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Match Report

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Messi's 6th brace in 7 games seals Miami's rout of Red Bulls

Lionel Messi had two goals and two assists to lead Inter Miami CF to a bounce-back 5-1 win over the host New York Red Bulls on Saturday night in Harrison, New Jersey.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
3
62.8
Possession
37.2
13
SHOTS
8
8
ON GOAL
2
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
565
Accurate Passes
299
641
Passes
372
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
2
10
Crosses
8
0.2
Cross %
0.3
65
Long Balls
41
44
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
1
7
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
17
13
Effective Clearances
19
13
Clearances
19

Highlights

01:13 Lionel Messi's big night leads Inter Miami past Red Bulls Watch on ESPN 01:07 Messi beats the keeper and increases Inter Miami's lead Watch on ESPN 01:03 Messi threads perfect pass for Jordi Alba's goal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 3-2

Lineups

RBNY · 3-4-1-2

  1. 31Carlos CoronelG
  2. 15Sean NealisCD
  3. 42Alexander HackCD-L
  4. 3Noah EileCD-R
  5. 75Daniel EdelmanCM-L
  6. 48Ronald DonkorCM-R
  7. 10Emil ForsbergAM
  8. 44Raheem EdwardsLM
  9. 37Mohammed SofoRM
  10. 16Julian HallCF-L
  11. 13Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Wiktor BogaczSUB
  2. 19Wikelman CarmonaSUB
  3. 26Tim ParkerSUB
  4. 5Omar ValenciaSUB
  5. 22Dennis GjengaarSUB
  6. 1Anthony MarcucciSUB
  7. 12Dylan NealisSUB
  8. 8Peter StroudSUB
  9. 6Kyle DuncanSUB

MIA · 4-4-2

  1. 34Rocco Ríos NovoG
  2. 37Maximiliano FalcónCD-L
  3. 2Gonzalo LujánCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 57Marcelo WeigandtRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM-L
  7. 55Federico RedondoCM-R
  8. 8Telasco SegoviaLM
  9. 21Tadeo AllendeRM
  10. 9Luis SuárezCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 25William YarbroughSUB
  2. 81Santiago MoralesSUB
  3. 15Ryan SailorSUB
  4. 42Yannick BrightSUB
  5. 41David RuizSUB
  6. 22Leo AfonsoSUB
  7. 30Benjamin CremaschiSUB
  8. 7Fafà PicaultSUB
  9. 6Tomás AvilésSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 14' Goal! New York Red Bulls 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Alexander Hack (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a cross following a corner.
  3. 24' Goal! New York Red Bulls 1, Inter Miami CF 1. Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
  4. 27' Goal! New York Red Bulls 1, Inter Miami CF 2. Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  5. 29' Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 34' Ronald Donkor (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45'+3' Goal! New York Red Bulls 1, Inter Miami CF 3. Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Redondo.
  8. 45'+6' Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 54' Raheem Edwards (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 56' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Dennis Gjengaar replaces Julian Hall.
  11. 56' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Wiki Carmona replaces Ronald Donkor.
  12. 60' Goal! New York Red Bulls 1, Inter Miami CF 4. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a through ball following a fast break.
  13. 65' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Benjamín Cremaschi replaces Tadeo Allende.
  14. 74' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Wiktor Bogacz replaces Mohammed Sofo.
  15. 74' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Peter Stroud replaces Daniel Edelman.
  16. 74' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Yannick Bright replaces Telasco Segovia.
  17. 74' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Tomás Avilés replaces Gonzalo Luján.
  18. 75' Goal! New York Red Bulls 1, Inter Miami CF 5. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez with a cross.
  19. 85' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Fafà Picault replaces Sergio Busquets.
  20. 85' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Santiago Morales replaces Jordi Alba because of an injury.
  21. 90'+2' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Dylan Nealis replaces Raheem Edwards.

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