The Inter Miami player began his club’s MLS Cup title defence with a crushing away loss to rivals Los Angeles FC.

David Martinez scored in the first ‌half, Denis Bouanga scored and added an assist in the second ⁠and Los Angeles ⁠FC completed a 3-0 victory over Lionel Messi and visiting Inter Miami in the teams’ season opener on Saturday night.

Substitute Nathan Ordaz ⁠added the final goal for the hosts, who moved the match to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and drew a crowd of 75,673, the second-largest in Major League Soccer (MLS) ⁠history for a regular-season game that was not part of a double-header.

Son Heung-Min provided the final assist on Martinez’s opener for the Los Angeles-based football club, who have lost only twice in 16 games since signing the South Korean star last summer.

Hugo Lloris made three saves ‌for the hosts, who held Messi’s Herons scoreless in a match he played for the first time in 15 matches in all competitions, a stretch that dates back to a 3-0 regular-season loss at Charlotte on September 13.

Mexican-Argentinian striker German Berterame made his debut for Miami, which held 63 percent of the possession.

But LAFC threatened constantly in transition, especially during the first half, and ⁠finished the night leading 16-13 in shots and 6-3 ⁠in efforts on target.

Martinez put LAFC in front in the 38th minute on one such moment.

Timothy Tillman began the attack when his dogged defensive work turned over Messi’s national team teammate Rodrigo de ⁠Paul in midfield.

The ball fell to Stephen Eustaquio, who played a first-touch pass to Son above the box. Son ⁠played it on into the run of Martinez ⁠down the left, and Martinez finished crisply past Dayne St Clair for his eighth career MLS goal.

St Clair created trouble for himself on Bouanga’s tally in the 73rd minute, racing outside the box ‌in an attempt to reach Tillman’s diagonal ball.

But Bouanga was first by a healthy margin and headed the ball beyond the goalkeeper before finishing into a ‌stranded ‌goal.

Bouanga then set up Ordaz to seal it in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time, beating his defender down the left flank before driving in a low cross.

NASCAR O’Reilly race results from EchoPark Speedway

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series drivers are on the grid in Hampton, Georgia. The 1.54-mile of EchoPark Speedway is set to host the Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250.

View Atlanta race results for the NASCAR O’Reilly Series below.

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Sam Mayer and Carson Kvapil set the front row. 163 laps of stock car racing are up next…

Atlanta O’Reilly
Stage 1 – Report

Laps: 45 (1-45 / 163)

Green flag, they run side-by-side for the lead off turn two. Mayer is clear via the outside lane with help from Sheldon Creed.

Lap 5, Corey Day makes it three wide through the middle off turn four. They’re out of room and we have a big crash in the tri-oval. Many cars are collected and the caution is out.

Green, Mayer and Taylor Gray run side-by-side at the front. They bang fenders and Mayer has a light tire rub! Several laps later, Mayer is clear via the outside lane.

Lap 27, Mayer has a flat tire, no caution. They form three wide for the lead as Mayer drops out of line. Caruth slides them for the lead.

Penalty: Mayer has been caught speeding on the pit lane. He’ll serve a pass-thru penalty under green.

Lap 31, Jesse Love clears Caruth. Caruth crosses under him and retakes the lead.

Lap 32, Love is shoved to the lead with a push from Sheldon Creed.

1 to go in stage one, Love blocks runs from both lanes behind him.

Jesse Love wins stage one at EchoPark Speedway!

Atlanta Results (Stage 1) : 1. Jesse Love; 2. Rajah Caruth; 3. Parker Retzlaff; 4. Taylor Gray; 5. Justin Allgaier; 6. Sheldon Creed; 7. Carson Kvapil; 8. Nick Sanchez; 9. Jeremy Clements; 10. Ross Chastain

Atlanta O’Reilly
Stage 2 – Report

Laps: 45 (46-90 / 163)

Green flag on stage two, Love and Creed run door-to-door for the lead. Lover is clear via the inside lane into turn three.

Lap 63, Creed works to the outside of Love. Creed is clear for the lead.

Lap 73, Caruth makes it three wide for the lead. Caruth is clear.

Lap 74, Gio Ruggiero picks up a flat tire and he heads to the pit lane under green.

Rajah Caruth wins stage two at EchoPark Speedway!

Atlanta Results (Stage 2) : 1. Rajah Caruth; 2. Justin Allgaier; 3. Carson Kvapil; 4. Corey Day; 5. Brandon Jones; 6. Sammy Smith; 7. Austin Hill; 8. Parker Retzalff; 9. Sheldon Creed; 10. Jesse Love

Atlanta O’Reilly
Stage 3 – Report

Laps: 73 (91-163 / 163)

Caruth leads the field to the pit lane. Sawalich wins the race to the pit exit with just two tires.

Green flag on stage three, Allgaier shoves Kvapil to the lead on the inside.

59 to go, Day dives inside of Kvapil. Day misses the bottom and he’s into the side of Kvapil. Allgaier and others are collected. The caution is out as Austin Hill is handed the lead.

Green, Creed shoves Hill clear out front.

42 to go, Jeremy Clements spins and clips the inside wall, no caution.

38 to go, caution for debris.

Green, Creed shoves Hill clear once more. Love clears Creed into turn three for 2nd.

27 to go

27 to go, Love dives inside of Hill but he can’t clear him. They rub bumpers and Hill is loose! Creed clears them both for the lead!

25 to go, Ross Chastain makes it three wide for the lead off turn two! Chastain is clear!

22 to go, Sammy Smith spins with a flat tire! Multiple cars are collected, caution.

Green, Chastain and Hill form side-by-side at the front. Laps later, Creed shoves Chastain clear.

12 to go, Rajah Caruth nearly spins off turn two with a flat tire. Josh William gets turned and he bounces off the wall, caution.

Green with 6 to go, Creed shoves Chastain to the lead. off turn two.

4 to go, Nick Sanchez climbs to 2nd. He looks to the outside, Chastain throws a block.

2 to go, Chastain leads Hill and Creed. Hill dives inside of Chastain and he clear him.

1 to go, Creed gives a shove to Chastain. Chastain dives inside, Hill throws a huge block! Hill is turned into the apron. Creed leads off turn four!

Sheldon Creed picks up his first career win via EchoPark Speedway!

EchoPark Speedway
Race Results
February 21, 2026
NASCAR O’Reilly Series

Pos | Driver

1. Sheldon Creed

2. Parker Retzlaff

3. Nick Sanchez

4. Corey Day

5. Jesse Love

6. Ross Chastain

7. Sam Mayer

8. Rajah Caruth

9. Taylor Gray

10. Brandon Jones

11. Dean Thompson

12. Austin Hill

13. Patrick Staropoli

14. Garrett Smithley

15. Josh Bilicki

16. Jeb Burton

17. Chad Finchum

18. Nick Leitz

19. Brennan Poole

20. Luke Fenhaus

21. Austin Green

22. Ryan Ellis

23. William Sawalich

24. Giovanni Ruggiero

25. Anthony Alfredo

26. Mason Maggio

27. Josh Williams

28. Lavar Scott

29. Jeremy Clements

30. Sammy Smith

31. Cody Ware

32. Carson Kvapil

33. Justin Allgaier

34. Joey Gase

35. Harrison Burton

36. Blaine Perkins

37. Ryan Sieg

38. Kyle Sieg

NASCAR O’Reilly Series
Point Standings

Pos | Driver | Points

1. Austin Hill
104

2. Rajah Caruth
-22

3. Sheldon Creed
-24

4. Jesse Love
-24

5. Parker Retzlaff
-30

6. Justin Allgaier
-35

7. Carson Kvapil
-40

8. Corey Day
-54

9. Sammy Smith
-56

10. Ryan Ellis
-58

11. Taylor Gray
-60

12. Brennan Poole
-61

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