Miami 3-1 Kansas City (Feb 25, 2025) Commentary

Sporting Kansas City

Lionel Messi - 19'
Tadeo Allende - 45'+1'
Luis Suárez - 45'+3'

Memo Rodríguez - 63'

19
Ustari
18
Alba
37
Falcón
6
Avilés
17
Fray
8
Segovia
5
Busquets
55
Redondo
21
Allende
9
Suárez
10
Messi

No.Name
19Oscar Ustari
37Maximiliano Falcón 2Gonzalo Luján
6Tomás Avilés 32Noah Allen
18Jordi Alba
17Ian Fray
5Sergio Busquets 41David Ruiz
55Federico Redondo
8Telasco Segovia
21Tadeo Allende
9Luis Suárez 16Robert Taylor
10Lionel Messi 30Benjamin Cremaschi

Substitutes
24Julian Gressel
22Leo Afonso
15Ryan Sailor
14Héctor Martínez
34Rocco Ríos Novo
81Santiago Morales
26Tyler Hall

Chase Stadium

8:00 PM, February 25, 2025

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Line: MIA -1.5

Over/Under: 3.5

Referees:
Ismael Cornejo

Inter Miami CF

Sporting Kansas City

KO
19
45+1
45+3
HT
57
58
63
69
74
80
81
84
FT

- Match ends, Inter Miami CF 3, Sporting Kansas City 1.
90'+4' Second Half ends, Inter Miami CF 3, Sporting Kansas City 1.
90'+3' Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3' Foul by Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF).
90'+3' William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
90'+3' Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Ian Fray.
90'+2' Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Leibold.
90'+1' Offside, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada is caught offside.
90' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90' Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90' Foul by Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City).
89' Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89' Foul by Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF).
88' Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88' Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
88' Foul by Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF).
88' Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87' Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87' Foul by Benjamín Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF).
87' Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Memo Rodríguez.
87' Attempt blocked. Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Taylor.
85' Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85' Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
84' William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84' Foul by Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF).
84' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Ian James replaces Dany Rosero.
83' Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83' Foul by Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City).
81' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Robert Taylor replaces Luis Suárez.
81' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Sergio Busquets.
80' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Gonzalo Luján replaces Maximiliano Falcón.
80' Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80' Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
77' Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
77' Benjamín Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74' Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74' Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
74' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Andrew Brody replaces Jake Davis.
71' Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71' Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
69' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Benjamín Cremaschi replaces Lionel Messi.
67' William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67' Foul by Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF).
65' Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65' Foul by Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF).
64' Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64' Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
63' Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Sporting Kansas City 1. Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jacob Bartlett.
60' Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Maximiliano Falcón.
59' Offside, Inter Miami CF. Luis Suárez is caught offside.
58' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Memo Rodríguez replaces Manu García.
58' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói replaces Shapi Suleymanov.
58' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada replaces Dejan Joveljic.
58' Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
57' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces Tomás Avilés.
55' Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manu García.
53' Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Dany Rosero.
51' Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by John Pulskamp.
51' Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Telasco Segovia.
49' Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49' Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
46' Attempt missed. Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
45' Second Half begins Inter Miami CF 3, Sporting Kansas City 0.
45'+5' First Half ends, Inter Miami CF 3, Sporting Kansas City 0.
45'+3' Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Sporting Kansas City 0. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
45'+1' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
45' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45' Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45' Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
43' Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43' Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).
42' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41' Delay in match because of an injury Óscar Ustari (Inter Miami CF).
40' Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
37' Attempt saved. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake Davis.
36' Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36' Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
36' Foul by Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF).
36' Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34' Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tomás Avilés.
34' Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zorhan Bassong.
33' Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33' Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
33' Attempt saved. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manu García.
32' Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
31' Attempt blocked. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dany Rosero.
30' Attempt blocked. Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
30' Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Leibold.
30' Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Óscar Ustari.
29' Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Maximiliano Falcón.
29' Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zorhan Bassong.
27' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26' Delay in match because of an injury Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
24' Foul by Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF).
24' Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23' Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23' Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
22' Foul by Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF).
22' Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21' Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21' Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
19' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
17' Foul by Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF).
17' Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13' Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13' Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
12' Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tomás Avilés.
10' Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Jacob Bartlett.
9' Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9' Foul by Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF).
6' Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Tim Leibold.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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