MLS

FT Saturday, September 14, 2024
Philadelphia Union WLLLW 1
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Inter Miami CF LWLWW 3
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PHI101
MIA213
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Match Report

Lionel Messi scores 2 goals in return as Inter Miami top Union

Lionel Messi returned from his injury layoff to score his 13th and 14th MLS goals and contribute his 14th assist, and Inter Miami overcame an early deficit to earn a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
7
37
Possession
63
22
SHOTS
9
8
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
297
Accurate Passes
541
354
Passes
613
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.2
43
Long Balls
53
29
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
7
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
6
15
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
17
Interceptions
4
21
Effective Clearances
12
21
Clearances
12

Highlights

00:50 Messi scores in return from injury Watch on ESPN 00:47 Messi gives Inter Miami a 2-1 lead Watch on ESPN 00:50 Messi sets up Suárez for goal in stoppage time Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 3-2

Lineups

MIA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Drake CallenderG
  2. 14Héctor MartínezCD-L
  3. 6Tomás AvilésCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 57Marcelo WeigandtRB
  6. 10Lionel MessiAM
  7. 5Sergio BusquetsLM
  8. 55Federico RedondoRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 20Diego GómezAM-L
  11. 24Julian GresselAM-R

PHI · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 76Andrew RickG
  2. 3Jack ElliottCD-L
  3. 5Jakob GlesnesCD-R
  4. 31Leon FlachDM
  5. 27Kai WagnerLB
  6. 26Nathan HarrielRB
  7. 10Dániel GazdagAM
  8. 16Jack McGlynnLM
  9. 33Quinn SullivanRM
  10. 7Mikkel UhreCF-L
  11. 28Tai BariboCF-R

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Inter Miami CF 0, Philadelphia Union 1. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 15' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces David Martínez because of an injury.
  3. 26' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Philadelphia Union 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  4. 30' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Philadelphia Union 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  5. 32' Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 56' Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 63' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Jack McGlynn.
  8. 63' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Samuel Adeniran replaces Mikael Uhre.
  9. 72' Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 76' Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 80' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Yannick Bright replaces Julian Gressel.
  12. 80' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Benja Cremaschi replaces Diego Gómez because of an injury.
  13. 82' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Danley Jean Jacques replaces Leon Flach.
  14. 87' Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 88' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jeremy Rafanello replaces Quinn Sullivan.
  16. 88' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Olivier Mbaizo replaces Nathan Harriel.
  17. 90'+2' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Federico Redondo.
  18. 90'+2' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Ian Fray replaces Noah Allen because of an injury.
  19. 90'+5' Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90'+8' Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Philadelphia Union 1. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.

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