MLS

FT Saturday, August 16, 2025
LA Galaxy DWLWL 1
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Inter Miami CF DWWWL 3
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Match Report

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Messi golazo, stunning assist give Miami late win over Galaxy

Lionel Messi scored a brilliant individual strike and then provided a sensational assist for Luis Suárez to propel Inter Miami to a 3-1 win over LA Galaxy.

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Team Stats

3
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
13
5
Saves
2
54.1
Possession
45.9
5
SHOTS
29
3
ON GOAL
8
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
519
Accurate Passes
415
560
Passes
461
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
7
12
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.3
38
Long Balls
40
24
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
10
4
Effective Tackles
12
6
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
4
Interceptions
2
24
Effective Clearances
11
24
Clearances
11

Highlights

00:20 Luis Suárez hits the woodwork vs. LA Galaxy Watch on ESPN 00:53 Jordi Alba scores in the 43' Watch on ESPN 00:54 Joseph Paintsil gets on the scoresheet for LA Galaxy Watch on ESPN 00:54 Messi magic on display with this pretty go-ahead goal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LA leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

MIA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 19Oscar UstariG
  2. 37Maximiliano FalcónCD-L
  3. 2Gonzalo LujánCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 57Marcelo WeigandtRB
  6. 8Telasco SegoviaAM
  7. 5Sergio BusquetsLM
  8. 30Benjamin CremaschiRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 14Fafà PicaultAM-L
  11. 21Tadeo AllendeAM-R

LA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Novak MicovicG
  2. 6Edwin CerrilloCD-L
  3. 5Mathias JørgensenCD-R
  4. 14John NelsonLB
  5. 2Miki YamaneRB
  6. 18Marco ReusAM
  7. 22Elijah WynderLM
  8. 16Isaiah ParenteRM
  9. 28Joseph PaintsilF
  10. 7Diego FagundezAM-L
  11. 11Gabriel PecAM-R

Timeline

  1. 43' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, LA Galaxy 0. Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a through ball.
  2. 45' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Lionel Messi replaces Telasco Segovia.
  3. 45' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Rodrigo De Paul replaces Tadeo Allende.
  4. 45' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Matheus Nascimento replaces Elijah Wynder.
  5. 59' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, LA Galaxy 1. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isaiah Parente.
  6. 77' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Yannick Bright replaces Benjamín Cremaschi.
  7. 77' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Baltasar Rodríguez replaces Fafà Picault.
  8. 79' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Mauricio Cuevas replaces Gabriel Pec.
  9. 79' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Lucas Sanabria replaces Diego Fagúndez.
  10. 79' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Julián Aude replaces Isaiah Parente.
  11. 84' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, LA Galaxy 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
  12. 88' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Christian Ramirez replaces Marco Reus.
  13. 89' Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, LA Galaxy 1. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
  14. 90'+4' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces Luis Suárez.

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