Inter Miami CF vs NYCFC: 1-1
"Inter Miami vs. New York City FC: 1-1" in Major League Soccer is complete. Inter Miami are still playing without Lionel Messi.
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| Inter Miami star Lionel Messi watched Saturday's 1-1 draw with New York City FC from the stands. (Photo: Megan Briggs/Getty Images) |
The Inter Miami vs. New York City match was held at DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The hosts are still without Messi, who was seen just sitting in the stadium's royal box.
The course of the match "Inter Miami vs New York City FC"
In that match, Miami found it quite difficult to serve New York FC. Messi's absence takes away the attacking creativity of Tata Martino's team.
Throughout the first half, Miami was even pounded by New York City. Several times the host's attempts endangered the Leagues Cup champions.
However, there were no goals throughout the first half. A new goal was born in the second half.
Also, read: Inter Miami vs. Houston Dynamo: 1-2.
New York City took the lead first in the 77th minute. Santiago Rodriguez was able to break Drake Callender's goal and bring a 1-0 lead over Inter Miami.
Miami had a hard time catching up. Until the end, drama happened in the final minute.
Tovas Aviles can break the goal of New York City in the 90+5th minute. He was able to head the ball sent by Robert Taylor and changed the score to 1-1.
A minute later, Miami almost took the lead. David Ruiz fired a kick, but the ball hit the post. Until the game broke up, the score remained.
This result makes Miami collect 33 points from 30 games, still maintaining the chance of qualifying for the playoffs with four games left in Major League Soccer. While New York City is still in 8th place in the Eastern Conference standings with 38 points from 32 games.
Line-up "Inter Miami vs. New York City FC
Inter Miami: Drake Callender, Tomas Aviles, Sergey Krivtsov, Kamal Miller, David Ochoa, Dixon Arroyo, Sergio Busquets, Benjamin Cremaschi, Noah Allen, Facundo Farias, Leonardo Campana
New York City FC: Matt Freese, Kevin O'Toole, Birk Risa, Thiago Bueno, Tayvon Gray, James Sands, Andres Perea, Talles Magno, Santiago Rodriguez, Andres Jasson, Monsef Bakrar