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FT Sunday, February 25, 2024
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Match Report

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Lionel Messi scores late goal to salvage Miami draw with LA Galaxy

The LA Galaxy pulled off a feat few teams in MLS have been able to Sunday night: They kept Lionel Messi largely quiet for most of the night in a 1-1 draw at Dignity Health Park.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
3
8
Saves
4
63.3
Possession
36.7
11
SHOTS
24
5
ON GOAL
9
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
496
Accurate Passes
267
566
Passes
319
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
7
15
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.4
37
Long Balls
37
23
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
6
9
Effective Tackles
6
13
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
11
17
Effective Clearances
28
17
Clearances
28

Highlights

00:52 Lionel Messi levels game for Inter Miami in 92nd minute Watch on ESPN 00:35 Dejan Joveljic scores in the 75' Watch on ESPN 00:20 Messi's shot blocked with ease Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LA leads series 1-0

Lineups

LA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 77John McCarthyG
  2. 22Martín CáceresCD-L
  3. 4Maya YoshidaCD-R
  4. 3Julián AudeLB
  5. 2Miki YamaneRB
  6. 10Ricard PuigAM
  7. 8Mark DelgadoLM
  8. 20Edwin CerrilloRM
  9. 9Dejan JoveljicF
  10. 7Diego FagundezAM-L
  11. 28Joseph PaintsilAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Miguel BerrySUB
  2. 11Gabriel PecSUB
  3. 19Mauricio CuevasSUB
  4. 35Novak MicovicSUB
  5. 37Daniel AguirreSUB
  6. 18Jonathan PérezSUB
  7. 15Eriq ZavaletaSUB
  8. 14John NelsonSUB
  9. 5Gastón BrugmanSUB

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. 21Nicolás FreireSUB
  2. 32Noah AllenSUB
  3. 8Leonardo CampanaSUB
  4. 49Shanyder BorgelinSUB
  5. 15Ryan SailorSUB
  6. 43Lawson SunderlandSUB
  7. 41David RuizSUB
  8. 29CJ dos SantosSUB
  9. 7Jean MotaSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Julian Gressel (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 13' Penalty saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  3. 21' Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 46' Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 51' Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 67' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Leonardo Campana replaces Luis Suárez.
  7. 67' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Robert Taylor.
  8. 70' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Gabriel Pec replaces Diego Fagúndez.
  9. 75' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mark Delgado following a fast break.
  10. 79' Substitution, LA Galaxy. John Nelson replaces Julián Aude because of an injury.
  11. 84' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Lawson Sunderland replaces Julian Gressel.
  12. 84' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Shanyder Borgelin replaces Diego Gómez because of an injury.
  13. 86' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Daniel Aguirre replaces Joseph Paintsil.
  14. 86' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Miguel Berry replaces Dejan Joveljic.
  15. 87' Second yellow card to Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+2' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Inter Miami CF 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.

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