads a pass to Robert Taylor for Inter Miami's opening goal Watch on ESPN 01:20 Messi, Inter Miami start season off with a victory Watch on ESPN 00:17 Messi's free kick cleared off the line Watch on ESPN 00:23 Messi takes on multiple defenders and almost scores a goal Watch on ESPN

Lineups

MIA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Drake CallenderG
  2. 27Serhiy KryvtsovCD-L
  3. 6Tomás AvilésCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 2DeAndre YedlinRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 20Diego GómezLM
  8. 24Julian GresselRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 16Robert TaylorLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Substitutes

  1. 8Leonardo CampanaSUB
  2. 43Lawson SunderlandSUB
  3. 41David RuizSUB
  4. 32Noah AllenSUB
  5. 7Jean MotaSUB
  6. 15Ryan SailorSUB
  7. 62Israel BoatwrightSUB
  8. 29CJ dos SantosSUB
  9. 49Shanyder BorgelinSUB

RSL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Zac MacMathG
  2. 4Brayan VeraCD-L
  3. 15Justen GladCD-R
  4. 2Andrew BrodyLB
  5. 14Emeka EneliRB
  6. 7Pablo RuizAM
  7. 13Nelson PalacioLM
  8. 6Braian OjedaRM
  9. 9Cristian ArangoF
  10. 8Diego LunaAM-L
  11. 11Andrés GómezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 35Gavin BeaversSUB
  2. 92Noel CaliskanSUB
  3. 30Marcelo SilvaSUB
  4. 19Bode HidalgoSUB
  5. 17Fidel BarajasSUB
  6. 16Maikel ChangSUB
  7. 29Anderson JulioSUB
  8. 3Bryan OviedoSUB
  9. 20Erik HoltSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 39' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Real Salt Lake 0. Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  3. 66' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Fidel Barajas replaces Nelson Palacio.
  4. 66' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio replaces Andrés Gómez.
  5. 68' Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 73' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Noel Caliskan replaces Diego Luna.
  7. 76' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Robert Taylor.
  8. 77' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces Tomás Avilés.
  9. 77' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Jean Mota replaces Julian Gressel.
  10. 83' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Real Salt Lake 0. Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez following a fast break.
  11. 84' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Lawson Sunderland replaces Sergio Busquets.
  12. 86' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bode Hidalgo replaces Cristian Arango.
  13. 90' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Leonardo Campana replaces Luis Suárez.

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