Lionel Messi scored a goal with a magnificent strike from outside the penalty area, in addition to providing an assist, in Inter Miami’s 3-3 victory over Sporting KC on Saturday night.
For the occasion, the match was held at Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL, in front of a crowd of more than 72,000 people, making it the 3rd largest crowd in MLS history.
Messi gave Inter a 2-1 lead in the 51st minute, but Erik Thommy tied the game with his second goal of the game a few minutes later.
Luis Suarez made the difference by scoring the winning goal in the 71st minute.
Diego Gomez also had a strong game in the winning side with a goal and an assist on the winning goal.
Messi had a great chance in the 27th minute with a left-footed shot from 12 yards, but it was smothered by Kansas City’s Tim Melia.
Messi’s free kick in the 41st minute, from 25 yards, narrowly missed the right corner.
The crowd was 20,000 more than Sporting KC’s previous record, set in 2010 in a friendly match against Manchester United.
A third defeat in a row for TFC
Reserve Patrick Agyemang scored in the 85th minute to break the deadlock and lead Charlotte to a 3-2 victory over Toronto FC, who suffered their third straight defeat.
TFC then shot themselves in the foot when Kevin Long received a second yellow card after fouling Agyemang, ending the game with a man down.
Toronto (3-4-1) thought it would save itself with a point when Prince Owusu tied the game in the 78th minute for his second goal of the game.
Kerwin Vargas and Liel Abada, who got his first MLS goal, were the other scorers for Charlotte.
The Canadian team has been dominated 10-3 in goals in its last three meetings.
Elsewhere in the MLS:
Portland 1 – LAFC 1
Mateusz Bogusz scored a goal in each half, including 3 minutes after the Timbers lost goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau to a red card in the second half.
DC United 2 – Orlando 3
David Brekalo scored his first MLS goal in the 82nd minute and Duncan McGuire added another in injury time to defeat DC.
Red Bulls de New York 0 – Chicago 0
Chicago remained undefeated in its last 4 matches against the Red Bulls, who defended well with a man less from the 42nd minute after a red card from Andrés Reyes.
New York City FC 2 – New England 0
Agustin Ojeda scored his first league goal in the 57th minute after playing only 37 minutes as a reserve in his first 4 games. Julian Fernandez got the other goal.
Dallas 0 – Seattle 0
Stefan Frei signed his second straight shutout in his 300th regular season game in a Sounders uniform.
Minnesota 1 – Houston
Sebastian Kowalczyk broke the tie in the 77th minute. Alejandro Bran was responsible for an own goal to allow Dynamo to open the scoring in the 38th minute.
Real Salt Lake – Columbus
This is a fifth straight draw for Columbus in all competitions.
San Jose – Colorado
Vancouver – Los Angeles Galaxy
2024-04-14 02:25:00
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