Lionel Messi’s magic at Inter Miami hasn’t stopped. He played a major role in helping his team beat FC Dallas with a score of 4-4 (3-5 on penalties) in the round of 16 match of the 2023 League Cup at Toyota Stadium, Monday 7 August 2023.
The duel was exciting from the start of the first round. Chasing goals from both teams occurred. Having taken the lead through Messi’s goal, Inter Miami then fell behind due to goals from Facundo Quignon, Bernard Kamungo, Alan Velasco and Robert Taylor’s suicide.
However, Inter Miami appeared extraordinary to catch up through the actions of Benjamin Cremaschi, Marco Farfan’s own goal, and Messi’s second goal from a free kick.
The winner must also be determined via a penalty shootout. In this round, Paxton Pomykal failed to find the net against Inter Miami. Leo Messi et al. came out as the winner and has the right to advance to the quarter-finals.
Course of the Match.
Inter Miami actually started this match brilliantly. The match had only been running for six minutes, Messi successfully opened the scoring through a first-time shot following Jordi Alba’s tug of bait.
FC Dallas also increased the intensity of the attack. As a result, Quignon managed to score in the 37th minute. In fact, Dallas turned 2-1 ahead through Kamungo’s action in the 45th minute. The 2-1 score lasted until halftime.
Entering the second half, Dallas managed to widen the gap through Velasco’s goal in the 63rd minute. Two minutes later, Cremaschi, who had just entered the field, scored a goal to make it 3-2.
Dallas added another advantage in the 68th minute, this time thanks to a Taylor own goal. Intending to dispel the opponent’s bait, Taylor’s sweep of the ball actually led to his own team’s goal and became a goal.
Lionel Messi magic.
Behind two goals did not make Inter Miami just give up. They managed to reduce the lag thanks to Farfan’s own goal in the 80th minute. Messi scored his second five minutes later with a beautiful free kick.
The 4-4 draw lasted until the game ended. The winner must also be determined via a penalty shootout. Messi became Inter Miami’s first calmer and successfully defeated Maarten Paes.
Dallas’ second kicker, Paxton Pomykal, failed to complete his task properly. His shot bounced over the bar. Inter Miami also won this penalty shootout with a score of 5-3.
Player lineup
FC Dallas: Maarten Paes; Geovane Jesus, Sebastien Ibeagha, Nkosi Tafari, Marco Farfan; Sebastian Lletget, Facundo Quignon, Alan Velasco; Bernard Kamungo, Jesus Ferreira, Jader Obrian.
Coach: Nico Estevez.
Inter Miami: Drake Callender; DeAndre Yedlin, Sergey Krivtsov, Kamal Miller, Jordi Alba; Dixon Arroyo, Sergio Busquets, Diego Gomez; Lionel Messi, Josef Martinez, Robert Taylor.
Coach: Gerardo Tata Martino.
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Amazing Free Kick
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