New York City FC vs Inter Miami CF, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

New York City FC

FT
0 - 4

Inter Miami CF

43': Baltasar Rodríguez
74': Lionel Messi
83': Luis Suárez (P)
86': Lionel Messi

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New York City FC are hosting Inter Miami CF at Citi Field, New York, New York, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Mateo Silvetti (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luis Suárez with a cross.
4': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Tayvon Gray.
5': Attempt blocked. Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
5': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.
5': Attempt missed. Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maxi Moralez following a corner.
8': Foul by Mateo Silvetti (Inter Miami CF).
8': Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
10': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
11': Foul by Maxi Moralez (New York City FC).
11': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Fray.
12': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Justin Haak.
13': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
16': Foul by Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF).
16': Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Baltasar Rodríguez (Inter Miami CF).
17': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Mateo Silvetti (Inter Miami CF).
18': Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Mateo Silvetti (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
20': Foul by Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC).
20': Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
21': Attempt saved. Thiago Martins (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Óscar Ustari (Inter Miami CF). Assisted by Nicolás Fernández with a cross.
22': Attempt blocked. Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tayvon Gray.
24': Offside, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda is caught offside.
25': Handball by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
26': Foul by Andrés Perea (New York City FC).
26': Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
29': Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kevin O'Toole following a fast break.
30': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC).
30': Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Handball by Andrés Perea (New York City FC).
32': Andrés Perea (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
34': Baltasar Rodríguez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Andrés Perea (New York City FC).
34': Foul by Baltasar Rodríguez (Inter Miami CF).
34': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Thiago Martins (New York City FC).
35': Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Baltasar Rodríguez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC).
39': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matt Freese (New York City FC).
39': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Matt Freese.
41': Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
42': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
42': Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Goal! New York City FC 0, Inter Miami CF 1. Baltasar Rodríguez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
45': Foul by Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC).
45': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, New York City FC 0, Inter Miami CF 1.
45': Second Half begins New York City FC 0, Inter Miami CF 1.
48': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF).
48': Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48': Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF).
49': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Lionel Messi.
50': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
50': Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Maxi Moralez (New York City FC).
51': Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Maxi Moralez (New York City FC).
52': Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF).
57': Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Baltasar Rodríguez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC).
61': Foul by Maxi Moralez (New York City FC).
61': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, New York City FC. Alonso Martínez replaces Hannes Wolf.
61': Foul by Maxi Moralez (New York City FC).
61': Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC).
64': Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Maximiliano Falcón.
66': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Tadeo Allende replaces Mateo Silvetti.
66': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Yannick Bright replaces Baltasar Rodríguez.
67': Foul by Thiago Martins (New York City FC).
67': Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Handball by Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF).
71': Offside, New York City FC. Alonso Martínez is caught offside.
73': Substitution, New York City FC. Jonathan Shore replaces Thiago Martins.
73': Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Agustín Ojeda.
74': Goal! New York City FC 0, Inter Miami CF 2. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a through ball.
75': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Marcelo Weigandt replaces Ian Fray.
77': Attempt missed. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maxi Moralez with a cross.
80': Attempt saved. Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Óscar Ustari (Inter Miami CF).
82': Penalty Inter Miami CF. Rodrigo De Paul draws a foul in the penalty area.
82': Penalty conceded by Justin Haak (New York City FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
83': Justin Haak (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Goal! New York City FC 0, Inter Miami CF 3. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
85': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Tomás Avilés replaces Jordi Alba because of an injury.
85': Attempt missed. Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
86': Goal! New York City FC 0, Inter Miami CF 4. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcelo Weigandt.
90': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Marcelo Weigandt.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top left corner by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
90'+2': Foul by Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC).
90'+2': Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Julián Fernández (New York City FC).
90'+3': Yannick Bright (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández.
90'+7': Second Half ends, New York City FC 0, Inter Miami CF 4.
0': Match ends, New York City FC 0, Inter Miami CF 4.

Statistics

MIA		NYC
9	Fouls	22
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	4
51.6	Possession	48.4
12	SHOTS	9
8	ON GOAL	2
0.7	On Target %	0.2
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
429	Accurate Passes	393
495	Passes	457
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
10	Crosses	13
0.3	Cross %	0.3
47	Long Balls	36
28	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	2
14	Effective Tackles	5
17	Tackles	10
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
15	Interceptions	13
11	Effective Clearances	11
11	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Citi Field
Location: New York, New York, USA
Attendance: 40,485

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Nashville SC	1	+3	3
2	FC Cincinnati	1	+2	3
3	Red Bull New York	1	+1	3
4	D.C. United	1	+1	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
49	Matthew Freese (GK)
80	Justin Haak
13	Thiago Martins
22	Kevin O'Toole
24	Tayvon Gray
10	Maxi Morález
21	Aiden O'Neill
8	Andrés Perea
7	Nicolás Fernández
17	Hannes Wolf
26	Agustin Ojeda

New York City FC Substitutes:

Jonathan Shore, Seymour Reid, Julián Fernández, Tomas Romero, Maxi Carrizo, Raul Gustavo, Strahinja Tanasijevic, Mitja Ilenic, Alonso Martínez.

Inter Miami CF (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
19	Oscar Ustari (GK)
32	Noah Allen
37	Maximiliano Falcón
18	Jordi Alba
17	Ian Fray
5	Sergio Busquets
7	Rodrigo De Paul
11	Baltasar Rodríguez
24	Mateo Silvetti
9	Luis Suárez
10	Lionel Messi

Inter Miami CF Substitutes:

Tomás Avilés, Fafà Picault, Yannick Bright, Santiago Morales, Gonzalo Luján, Marcelo Weigandt, Ryan Sailor, Rocco Ríos Novo, Tadeo Allende.

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