2023-08-07 05:37:00
(Archyde.com) — Lionel Messi scored twice in the game in which Inter Miami advanced to the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup and in which it was necessary to go to a penalty shootout following concluding the game 4-4 once morest FC Dallas this Sunday morning night in Frisco, Texas.
Messi also assisted Benjamin Cremaschi’s goal for Inter Miami, which had gone winless in 11 consecutive Leagues Club games before the Argentine star joined the team last month.
Cremaschi also scored the decisive penalty that led to a 3-5 win for Inter Miami, whose next game will be once morest the winner of the match between the Houston Dynamo and Charlotte FC.
Facundo Quignon, Bernard Kamungo and Alan Velasco scored for FC Dallas, which led 3-1 and 4-2 before losing control of the game. Paxton Pomykal was the only penalty taker to miss, sending FC Dallas’ second shot over the crossbar.
Despite exiting the tournament, FC Dallas is the first team to hold Inter Miami to a draw for 90 minutes since Messi made his group stage debut.
Messi gave Miami the lead in the sixth minute when he converted Jordi Alba’s cross and shot with his left foot for the first time from the edge of the penalty area into the bottom left corner of the net.
The referees originally ruled the goal offside due to striker Josef Martínez’s position on the play. But that call was reversed following a video review, where referee César Ramos ruled that Martínez did not impede goalkeeper Maarten Paes’ ability to save the ball.
After Dallas turned the game around and eventually took a 4-2 lead, Miami benefited from an own goal before Messi fired a free kick into the upper right corner past Paes’s dive.
It was reminiscent of Messi’s first goal for Inter Miami, when he scored from another dead ball to decide a 2-1 win over Cruz Azul in the tournament’s group stage.
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