Columbus Crew vs Inter Miami CF, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
63': Rudy Camacho
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Lionel Messi nets pair as Miami clinches Supporters' Shield
Lionel Messi scored twice and Drake Callender made a late penalty-kick save when Inter Miami held on for a 3-2 victory over the host Columbus Crew to clinch the Supporters' Shield in a battle of heavyweights on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Diego Gómez.
- 3': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Yannick Bright (Inter Miami CF).
- 8': Offside, Columbus Crew. Cucho Hernández is caught offside.
- 9': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Ian Fray.
- 14': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Jordi Alba is caught offside.
- 15': Offside, Columbus Crew. Mohamed Farsi is caught offside.
- 16': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF).
- 20': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 20': Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
- 21': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Rudy Camacho.
- 24': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Rudy Camacho.
- 24': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Marcelo Weigandt is caught offside.
- 26': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
- 26': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Attempt missed. Christian Ramirez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 35': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF).
- 37': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Malte Amundsen.
- 37': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Diego Gómez is caught offside.
- 37': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF).
- 38': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF).
- 38': Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ian Fray.
- 44': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 45': Goal! Columbus Crew 0, Inter Miami CF 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+4': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
- 45'+4': Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+5': Goal! Columbus Crew 0, Inter Miami CF 2. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+6': Offside, Columbus Crew. Cucho Hernández is caught offside.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 0, Inter Miami CF 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 0, Inter Miami CF 2.
- 46': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Inter Miami CF 2. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
- 48': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Inter Miami CF 3. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 49': Christian Ramirez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF).
- 49': Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Alexandru Matan.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) header from very close range is blocked.
- 53': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Rudy Camacho.
- 54': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Max Arfsten.
- 59': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
- 59': Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Penalty conceded by Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 61': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Inter Miami CF 3. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 63': Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
- 63': Second yellow card to Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) for a bad foul.
- 68': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF).
- 69': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Federico Redondo.
- 72': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF).
- 74': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Christian Ramirez.
- 74': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dylan Chambost replaces Darlington Nagbe.
- 74': Substitution, Columbus Crew. DeJuan Jones replaces Max Arfsten.
- 76': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Sergii Kryvtsov replaces Marcelo Weigandt.
- 76': Attempt saved. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
- 77': David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by DeJuan Jones (Columbus Crew).
- 80': Penalty conceded by Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 81': VAR Decision: Penalty Columbus Crew.
- 84': Penalty saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 84': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Sergii Kryvtsov.
- 85': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera replaces Mohamed Farsi.
- 87': (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Yannick Bright (Inter Miami CF).
- 87': Yannick Bright (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Matías Rojas replaces Diego Gómez.
- 90': David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by DeJuan Jones.
- 90'+5': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Sergii Kryvtsov.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Aziel Jackson replaces Alexandru Matan.
- 90'+9': Attempt saved. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aziel Jackson.
- 90'+10': Attempt blocked. David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, Inter Miami CF 3.
- 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 2, Inter Miami CF 3.
Statistics
 MIA |
CLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 52.8 | Possession | 47.2 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 447 | Accurate Passes | 401 |
| 526 | Passes | 460 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 5 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 20 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 10 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,815
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,815
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | +30 | 74 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 34 | +32 | 66 |
| 3 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | +10 | 59 |
| 4 | Orlando City SC | 34 | +9 | 52 |
Line-Ups
Columbus Crew (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Patrick Schulte (GK) |
| 4 | Rudy Camacho  |
| 18 | Malte Amundsen |
| 31 | Steven Moreira |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 20 | Alexandru Matan |
| 27 | Maximilian Arfsten |
| 23 | Mohamed Farsi |
| 9 | Cucho Hernández |
| 10 | Diego Rossi |
| 17 | Christian Ramírez |
Inter Miami CF (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Drake Callender (GK) |
| 32 | Noah Allen |
| 17 | Ian Fray |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 57 | Marcelo Weigandt |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 55 | Federico Redondo |
| 42 | Yannick Bright |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 20 | Diego Gómez |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
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