Inter Miami CF vs Philadelphia Union, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
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Lionel Messi scores 2 goals in return as Inter Miami top Union
Lionel Messi returned from his injury layoff to score his 13th and 14th MLS goals and contribute his 14th assist, and Inter Miami overcame an early deficit to earn a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! Inter Miami CF 0, Philadelphia Union 1. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 3': Attempt missed. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 4': Attempt saved. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 6': Foul by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
- 6': Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 7': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 11': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
- 11': Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
- 12': Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury David Martínez (Inter Miami CF).
- 15': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces David Martínez because of an injury.
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 17': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt saved. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 18': Attempt saved. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 19': Attempt saved. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan with a cross.
- 24': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
- 24': Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF).
- 25': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
- 26': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Philadelphia Union 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 28': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF).
- 30': Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Philadelphia Union 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 31': Foul by Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF).
- 31': Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt saved. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 37': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Tomás Avilés.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Harriel.
- 40': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Noah Allen.
- 41': Attempt missed. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 43': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Andrew Rick.
- 45': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Lionel Messi is caught offside.
- 45': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 45'+2': VAR Decision: No Goal Inter Miami CF 2-1 Philadelphia Union.
- 45'+3': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Inter Miami CF 2, Philadelphia Union 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Miami CF 2, Philadelphia Union 1.
- 47': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Noah Allen.
- 49': Foul by Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF).
- 49': Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF).
- 52': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Tomás Avilés.
- 53': Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Flach.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt missed. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag with a through ball.
- 55': Foul by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
- 55': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 58': Attempt missed. Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Mikael Uhre.
- 59': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF).
- 59': Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan with a cross.
- 60': Foul by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
- 60': Julian Gressel (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Jack McGlynn.
- 63': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Samuel Adeniran replaces Mikael Uhre.
- 66': Attempt missed. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Samuel Adeniran (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
- 67': Delay in match (Inter Miami CF).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (Philadelphia Union) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan with a cross.
- 71': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Lionel Messi is caught offside.
- 72': Foul by Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union).
- 72': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Julian Gressel is caught offside.
- 74': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF).
- 75': (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF).
- 76': Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Jordi Alba is caught offside.
- 79': Foul by Samuel Adeniran (Philadelphia Union).
- 79': Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Delay in match (Inter Miami CF).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Yannick Bright replaces Julian Gressel.
- 80': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Benja Cremaschi replaces Diego Gómez because of an injury.
- 82': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Harriel.
- 82': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Danley Jean Jacques replaces Leon Flach.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danley Jean Jacques.
- 84': Attempt saved. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Harriel.
- 85': Attempt saved. Samuel Adeniran (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 86': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 87': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 87': Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jeremy Rafanello replaces Quinn Sullivan.
- 88': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Olivier Mbaizo replaces Nathan Harriel.
- 89': Delay in match because of an injury Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Delay in match because of an injury Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Federico Redondo.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Ian Fray replaces Noah Allen because of an injury.
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Drake Callender (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+5': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+5': Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+8': Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Philadelphia Union 1. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Inter Miami CF 3, Philadelphia Union 1.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Miami CF 3, Philadelphia Union 1.
Statistics
 PHI |
MIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 7 |
| 37 | Possession | 63 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 297 | Accurate Passes | 541 |
| 354 | Passes | 613 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 17 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 15 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 21 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Chase Stadium
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Attendance: 20,915
Venue: Chase Stadium
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Attendance: 20,915
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
Inter Miami CF (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Drake Callender (GK) |
| 14 | Héctor Martínez |
| 6 | Tomás Avilés  |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 57 | Marcelo Weigandt |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 55 | Federico Redondo |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 20 | Diego Gómez |
| 24 | Julian Gressel |
Philadelphia Union (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 76 | Andrew Rick (GK) |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 5 | Jakob Glesnes |
| 31 | Leon Flach |
| 27 | Kai Wagner |
| 26 | Nathan Harriel |
| 10 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 16 | Jack McGlynn |
| 33 | Quinn Sullivan |
| 7 | Mikkel Uhre |
| 28 | Tai Baribo |
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