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With both stars injured, Lionel Messi was limited to a late substitute appearance while Cristiano Ronaldo did not play at all, watching on from a suite
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Result: Al Nassr 6-0 Inter Miami
Video of Laporte’s goal
Make sure you don’t miss the best moment of this match, Aymeric Laporte’s goal from well inside his own half!
Match stats
Al Nassr 6-0 Inter Miami
- Shots: 21 – 12
- Shots on goal: 14 – 3
- Saves: 3 – 7
- Possession: 53% – 47%
- Corners: 4 – 8
- Fouls: 14 – 14
- Yellow cards: 3 – 1
That disparity in shots on goal is really something…
When are Inter Miami in action next?
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami won’t have to wait too long to attempt to make up for today’s shambolic performance.
Their next match takes place this Sunday at 8am GMT, 3am ET, midnight PT, a friendly against the Hong Kong XI.
Tata, Busquets unhappy with referee
At full time, Sergio Busquets attempts to argue something with the referee.
Tata Martino takes his place and starts complaining about the six minutes of stoppage time. Did he want more time? Less? Who can say?
That’s really not the six he needs to be worried about…
FT: Al Nassr 6-0 Inter Miami
The referee whistles for full time a good dozen seconds before the broadcast’s feed shows that the six minutes are up.
Running out the clock
90+5′ Al Nassr 6-0 Inter Miami
Al Nassr are simply playing keep away at this point as stoppage time dwindles down. That suits Messi just fine, given he has a slight muscular issue to protect against.
Second-half stoppage time
90+1′ Al Nassr 6-0 Inter Miami
Six minutes are added on to the end of the match. Six minutes left in Miami’s embarrassment.
Crowd enjoying brief Messi appearance
90′ Al Nassr 6-0 Inter Miami
The crowd is cheering every time Messi gets on the ball, though he hasn’t been able to string together too many touches in the few minutes he’s been on here.
This is what everyone was waiting for
86′ Al Nassr 6-0 Inter Miami
The crowd literally has not sat down yet.
Reminder: it is 6-0 in the 86th minute.
I should now specify that it’s the fans in my section behind the goal. Other, more sane fans have taken their seats.
Lionel Messi comes on as sub
83′ Al Nassr 6-0 Inter Miami
Finally, at 82:47, the ball went out of play and Messi was announced. He walked on just before the clock struck 83:00. On a night when his team was being beat 6-0, the home Al Nassr crowd stood and chanted his name, though it sounded like some also booed.
At 83:46 with his first touches of the game he gets another ovation and nearly sets up a chance.
Messi coming on
81′ Al Nassr 6-0 Inter Miami
With the clock showing 80:59, Messi took the pinnie off and threw it to the bench. The crowd stood. He approached midfield and the cameras came up. Whistles sounded as play continued on the field not allowing him to come into the game.
Five subs by Al Nassr
80′ Al Nassr 6-0 Inter Miami
Al Nassr make a whole bundle of changes, bringing off hat-trick scorer Talisca in addition to several others, and replacing them with some of their younger squad members:
- Khaled Kamal replaces Otávio
- Muhammad Sahlouli replaces Talisca
- Marzouq Tambakti replaces Aymeric Laporte
- Mohammed Qasem replaces Alex Telles
- Meshari Al Nemer replaces Mohammed Maran
Miami embarrassed
78′ Al Nassr 6-0 Inter Miami
After a long review, that would be a sixth goal for Al Nassr and a Ronaldo signature celebration for the whole crowd to enjoy after.
This has been a ROUGH night for Inter Miami.
Talisca goal ruled offside
73′ Al Nassr 5-0 Inter Miami
Talisca fires the ball into the back of the net on a breakaway, momentarily giving him a hat-trick, but the flag goes up for offside.
VAR is checking the call though…
The people want Messi
72′ Al Nassr 5-0 Inter Miami
“Gotta give the people what they want,” Twellman says as Messi warms up. I don’t think the people want Messi to aggravate an injury, but hey.
Messi warming up…
69′ Al Nassr 5-0 Inter Miami
The crowd has just stood and cheered. No, not for DeAndre Yedlin and Robert Taylor entering the game, but for Lionel Messi getting up to warm up. The fans stayed on their feet as he jogged up and down the sideline and the game resumed. All eyes were in that corner of the field.
Luiz Suarez and Jordi Alba made way for the two Miami subs.
GOAL! Al Nassr add a fifth!
68′ Al Nassr 5-0 Inter Miami
Gressel fails to win a header at the back post, allowing the ball to drift over to Mohammed Maran, whose has a simple header to find the back of the net and get Al Nassr’s fifth.
Callender saves chip shot
67′ Al Nassr 4-0 Inter Miami
Mohammed Maran is played through on goal and attempts to chip Callender, forcing a reaction save from the Miami goalkeeper.
Not for the first time tonight, the world feed broadcast nearly missed the play coming back from a replay.
To no one’s surprise, FC Cincinnati and Inter Miami CF engaged in a scorefest May 13 at TQL Stadium.
A hat trick by one of the best goalscorers in the history of the game, Lionel Messi, sparked Miami to a 5-3 win. Miami scored three times from the 79th minute on to come from behind.
A sellout crowd of 25,513 witnessed the showdown, the club’s sixth home sellout of the season.
FC Cincinnati falls to 4-5-4, staying at 16 points, taking its first loss since April 4 at Red Bull New York. Miami improves to 7-2-4 for 25 points, improving to 7-1-1 on the road this season. Miami moved into second place in the Eastern Conference behind Nashville. Cincinnati started the night tied for fifth but could drop depending on games later on.
Second half highlights as FC Cincinnati squandered a late lead
Cincinnati took a 3-2 lead in the 64th minute.
Evander fired a rocket from the top of the 18 into the top left corner. Deneky passed ahead to him, then he maneuvered around two defenders, and no one stepped up to him. It is Evander’s seventh goal of the season.
Miami tied it in the 80th minute, 3-3.
After a Cincy turnover, Rodrigo De Paul quickly found Messi in transition, who delivered to Mateo Silvetti. Silvetti, playing his first game in a month, maneuvered in space and scored from the top of the box for his fourth of the season.
Miami took a 4-3 lead in the 83rd. A Messi free kick from 35 yds was saved by Cincy keeper Roman Celentano. He collided with Andrei Chirila, which knocked the ball out of his hands. Miami’s German Berterame pounced on the rebound to give Miami the lead, his fourth goal of the season.
Chirila landed hard after the collision and was taken out of the game.
Miami took a 5-3 lead when Messi made a sliding shot after a cross from Silvetti. The ball went off the post, then off Roman Celentano, who was on his stomach trying to get the ball, then in. Messi was credited with the goal and a hat trick.
FC Cincinnati took a 2-1 lead in the 49th minute.
Pavel Bucha scored from close range. He took a crossing pass from Bryan Ramirez after Denkey found him on the left side in transition.
It was Bucha’s second goal of the MLS season and the second assist for Ramirez. Bucha was hit in the head late in the first half and examined by trainers, but stayed in the game.
Moments later, Messi had a free kick from 30 yards saved by Celentano.
Messi scored again in the 56th minute to tie it, 2-2. He had a nice give-and-go with Rodrigo De Paul, who dribbled near the end line and crossed to him from the right side. Messi was unmarked and scored easily from near the penalty spot.
In the 62nd minute, Luis Suarez missed an open shot that Celentano saved, set up by a quick transition by Miami.
Miami ended with 17 shots to 10 for Cincinnati, six on target. After an even first half, Miami controlled the expected-goals mark, with 4 to 1.6 for the home team.
First half highlights
Messi scored from close range in the 24th off a turnover by Matt Miazga. Miazga tried to pass to a teammate on the side but the pass went straight to Messi.
He had a goal in the fifth minute waved off by offsides.
In the 32nd minute, Cincinnati won a corner kick, which Evander placed right in front of the goal line but the ball was cleared away.
In the 42nd minute, a Kevin Denkey penalty kick tied it up. Denkey drew the PK after collecting a good pass into the box by Pavel Bucha and being grabbed by Gonzalo Lujan. Denkey converted for his team-high eighth goal of the season.
The first half was tied 1-1 and virtually even on statistics. Both sides had seven shots, one on goal, and 1.1 expected goals. Neither keeper made a save.
What’s next for FC Cincinnati?
Cincinnati heads to the West Coast to play San Diego FC 9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16. It is the first meeting between the teams. San Diego, 3-5-4 for 13 points, was set to play Austin later May 13. Cincinnati will leave for California on May 14.
A wildfire has scorched over 11,000 acres in Florida’s Everglades, just outside the Miami metro suburbs, prompting officials to warn nearby residents of dangerous smoke.
The Max Road Miramar Fire is straddling the line between Miami-Dade and Broward counties. At least 11,000 acres have been burned, and the fire is 80% contained, according to the Florida Forest Service.
The fire was first reported Sunday. The Pembroke Pines Police Department said that drivers stopping to watch the fires along US-27 were causing dangerous traffic backups.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said they were working with state forest officials to protect nearby properties.
Florida Senator Rick Scott urged people on social media to adhere to any local road closures.
Aerial footage showed flames in the vicinity of a local subdivision, and smoke could be seen billowing for miles.
This comes in the middle of Florida’s wildfire season, which is being compounded by a historic drought ongoing across the state.
Almost 2,000 wildfires have burned nearly 120,000 acres just since the start of the year, the forest service said earlier this month.
Wildfires south of Jacksonville canceled and delayed Amtrak service last month.
While the vast majority of the state is under Exceptional or Extreme Drought conditions, Miami itself is roughly an inch below average rainfall, year-to-date.
However, parts of the Everglades are also experiencing Extreme Drought.
Fire officials are warning residents to take precautions if smoke is impacting your area. Those with respiratory conditions, older adults and children may be especially sensitive to smoke exposure.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue is advising people to stay indoors when possible and set home and vehicle A/C systems to recirculate.
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