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FT Wednesday, August 19, 2026
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Match Report

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Messi scores for Miami in testy draw with Philadelphia Union

Lionel Messi had a goal and assist as Inter Miami and the Philadelphia Union played to a 2-2 draw on Wednesday night in an intense match that ended with two players being sent off.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
18
2
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
1
57.1
Possession
42.9
5
SHOTS
17
3
ON GOAL
6
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
365
Accurate Passes
261
457
Passes
330
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
6
8
Crosses
25
0.1
Cross %
0.2
54
Long Balls
49
26
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
4
Effective Tackles
9
7
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
22
25
Effective Clearances
16
25
Clearances
16

Highlights

01:11 Philadelphia Union vs. Inter Miami CF - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:50 Indiana Vassilev scores in the 11' Watch on ESPN 00:59 Dániel Pintér finds the back of the net for Inter Miami CF Watch on ESPN 00:28 Messi dances into the box to score for Inter Miami Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

PHI · 4-4-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 26Nathan HarrielCD-L
  3. 44Neil PierreCD-R
  4. 27Kai WagnerLB
  5. 39Frankie WestfieldRB
  6. 8Jesús BuenoCM-L
  7. 21Danley Jean JacquesCM-R
  8. 19Indiana VassilevLM
  9. 6Cavan SullivanRM
  10. 10Milan IloskiCF-L
  11. 9Bruno DamianiCF-R

MIA · 4-3-3

  1. 97Dayne St. ClairG
  2. 37Maximiliano FalcónCD-L
  3. 2Gonzalo LujánCD-R
  4. 3Sergio ReguilónLB
  5. 17Ian FrayRB
  6. 5CasemiroCM
  7. 8Telasco SegoviaLM
  8. 42Yannick BrightRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 56Dániel PintérLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Indiana Vassilev (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frankie Westfield with a cross.
  2. 21' Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Inter Miami CF 1. Dániel Pintér (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez with a headed pass.
  3. 26' Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Inter Miami CF 2. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ian Fray.
  4. 43' Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 50' Sergio Reguilón (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 53'
  7. 54'
  8. 55'
  9. 55' Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 58'
  11. 58' Goal! Philadelphia Union 2, Inter Miami CF 2. Neil Pierre (Philadelphia Union) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milan Iloski with a cross following a set piece situation.
  12. 63'
  13. 63'
  14. 68' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Indiana Vassilev.
  15. 73' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces Sergio Reguilón.
  16. 73' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ayala replaces Telasco Segovia.
  17. 82' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Ezekiel Alladoh replaces Bruno Damiani.
  18. 82' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Jesús Bueno.
  19. 87' Milan Iloski (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90' Delay in match because of an injury Neil Pierre (Philadelphia Union).
  21. 90'
  22. 90'+1' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  23. 90'+1'
  24. 90'+5' Ezekiel Alladoh (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  25. 90'+8' Delay in match because of an injury Dániel Pintér (Inter Miami CF).
  26. 90'+8'
  27. 90'+9' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Dániel Pintér because of an injury.
  28. 90'+9' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  29. 90'+9'
  30. 90'+11' Delay in match (Inter Miami CF).
  31. 90'+11'
  32. 90'+13' Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  33. 90'+13' Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  34. 90'+13' Yannick Bright (Inter Miami CF) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  35. 90'+15' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  36. 90'+15'
  37. 90'+15'
  38. 90'+16'

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