Inter Miami CF vs Orlando City SC, 2023 Leagues Cup, Round of 32

· Leagues Cup
Inter Miami CF
  • 7': Lionel Messi
  • 51': Josef Martínez (P)
  • 72': Lionel Messi
FT
3 - 1
Orlando City SC
  • 17': César Araujo

Lionel Messi nets two as Inter Miami beats Orlando City in Leagues Cup

Lionel Messi's incredible start for Inter Miami CF continued as he scored twice in a 3-1 Leagues Cup win over Orlando City SC to help his team advance to the round of 16 in the inaugural competition.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Duncan McGuire (Orlando City SC).
  • 1': Sergii Kryvtsov (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Kamal Miller.
  • 3': Foul by César Araújo (Orlando City SC).
  • 3': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 5': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Benjamin Cremaschi tries a through ball, but Josef Martínez is caught offside.
  • 7': Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Orlando City SC 0. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Robert Taylor with a through ball.
  • 11': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Kamal Miller.
  • 13': Foul by Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC).
  • 13': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Duncan McGuire (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Santos.
  • 15': César Araújo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Foul by Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF).
  • 16': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra.
  • 17': Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Orlando City SC 1. César Araújo (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 19': Hand ball by Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC).
  • 21': Foul by Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF).
  • 21': Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Duncan McGuire (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Facundo Torres.
  • 25': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Kamal Miller tries a through ball, but Josef Martínez is caught offside.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra.
  • 27': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.
  • 28': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF).
  • 28': Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Hand ball by Rafael Santos (Orlando City SC).
  • 31': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
  • 33': Foul by Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC).
  • 33': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami CF).
  • 36': Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Offside, Orlando City SC. Iván Angulo tries a through ball, but Duncan McGuire is caught offside.
  • 40': Foul by Kyle Smith (Orlando City SC).
  • 40': Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
  • 44': Foul by Rafael Santos (Orlando City SC).
  • 44': Josef Martínez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 45': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Pedro Gallese.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Kyle Smith (Orlando City SC).
  • 45'+2': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Kyle Smith (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kamal Miller.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Inter Miami CF 1, Orlando City SC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Inter Miami CF 1, Orlando City SC 1.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 48': Penalty Inter Miami CF. Josef Martínez draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 48': Penalty conceded by Antônio Carlos (Orlando City SC) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 49': Antônio Carlos (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Duncan McGuire (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 51': Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Orlando City SC 1. Josef Martínez (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 53': Dixon Arroyo (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC).
  • 55': Foul by Dixon Arroyo (Inter Miami CF).
  • 55': Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': César Araújo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Dixon Arroyo (Inter Miami CF).
  • 57': Foul by Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC).
  • 57': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF).
  • 60': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Ramiro Enrique replaces Duncan McGuire.
  • 60': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Dagur Thórhallsson replaces Kyle Smith.
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Josef Martínez (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Cremaschi.
  • 62': Foul by Dixon Arroyo (Inter Miami CF).
  • 62': Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Diego Gómez replaces Benjamin Cremaschi.
  • 64': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Jordi Alba replaces Noah Allen.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 65': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Martín Ojeda replaces Mauricio Pereyra.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
  • 66': Foul by Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF).
  • 66': Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': César Araújo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF).
  • 68': Attempt missed. Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dagur Thórhallsson.
  • 71': César Araújo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Dixon Arroyo (Inter Miami CF).
  • 72': Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Orlando City SC 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
  • 74': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Diego Gómez is caught offside.
  • 75': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF).
  • 75': Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martín Ojeda with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 79': Foul by Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City SC).
  • 79': Kamal Miller (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Felipe Martins replaces Wilder Cartagena.
  • 80': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Ercan Kara replaces Iván Angulo.
  • 81': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Leonardo Campana replaces Josef Martínez.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Dixon Arroyo (Inter Miami CF).
  • 82': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Dixon Arroyo because of an injury.
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Foul by Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC).
  • 83': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
  • 87': Foul by Sergii Kryvtsov (Inter Miami CF).
  • 87': Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Facundo Torres.
  • 90': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Víctor Ulloa replaces Robert Taylor.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
  • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami CF).
  • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ercan Kara (Orlando City SC) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Martín Ojeda with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+7': Felipe Martins (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF).
  • 90'+8': Delay in match because of an injury Kamal Miller (Inter Miami CF).
  • 90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+9': Offside, Orlando City SC. Rafael Santos tries a through ball, but Ramiro Enrique is caught offside.
  • 90'+9': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: César Araújo (Orlando City SC) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 90'+11': VAR Decision: No Goal Inter Miami CF 3-1 Orlando City SC.
  • 90'+11': Pedro Gallese (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+12': Second Half ends, Inter Miami CF 3, Orlando City SC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Inter Miami CF 3, Orlando City SC 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 13
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 2
36.2 Possession 63.8
11 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
286 Accurate Passes 566
342 Passes 635
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 1
22 Crosses 3
0.1 Cross % 0.3
37 Long Balls 36
21 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 9
10 Tackles 12
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 6
5 Effective Clearances 21
5 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Leagues Cup

Venue: Chase Stadium
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Attendance: 20,181

Line-Ups

MIA Inter Miami CF (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Drake Callender (GK)
31 Kamal Miller
27 Serhiy Kryvtsov
32 Noah Allen
2 DeAndre Yedlin
5 Sergio Busquets
30 Benjamin Cremaschi
3 Dixon Arroyo
17 Josef Martínez
16 Robert Taylor
10 Lionel Messi
Inter Miami CF Substitutes:
Ryan Sailor, Harvey Neville, Carlos Dos Santos, Diego Gómez, Jordi Alba, Shanyder Borgelin, David Ruiz, Leonardo Campana, Victor Ulloa, Cole Jensen, Edison Azcona, Robbie Robinson.

ORL Orlando City SC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Pedro Gallese (GK) Yellow Card
6 Robin Jansson
25 Antônio Carlos Yellow Card
3 Rafael Santos
24 Kyle Smith Yellow Card
10 Mauricio Pereyra Yellow Card
16 Wilder Cartagena
5 César Araujo
13 Duncan McGuire Yellow Card
77 Iván Angulo
17 Facundo Torres
Orlando City SC Substitutes:
Jack Lynn, Shakur Mohammed, Ercan Kara, Martín Ojeda, Dagur Thórhallsson, Abdi Salim, Ramiro Enrique, Rodrigo Schlegel, Mason Stajduhar, Adam Grinwis, Luca Petrasso, Felipe.

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