Philadelphia Union vs Inter Miami CF, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
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68': David RuizNine-man Inter Miami beat Philadelphia without Messi, Suárez
Despite being down to nine men, Inter Miami CF picked up a surprising 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union behind a stoppage-time goal from Leo Afonso.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jakob Glesnes with a through ball following a fast break.
- 7': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
- 7': Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Serhii Kryvtsov (Inter Miami CF).
- 9': Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Leonardo Campana is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt missed. Benjamín Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
- 12': Foul by Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union).
- 12': Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Rafanello.
- 15': Attempt missed. Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
- 16': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
- 16': Serhii Kryvtsov (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF).
- 29': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Drake Callender.
- 31': Attempt missed. Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 32': Foul by David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF).
- 32': Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt missed. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Olivier Mbaizo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 34': Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
- 35': Hand ball by Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF).
- 37': Attempt blocked. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
- 38': Attempt missed. Jeremy Rafanello (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
- 39': Attempt saved. Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Rafanello.
- 45': Hand ball by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Benjamín Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Weigandt.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 1, Inter Miami CF 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 1, Inter Miami CF 0.
- 46': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan is caught offside.
- 47': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Inter Miami CF 1. Julian Gressel (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Benjamín Cremaschi.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
- 51': Attempt saved. Jeremy Rafanello (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
- 52': Attempt missed. Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Taylor.
- 53': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jesús Bueno replaces Alejandro Bedoya because of an injury.
- 56': Foul by Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF).
- 56': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF).
- 57': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Serhii Kryvtsov.
- 59': Foul by Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF).
- 59': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
- 63': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 63': Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Foul by Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF).
- 66': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo Weigandt following a fast break.
- 67': Attempt saved. Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 68': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Oliver Semmle.
- 68': Foul by David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF).
- 68': Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Second yellow card to David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF) for a bad foul.
- 71': Foul by Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF).
- 71': Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan replaces Jeremy Rafanello.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Julian Gressel (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamín Cremaschi.
- 73': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Jack McGlynn.
- 73': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Jesús Bueno.
- 75': Foul by Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF).
- 75': Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
- 77': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.
- 77': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.
- 77': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Marcelo Weigandt.
- 78': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Yannick Bright replaces Robert Taylor.
- 80': Attempt missed. Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Olivier Mbaizo.
- 81': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Tai Baribo replaces Olivier Mbaizo.
- 82': Benjamín Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
- 82': Attempt saved. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 82': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
- 82': Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Second yellow card to Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF).
- 86': Attempt blocked. Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Serhii Kryvtsov (Inter Miami CF).
- 88': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Ryan Sailor replaces Julian Gressel.
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Attempt missed. Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kai Wagner.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces Serhii Kryvtsov because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Leo Afonso replaces Leonardo Campana.
- 90'+2': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+2': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Benjamín Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leo Afonso.
- 90'+4': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Inter Miami CF 2. Leo Afonso (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yannick Bright following a fast break.
- 90'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Benjamín Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF).
- 90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+8': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Franco Negri replaces Benjamín Cremaschi because of an injury.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kai Wagner.
- 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Bueno.
- 90'+9': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Yannick Bright.
- 90'+10': Attempt missed. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 1, Inter Miami CF 2.
- 0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 1, Inter Miami CF 2.
Statistics
 MIA |
PHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 2 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 57.5 | Possession | 42.5 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 463 | Accurate Passes | 309 |
| 541 | Passes | 388 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 14 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 16 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 19,513
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 19,513
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Atlanta United FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | FC Cincinnati | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Philadelphia Union (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver Semmle (GK) |
| 26 | Nathan Harriel |
| 5 | Jakob Glesnes |
| 31 | Leon Flach  |
| 27 | Kai Wagner |
| 15 | Olivier Mbaizo |
| 14 | Jeremy Rafanello |
| 16 | Jack McGlynn |
| 11 | Alejandro Bedoya |
| 7 | Mikkel Uhre |
| 33 | Quinn Sullivan |
Inter Miami CF (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Drake Callender (GK) |
| 27 | Serhiy Kryvtsov |
| 6 | Tomás Avilés |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 57 | Marcelo Weigandt |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 30 | Benjamin Cremaschi |
| 41 | David Ruiz |
| 8 | Leonardo Campana |
| 16 | Robert Taylor |
| 24 | Julian Gressel |
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