2023-08-24 03:15:00
U.S. Inter Miami won the open cup semi-final. Miami defeated Cincinnati FC in a penalty shootout. Even though he did not score a goal, the legendary Lionel Messi shone by paving the way for two crucial goals. The player has won praise by leading Miami to the second consecutive final in a week.
Miami’s resounding victory in the shootout ended in a 3-3 draw in regulation time and extra time. Messi’s passes led to Miami’s first two goals. Inter Miami was behind by two goals in the match. Then Messi’s two assists and Campana’s double goals came to the rescue.
Cincinnati took the lead in the 18th minute of the match through Luciano Acosta. Cincinnati left the field with a one-goal lead in the first half. In the 53rd minute of the second half, Cincinnati took the lead through Brandon Vazquez, and Miami was on the verge of defeat.
But in the 68th minute Inter Miami scored a goal through Leonardo Campana and the course of the game changed. Joseph Martinez scored the second goal with minutes to go to extend the game to extra time. Campana put Miami ahead once once more in overtime. But when Cincinnati equalized through Yuya Kubo in the 114th minute, the match went to a shootout.
In the shootout, Messi converted Miami’s first kick and Cincinnati’s Nick Hagulnd missed the last kick, giving Miami an incredible victory and a berth in the finals.
After arriving at Inter Miami, Messi has been showing a great performance. Inter Miami beat Nashville in the League Cup final to win the title. As the two teams remained tied in the regular time and extra time, Mesipada took the lead in the penalty shootout. With the win, Miami also maintained the record of not losing since the arrival of Messi.
Messi has 10 goals and three assists in eight matches. Another record came to Messi following lifting the cup for Miami in the League Cup. Messi holds the record of winning the most titles in the history of football. With this, Messi has 44 titles.
Meanwhile, the US Open Cup final will be played on September 28.
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