MLS

FT Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Inter Miami CF WLLWW 4
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New York City FC WLWWW 0
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MIA134
NYC000
Citi Field · 40,485 att. · MLS Season Pass

Team Stats

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

Highlights

00:59 Messi scores brace for Inter Miami Watch on ESPN 01:29 Messi dominates in rout of NYCFC Watch on ESPN 01:05 Messi's assist sets up Baltasar Rodríguez for a goal Watch on ESPN 01:15 Messi notches a goal in the 74th minute vs. NYCFC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NYC leads series 1-0-4

Lineups

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 49Matt FreeseG
  2. 80Justin HaakCD-L
  3. 13Thiago MartinsCD-R
  4. 22Kevin O'TooleLB
  5. 24Tayvon GrayRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 21Aiden O'NeillLM
  8. 8Andrés PereaRM
  9. 7Nicolás FernándezF
  10. 17Hannes WolfAM-L
  11. 26Agustin OjedaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 32Jonathan ShoreSUB
  2. 99Seymour ReidSUB
  3. 11Julián FernándezSUB
  4. 30Tomas RomeroSUB
  5. 29Maxi CarrizoSUB
  6. 34Raul GustavoSUB
  7. 19Strahinja TanasijevicSUB
  8. 35Mitja IlenicSUB
  9. 16Alonso MartínezSUB

MIA · 4-4-1-1

  1. 19Oscar UstariG
  2. 32Noah AllenCD-L
  3. 37Maximiliano FalcónCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 17Ian FrayRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM-L
  7. 7Rodrigo De PaulCM-R
  8. 11Baltasar RodríguezLM
  9. 24Mateo SilvettiRM
  10. 9Luis SuárezF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRCF

Substitutes

  1. 6Tomás AvilésSUB
  2. 14Fafà PicaultSUB
  3. 42Yannick BrightSUB
  4. 81Santiago MoralesSUB
  5. 2Gonzalo LujánSUB
  6. 57Marcelo WeigandtSUB
  7. 15Ryan SailorSUB
  8. 34Rocco Ríos NovoSUB
  9. 21Tadeo AllendeSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Mateo Silvetti (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 32' Andrés Perea (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 41' Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 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.
  5. 61' Substitution, New York City FC. Alonso Martínez replaces Hannes Wolf.
  6. 66' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Tadeo Allende replaces Mateo Silvetti.
  7. 66' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Yannick Bright replaces Baltasar Rodríguez.
  8. 73' Substitution, New York City FC. Jonathan Shore replaces Thiago Martins.
  9. 73' Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Agustín Ojeda.
  10. 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.
  11. 75' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Marcelo Weigandt replaces Ian Fray.
  12. 83' Justin Haak (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 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.
  14. 85' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Tomás Avilés replaces Jordi Alba because of an injury.
  15. 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.

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