MLS

FT Saturday, April 13, 2024
Inter Miami CF DLDLW 3
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Sporting Kansas City WLWDL 2
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MIA123
SKC112
Arrowhead Stadium · 72,610 att.

Match Report

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Messi golazo helps Miami beat SKC in front of almost 73K at Arrowhead

A stunning long-range strike from Lionel Messi helped Inter Miami to a 3-2 win over Sporting Kansas City in front of a record crowd of 72,610 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
2
60
Possession
40
8
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
580
Accurate Passes
336
689
Passes
447
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
2
6
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.1
57
Long Balls
67
23
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
7
18
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
18
Interceptions
9
14
Effective Clearances
8
14
Clearances
8

Highlights

00:51 Lionel Messi dazzles with world-class assist for Inter Miami Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 1-0

Lineups

SKC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 3Andreu FontàsCD-L
  3. 5Dany RoseroCD-R
  4. 14Tim LeiboldLB
  5. 17Jacob DavisRB
  6. 9Alan PulidoAM
  7. 6Nemanja RadojaLM
  8. 54Rémi WalterRM
  9. 23William AgadaF
  10. 10Dániel SallóiAM-L
  11. 26Erik ThommyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Johnny RussellSUB
  2. 24Kayden PierreSUB
  3. 4Robert VoloderSUB
  4. 22Zorhan BassongSUB
  5. 19Robert CastellanosSUB
  6. 1John PulskampSUB
  7. 21Felipe HernàndezSUB
  8. 20Alenis VargasSUB
  9. 77Marinos TzionisSUB

MIA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Drake CallenderG
  2. 21Nicolás FreireCD-L
  3. 6Tomás AvilésCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 57Marcelo WeigandtRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 41David RuizLM
  8. 24Julian GresselRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 20Diego GómezLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Substitutes

  1. 30Benjamin CremaschiSUB
  2. 43Lawson SunderlandSUB
  3. 73Leo AfonsoSUB
  4. 13CJ dos SantosSUB
  5. 33Franco NegriSUB
  6. 32Noah AllenSUB
  7. 42Yannick BrightSUB
  8. 15Ryan SailorSUB
  9. 49Shanyder BorgelinSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tim Leibold.
  2. 15' Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 18' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Inter Miami CF 1. Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  4. 45'+1' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernández replaces Rémi Walter because of an injury.
  5. 51' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Inter Miami CF 2. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by David Ruíz.
  6. 56' Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 58' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Inter Miami CF 2. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  8. 67' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Benjamín Cremaschi replaces Julian Gressel.
  9. 71' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Inter Miami CF 3. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
  10. 78' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Franco Negri replaces Jordi Alba because of an injury.
  11. 79' Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 83' Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 84' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell replaces Erik Thommy because of an injury.
  14. 88' Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+3' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Yannick Bright replaces Diego Gómez.

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