Sporting Kansas City vs Inter Miami CF, 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup, Round One
· 1st LegLionel Messi leads Miami to CCC first-leg win over Sporting KC
Inter Miami CF kicked off its 2025 campaign with a 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City in the first leg of the first round of the Concacaf Champions Cup at Children's Mercy Park.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City).
- 1': Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City).
- 3': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF).
- 8': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 10': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Tim Leibold.
- 10': Foul by Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF).
- 10': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Foul by Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF).
- 11': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tomás Avilés.
- 14': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF).
- 15': Attempt saved. Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 16': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Tim Leibold.
- 17': Attempt missed. Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
- 17': Attempt missed. Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 18': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy is caught offside.
- 25': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Federico Redondo.
- 32': Foul by Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City).
- 32': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 33': Foul by Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF).
- 33': Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Telasco Segovia.
- 36': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Noah Allen.
- 36': Attempt missed. Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tim Leibold with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tadeo Allende.
- 38': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Memo Rodríguez.
- 40': Foul by Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF).
- 40': Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Inter Miami CF 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, Inter Miami CF 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Joaquín Fernández replaces Dany Rosero.
- 53': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Noah Allen.
- 54': Attempt missed. Joaquín Fernández (Sporting Kansas City) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tim Leibold with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Inter Miami CF 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 57': Delay in match (Inter Miami CF).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Tim Leibold.
- 62': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Manu García replaces Memo Rodríguez.
- 62': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Logan Ndenbe replaces Tim Leibold.
- 62': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada replaces Dejan Joveljic.
- 63': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Davis with a through ball.
- 63': Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).
- 63': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF).
- 64': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada is caught offside.
- 69': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Tadeo Allende is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Logan Ndenbe.
- 72': Foul by Joaquín Fernández (Sporting Kansas City).
- 72': Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Fafá Picault replaces Tadeo Allende.
- 73': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF).
- 73': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).
- 74': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF).
- 77': Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).
- 77': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói is caught offside.
- 79': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Benjamín Cremaschi replaces Telasco Segovia.
- 80': Foul by Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF).
- 80': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by William Agada.
- 80': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tomás Avilés.
- 83': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa replaces Dániel Sallói.
- 83': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF).
- 83': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tomás Avilés.
- 89': Hand ball by Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Robert Taylor replaces Luis Suárez.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Fafá Picault (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF).
- 90'+2': William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Inter Miami CF 1.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Inter Miami CF 1.
Statistics
 MIA |
SKC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 59.4 | Possession | 40.6 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 591 | Accurate Passes | 384 |
| 690 | Passes | 465 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 7 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 23 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 14 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 15,178
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 15,178
Line-Ups
Sporting Kansas City (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Pulskamp (GK) |
| 4 | Robert Voloder |
| 5 | Dany Rosero |
| 14 | Tim Leibold |
| 17 | Jacob Davis |
| 8 | Memo Rodríguez |
| 6 | Nemanja Radoja |
| 16 | Jacob Bartlett |
| 26 | Erik Thommy |
| 10 | Dániel Sallói |
| 9 | Dejan Joveljic |
Inter Miami CF (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 19 | Óscar Ustari (GK) |
| 2 | Gonzalo Luján |
| 6 | Tomás Avilés |
| 32 | Noah Allen |
| 57 | Marcelo Weigandt |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 55 | Federico Redondo  |
| 8 | Telasco Segovia |
| 21 | Tadeo Allende |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
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