New York City FC vs. Inter Miami Match Result, Highlights

All Lionel Messi needed was a clear path for a pass up the pitch. Two quick passes later, Inter Miami found the back of the net.

And the fans at a packed Yankee Stadium cheered loudly as the best player in football, not baseball, shone.

Most of them will probably go home remembering the last-minute goal and the thrilling finish.

New York City FC’s James Sands scored with a header from a corner kick in the 95th minute^t minute, resulting in a 1-1 draw with Messi and Inter Miami on Saturday afternoon.

It was the first goal of Sands’ career, as the Rye, New York native picked his best moment in the 117th minute.^t match of his career in which he scored his first goal.

The result ruined Inter Miami’s chances of a 1-0 victory, which they could have achieved thanks to Messi’s brilliant play.

It wasn’t much, but Messi received the ball from defender Federico Redondo about three-quarters of the way down the pitch, allowing Inter Miami, who had been boxed in for most of the afternoon, to open up a passing lane.

Messi passed the ball to Jordi Alba, who found Leo Campana running behind him and scored in the 75th minute.^t minute. This is the leading franchise of Campana 31^saint goal for Inter Miami. Messi trails behind with 27 career goals for the club.

Despite everything, Inter Miami gained one point, increasing their lead in the Supporters’ Shield table to 64 points.

Inter Miami needs at least three wins in their final four regular-season matches to break the MLS record for points in a season, set by New England Revolution in 2021.

James Sands’ goal from a corner kick in the dying minutes of the match helped NYCFC equalise against Inter Miami.

Inter Miami achieved success and the catalyst for that success was Lionel Messi.

Messi passed the ball to Jordi Alba, who was racing left, and Alba passed it to Leo Campana, who was running through the middle, who scored the first goal of the match.

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Messi and NYCFC’s Thiago Martins, the 29-year-old Brazilian centre-back, got into a verbal altercation that ended with two yellow cards.

Inter Miami defender Jordi Alba put pressure on Martins to stop Messi, with defender Tomas Aviles consistently getting involved.

Shortly afterwards, the Inter Miami assistant coach received an immediate red card and was sent off after defender Noah Allen received a yellow card for a foul.

Santiago Rodriguez’s free-kick hit the wall of defenders, but Luis Suarez was later shown a yellow card for a collision with NYCFC’s Hannes Wolf.

New York City FC were heading towards goal in the second half, but Hannes Wolf was unable to convert his shot in the 61st minute.^saint one sec.

It was a scoreless game in the Bronx, but the crowd at Yankee Stadium was electric. They had come to see Lionel Messi play there, but they had yet to experience their Messi moment.

Messi came close to scoring from a free kick and a corner early in the match, and Inter Miami squandered a golden opportunity when Robert Taylor ran into the path of Luis Suarez’s shot in the first half. NYCFC’s Santiago Rodriguez also squandered two early chances.

Messi and Inter Miami struggled to navigate the smaller pitch, but they may be able to get to grips with it better in the second half.

Messi had a shot but was unable to get the shot off after dribbling past the NYCFC defender several times. It is unclear whether the grass surface he was dribbling on, which was located above the Yankees’ infield, was a factor in Messi not getting ready to shoot, or whether the defender simply got in the way of Messi’s pass.

Luis Suarez’s open shot was blocked when teammate Robert Taylor ran into the path of the shot during a thrilling sequence. Here’s the miss:

After Robert Taylor’s missed shot in the 21st minute,^saint In the 12th minute, Lionel Messi took a corner kick that NYCFC goalkeeper Matt Freeze had to catch in front of the goal.

Messi has never scored an Olimpico goal, or a goal from a corner, in a professional match. But he came close, given the shorter dimensions of the Yankee Stadium pitch.

NYCFC’s Santiago Rodriguez missed a free kick from the right post that then hit the head of Inter Miami goalkeeper Drake Callender, but the game remains goalless.

One thing you can say about the crowd at Yankee Stadium: it’s electric.

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Messi lined up for a free kick after NYCFC handballed him and his shot looked to be on target, but it bounced into the net. Still, it was an early, electrifying moment at Yankee Stadium.

Yes, Messi is set to play, Inter Miami assistant coach Javi Morales confirmed on Friday. He is in Inter Miami’s starting lineup.

Messi is announced as the starting player for the Inter Miami vs. New York match.

Messi scores an assist, Luis Suarez finds the net and Julian Gressel scores the third to secure Inter Miami’s 3-0 win over NYCFC. Safid Deen, Lionel Messi’s reporter

Messi returns to New York

Although tonight’s match will take place at Yankee Stadium, Messi returns to New York after playing two Copa America matches at MetLife Stadium in late June/July.

Messi’s corner kick gave Chile a 1–0 group stage victory on 25 June, and Messi scored his only Copa America goal against Canada in the semi-finals on 9 July.

Inter Miami leads the MLS standings

Inter Miami remain top of the MLS Supporters’ Shield table with 63 points. If Inter Miami win the Supporters’ Shield before the MLS Cup play-offs begin, it will be the club’s second title in the Messi era. And it could be the catalyst for a third, following last year’s Leagues Cup title shortly after Messi’s arrival.

Beckham talks about Messi ahead of NYCFC match

It’s been over a year since Lionel Messi joined Major League Soccer, and Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham is still thrilled that the club has signed the Argentine world champion.

“I think speaking from my own experience and my family’s experience, that’s what, that’s what Leo was all about. He, all he was interested in was a place where his family could come and enjoy themselves and have a great life. And that was, that was really important to Leo,” Beckham said, speaking at Stella Artois’s “Let’s Do Dinner” event in New York on Thursday.