Saint Paul, MN. – Inter Miami CF fell 4-1 on the road against Minnesota United FC this Saturday afternoon.
The team kicked off the match with Óscar Ustari in goal; Marcelo Weigandt, Noah Allen, Gonzalo Luján and Jordi Alba formed the back four; Telasco Segovia, Yannick Bright, Federico Redondo, Sergio Busquets and Benjamin Cremaschi started in midfield; captain Lionel Messi led the team in attack.
The hosts opened up the match with two first-half goals for the game to go into the break with a 2-0 scoreline.
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Inter Miami captain Messi then shortened the deficit with a goal in the 48th minute with his fifth goal this regular season. The assist on the play, meanwhile, took Alba’s tally to four this MLS campaign.
Minnesota then scored twice in the second half for the final 4-1 scoreline.
Next, Inter Miami will continue its road trip. The team will visit the San Jose Earthquakes this Wednesday, May 14, at 10:30 p.m. ET at PayPal Park in San Jose, California.
Scoring Summary:
MIN – B. Hlongwane (C. Harvey, J. Pereyra) 31’, A. Markanich (N. Romero, M. Boxall) 45’+2, M. Weigandt (OG) 68’, R. Lod (T. Oluwaseyi, N. Romero) 70’
MIA – L. Messi (J. Alba, N. Allen) 48’
Misconduct:
MIN – M. Boxall (Yellow Card) 45’
MIA – G. Lujan (Yellow Card) 80’
Lineups / Substitutions:
Minnesota United FC – GK Dayne St. Clair; D Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Julian Gressel 71’), Jefferson Diaz (Kelvin Yeboah 57’), Michael Boxall ©, Nicolas Romero, Anthony Markanich (Joseph Rosales 46’); M Joaquin Pereyra, Carlos Harvey, Robin Lod; F Tani Oluwaseyi (Sang Bin Jeong 71’)
Unused Substitutes – GK Alec Smir; D D.J. Taylor, Morris Duggan; M Hoyeon Jung; F Samuel Shashoua
Inter Miami CF – GK Óscar Ustari; D Marcelo Weigandt (Ian Fray 76’), Gonzalo Luján, Noah Allen Jordi Alba; M Telasco Segovia (Tomás Avilés 76’), Yannick Bright (Leo Afonso 76’), Federico Redondo (Tadeo Allende 46’), Sergio Busquets, Benjamin Cremaschi; F Lionel Messi ©
Unused Substitutes – GK Rocco Rios Novo; D David Martínez, Maximiliano Falcon; M Santiago Morales; F Allen Obando
Stats
Possession:
MIN – 33%
MIA – 67%
Shots:
MIN – 8
MIA – 10
Saves:
MIN – 4
MIA – 2
Corners:
MIN – 2
MIA – 11
Fouls:
MIN – 10
MIA – 10
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