Sporting Kansas City vs Inter Miami CF, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS2 - 3
Messi golazo helps Miami beat SKC in front of almost 73K at Arrowhead
A stunning long-range strike from Lionel Messi helped Inter Miami to a 3-2 win over Sporting Kansas City in front of a record crowd of 72,610 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City).
- 1': Julian Gressel (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tim Leibold.
- 15': Foul by Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF).
- 15': Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Inter Miami CF 1. Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 23': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 23': Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 24': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada is caught offside.
- 26': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
- 26': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 29': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tim Leibold.
- 30': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 34': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Nicolás Freire.
- 35': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
- 35': Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Delay in match (Inter Miami CF).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Foul by Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City).
- 40': Julian Gressel (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 43': Attempt saved. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 44': Delay in match because of an injury Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernández replaces Rémi Walter because of an injury.
- 45'+5': Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF).
- 45'+6': Foul by Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+6': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, Inter Miami CF 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 1, Inter Miami CF 1.
- 47': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 49': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 49': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF).
- 50': Attempt blocked. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 51': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Inter Miami CF 2. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by David Ruíz.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 53': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Felipe Hernández.
- 55': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF).
- 56': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF).
- 56': Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
- 57': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Nicolás Freire.
- 58': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Inter Miami CF 2. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 65': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Nicolás Freire (Inter Miami CF).
- 67': Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 67': Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Benjamín Cremaschi replaces Julian Gressel.
- 69': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
- 69': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Inter Miami CF 3. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
- 75': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a headed pass.
- 75': Foul by Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City).
- 75': Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Foul by Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF).
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Franco Negri replaces Jordi Alba because of an injury.
- 79': Foul by Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City).
- 79': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Foul by Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City).
- 82': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Foul by Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City).
- 83': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell replaces Erik Thommy because of an injury.
- 87': Delay in match because of an injury Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
- 87': Delay in match because of an injury Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 88': Franco Negri (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF).
- 89': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Delay in match (Inter Miami CF).
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+2': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Nicolás Freire (Inter Miami CF).
- 90'+3': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Yannick Bright replaces Diego Gómez.
- 90'+3': David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alan Pulido with a cross.
- 90'+6': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Franco Negri.
- 90'+8': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Lionel Messi is caught offside.
- 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+10': Attempt missed. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, Inter Miami CF 3.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, Inter Miami CF 3.
Statistics
MIA | SKC | |
---|---|---|
9 | Fouls | 14 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
1 | Saves | 2 |
60 | Possession | 40 |
8 | SHOTS | 10 |
5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
580 | Accurate Passes | 336 |
689 | Passes | 447 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
6 | Crosses | 14 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
57 | Long Balls | 67 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
18 | Tackles | 13 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
18 | Interceptions | 9 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
14 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Arrowhead Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Attendance: 72,610
MLS Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | +30 | 74 |
2 | Columbus Crew | 34 | +32 | 66 |
3 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | +10 | 59 |
4 | Orlando City SC | 34 | +9 | 52 |
Line-Ups
Sporting Kansas City (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
29 | Tim Melia (GK) |
3 | Andreu Fontàs |
5 | Dany Rosero |
14 | Tim Leibold |
17 | Jacob Davis |
9 | Alan Pulido |
6 | Nemanja Radoja |
54 | Rémi Walter |
23 | William Agada |
10 | Dániel Sallói |
26 | Erik Thommy |
Inter Miami CF (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Drake Callender (GK) |
21 | Nicolás Freire |
6 | Tomás Avilés |
18 | Jordi Alba |
57 | Marcelo Weigandt |
5 | Sergio Busquets |
41 | David Ruiz |
24 | Julian Gressel |
9 | Luis Suárez |
20 | Diego Gómez |
10 | Lionel Messi |
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