MLS

FT Saturday, April 4, 2026
Austin FC DWLLD 2
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Inter Miami CF WDDDW 2
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ATX112
MIA112
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Match Report

Inter Miami draws with Austin top open new stadium

Lionel Messi scored on the long-awaited opening night in his new home stadium. And Luis Suárez found a way to tie things up late in the second half.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
7
6
Saves
1
34.4
Possession
65.6
9
SHOTS
28
3
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
254
Accurate Passes
523
317
Passes
595
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
11
4
Crosses
22
0.8
Cross %
0.5
55
Long Balls
31
23
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
6
5
Effective Tackles
13
9
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
13
Interceptions
6
26
Effective Clearances
13
26
Clearances
13

Highlights

01:12 Inter Miami CF vs. Austin FC - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:51 Guilherme Biro gets on the scoresheet for Austin FC Watch on ESPN 01:02 Lionel Messi's powerful header brings Inter Miami level Watch on ESPN 01:00 Jayden Nelson scores goal for Austin FC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATX leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

MIA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 97Dayne St. ClairG
  2. 16MicaelCD-L
  3. 37Maximiliano FalcónCD-R
  4. 32Noah AllenLB
  5. 17Ian FrayRB
  6. 10Lionel MessiAM
  7. 22David AyalaLM
  8. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  9. 24Mateo SilvettiF
  10. 8Telasco SegoviaAM-L
  11. 21Tadeo AllendeAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 76Cesar Abadia-RedaSUB
  2. 42Yannick BrightSUB
  3. 2Gonzalo LujánSUB
  4. 9Luis SuárezSUB
  5. 19Germán BerterameSUB
  6. 20Santiago MoralesSUB
  7. 34Rocco Ríos NovoSUB
  8. 41David RuizSUB
  9. 56Dániel PintérSUB

ATX · 4-4-2

  1. 1Brad StuverG
  2. 4Brendan Hines-IkeCD-L
  3. 5Oleksandr SvatokCD-R
  4. 29Guilherme BiroLB
  5. 17Jon GallagherRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM-L
  7. 20Nicolás DubersarskyCM-R
  8. 30Joseph RosalesLM
  9. 11Facundo TorresRM
  10. 10Myrto UzuniCF-L
  11. 21Christian RamírezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Damian LasSUB
  2. 23Zan KolmanicSUB
  3. 7Jayden NelsonSUB
  4. 19CJ FodreySUB
  5. 15Jon BellSUB
  6. 14Besard SabovicSUB
  7. 16Robert TaylorSUB
  8. 3Mikkel DeslerSUB
  9. 35Mateja DjordjevicSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Inter Miami CF 0, Austin FC 1. Guilherme Biro (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Facundo Torres with a cross following a corner.
  2. 10' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Austin FC 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  3. 43' Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Austin FC. Jayden Nelson replaces Facundo Torres.
  5. 45' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Gonzalo Luján replaces Ian Fray.
  6. 53' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Austin FC 2. Jayden Nelson (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  7. 58' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Yannick Bright replaces David Ayala.
  8. 58' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Germán Berterame replaces Noah Allen.
  9. 60' Yannick Bright (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 68' Substitution, Austin FC. Besard Sabovic replaces Ilie Sánchez.
  11. 68' Substitution, Austin FC. Jon Bell replaces Guilherme Biro.
  12. 73' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Luis Suárez replaces Telasco Segovia.
  13. 76' Substitution, Austin FC. CJ Fodrey replaces Christian Ramirez.
  14. 80' Substitution, Austin FC. Zan Kolmanic replaces Joseph Rosales.
  15. 81' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Austin FC 2. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Germán Berterame following a corner.
  16. 87' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Dániel Pintér replaces Mateo Silvetti.

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