VANCOUVER, CA. – Inter Miami CF fell 2-0 against Vancouver Whitecaps FC at BC Place in Vancouver, Canada in the first leg of the series between the sides in the semifinals of the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup.
Inter Miami will now aim to turn the aggregate score around in the second leg when the teams meet at Chase Stadium next Wednesday, April 30 at 8 p.m. ET.
“We’ll try to analyze what happened, try to change, and we’ll try to come back. It’s difficult, but it’s not impossible. One more game to play, so we’ll try to come back and win the game in Miami. We know that we have our people, our fans behind us, so we can do it,” said head coach Javier Mascherano.
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Inter Miami took the pitch for the series opener with Óscar Ustari in goal; Marcelo Weigandt, Maximiiliano Falcón, Noah Allen and Jordi Alba made up a back line of four; Sergio Busquets and Federico Redondo started in midfield with Tadeo Allende and Telasco Segovia down the flanks; captain Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez led the team in attack.
Vancouver claimed the win tonight with a goal in each half, with Brian White scoring in the 24th minute and Sebastian Berhalter in the 85th minute.
Next, Inter Miami will return home to South Florida to close out the week with MLS regular season action, with the team set to host FC Dallas at Chase Stadium this Sunday, April 27 at 5 p.m. ET.
Scoring Summary:
VAN – Brian White 24’, Sebastian Berhalter 85’
Misconduct:
VAN – Brian White (Yellow Card 45+2’), Tristan Blackmon (Yellow Card 48’), Sebastian Berhalter (Yellow Card 90+4’)
MIA – Federico Redondo (Yellow Card 48’), Yannick Bright (Yellow Card 73’)
Lineups / Substitutions:
Vancouver Whitecaps FC – GK Yohei Takaoka; D Édier Ocampo, Tristan Blackmon, Ranko Veselinović, Tate Johnson; M Sebastian Berhalter, Andrés Cubas (J.C. Ngando 81’), Pedro Vite (Jayden Nelson 82’); F Daniel Ríos (Emmanuel Sabbi HT), Brian White, Ali Ahmed (Ralph Priso 62’)
Unused Substitutes – GK Isaac Boehmer, Adrián Zendejas; D Sam Adekugbe, Giuseppe Bovalina, Belal Halbouni, Bjørn Utvik; M Jeevan Badwal, Damir Kreilach
Inter Miami CF – GK Óscar Ustari; D Marcelo Weigandt, Maximiliano Falcon, Noah Allen Jordi Alba; M Sergio Busquets, Federico Redondo (Yannick Bright 70’), Tadeo Allende, Telasco Segovia (Benjamin Cremaschi 74’); F © Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez
Unused Substitutes – GK Drake Callender; D Tomás Avilés, Ian Fray, Gonzalo Luján, David Martínez; M Santiago Morales; F Leo Afonso, Allen Obando, Fafa Picault
Stats:
Possession:
VAN – 31%
MIA – 69%
Shots:
VAN – 9
MIA – 9
Saves:
VAN – 2
MIA – 3
Corners:
VAN – 3
MIA – 9
Fouls:
VAN – 11
MIA – 7
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