2023-08-24 10:49:17
Ohio | Superstar Lionel Messi lifted Inter Miami into the finalists of the US Open Cup following a highly dramatic battle. Inter Miami won the penalty shootout once morest rival FC Cincinnati. Score 3-3 (5-4).
Messi leveled for Intermiami and sent the match to a penalty shoot-out following a two-goal lead was leveled by Messi with two key assists from his teammates. In the 68th minute, Intermiami scored the first goal through Messi’s assist through Leonardo Campana. Messi’s assist came once more when the match was nearing the end in injury time.
Leonardo Campana headed Messi’s shot in the seventh minute of injury time and scored. With this, the match went into extra time. Joseph Martinez scored Inter Miami’s third goal three minutes into extra time. But in the 114th minute, Yuya Kubo scored the equalizing goal for FC Cincinnati
This led to the penalty shootout. Messi’s shots hit the net and both teams scored four goals each. However, FC Cincinnati’s Nick Hangglund’s shot for the fifth goal was blocked by Intermiami goalie. Benjamin Cremashi scored on the ensuing kick and Intermiami won.
The previous day, Inter Miami won the League Cup for the first time in club history by defeating Nashville SC in a shootout. Inter Miami will face Houston Dynamo in the Open Cup final on September 27.
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