LAFC 1-3 MIA HIGHLIGHTS, MLS updates: Inter Miami breezes past Los Angeles

A night to forget for the reigning MLS cup champion as Inter Miami registers a comprehensive 3-1 win

Oliviera wins a corner for LAFC. Vela plays it in as Hollingshead heads it past Callender to deny a cleansheet. Miami hadn’t conceded in 270 minutes before this

Six added minutes!

Bouanga is booked

GOOOOOOAAAALLLLLL! CAMPANA SCORES! MESSI WITH YET ANOTHER ASSIST! Messi was on course to finish it off with just Tillman makring him. But the Miami captain plays it to an unmarked Campana at the last second as the latter slots it to the bottom left to seal the deal for Miami

OUT: Alba IN: Allen

OUT: Sanchez IN: Kratsev

Corner for LAFC with 10 minutes remaining on the clock. Vela floats it in but the ball falls on no man’s land and is pushed away for another corner. Nothing major from that as well

Yellow to Palacio for his late challenge on Yedlin.

Referee played an advantage as Campana ran through the defense before chipping it towards Messi inside the box but the latter fails to reach to the ball in time

OUT: Cremaschi IN: Arroyo; OUT: Farias IN: Campana

Farias is booked for his rash tackle

Messi from the edge of the box, tries to finish but four defenders mark the number 10. He instead backheels to Farias, who tries his luck from long range but the ball goes blazing past the cross bar

Bogusz finds Oliviera inside the box on the left side. The latter scans for players inside but finds no one as the attack comes to an end

Yedlin is the first booking of the game as he mistimes a tackle on new entrant Murillo

OUT: Gonzalez IN: Oliviera; OUT: Palencia IN: Palacios

Another great save from Callender as he saves a dangerous shot from Bouanga. The latter does a neat couple of moves as he tried to complete the shot on the volley

Farias’s close-range attempt goes just wide off the crossbar

Another attack from Miami. Messi from the edge of the box finds Yedlin on the right flank. The latter sends it inside to Cremaschi but three defenders converge to clear the ball

OUT: Chiellini IN: Murillo

AND THAT’S TWO FOR MIAMI. ALBA FINISHES IT WITH A CLEAN SHOT as his former Barcelona teammate Messi registers his first ever MLS assist. In fact it is the Barca trifecta that has done it for Miami. Busquets to Messi to Alba for an all-important goal

Messi gets dispossesed by Chiellini via a wonderful interception. Both Messi and Martino are visibly frustrated as they expected a free kick their way but the referee thought otherwise

LAFC continues to attack. Bogusz finds Bouanga on the left flank. The latter sends in a low-kept cross towards Vela but gets intercepted

Substitution for LAFC:

OUT: Acosta IN: Tillman

An explosive half comes to an end with LAFC reeling 0-1 against Miami albiet being the dominant side with more chances. Callender and a bit of a luck has helped Miami stay in the lead

Another free kick for LAFC as Kryvstov’s sliding tackle on Vela goes wrong. The referee should’ve played the advantage since Bouanga got the ball immediately and was on his way towards the goal.

One added minute

Gomez finds Alba on the left. The latter thend puts it to Farias and he sends in a cross with McCarthy moving towards the ball but there’s no one to capitalise as the ball goes out for a corner

Superb interception from Alba. A dangerous looking attack brewed as Acosta and Vela teamed up to reach the edge of the box. Vela tried to play a through ball inside the box but Alba is there to intercept

WHAT A SAVE FROM MCCARTHY TO DENY MESSI! Gomez found Messi inside the box via an inch perfect ball. Messi moves past a defender and tries to finish but McCarthy’s reflexes are just too good as he saves a certain goal

Free kick for LAFC as Busquets pushes Palencia down. A dangerous setpiece situation here. Vela to take the kick. Callender jumps higher than anyone to grab the lofted ball

Just as we speak, Vela goes into the box with just Callender between him and a goal but Miller marks the man to perfection to pressure him into giving up possession

The scoreboard doesn’t do juistice to the kind of football that LAFC is playing. The home side has been the superior team so far but has been left reeling because of its lack of luck in the final third

Bogusz into Gonzalez, who is inside the box. The latter then tries to backheel it back to Bogusz but there are just too many dfeenders to take on as the attack comes to an end with Miller clearing the ball

Wonderful counter from LAFC. Bogusz starts the proceedings as he skips past a number of defenders to find Gonzalez. The latter then sends a through ball on the left to find Bouanga, who tries to finish from an awkward angle but side nets it

Vela tries his luck from outside the box but his left-footed curler doesn’t pack a punch as Callender makes an easy save

Slow but steady couple of minutes for Miami as it continues to maintain a superior possession

WHAT A CHANCE! It was Bouanga again. Cremaschi tried to stop the striker but he’s just too fast as Bouanga progressed into the box and tried to chip it over Callender but the ball brushed past the crossbar

GOOOOOOOAAAALLLLLLL!! FARIAS PUTS MIAMI IN THE LEAD! The Miami striker slipped in the process but that was enough for him to do the trick as the ball went past a diving McCarthy towards the far left corner

Gonzalez finds Vela via a through ball. The latter then advances into the box and tries to finish but the shot is too weak to test Callender

Superb SAVE FROM CALLENDER as he stops a close range attempt off Bouanga’s shot. The Miami keeper has been excellent in the recent past for his side

An attack finally from Miami as Messi and Busquets link up till the edge of the box but get intercepted at a crucial juncture. Bouanga gets the ball and runs dangerously towards the other half despite Alba’s sliding tack;e attempt. The LAFC striker then tries to finish but fails to keep the ball on target

Jordi Alba is dispossesed and that leads to another LAFC attack as Acosta tries to sned it past the final line of defense but Yedlin does well to push the ball out of play

Bogusz dribbles past a couple of defenders before finding Bouanga on the left flank. The latter then tries to cross it inside the box but exterts a bit more power than he would’ve liked as the ball goes high and wide

LAFC looking dangerous right from the start. Chiellini initiated a quick attack as LAFC breached the final third with Vela trying to find someone inside the box but there was no one to recieve it

Messi gets the ball rolling and Inter Miami will play from right to left

The players are getting ready inside the tunnel and will take the field shortly. The BMO stadium is comparitively less-populated, with a lot of empty seats. Messi-led Miami will look to extend its unbeaten run and move up the league ladder, after languishing at the bottom for a long time with just six wins in 22 matches. And of course, Messi gets the biggest cheer where ever he goes!

Inter Miami: L-W-D-W-D

LAFC: D-W-L-D-D

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When does the MLS match between Inter Miami and LAFC start?

The MLS match between Inter Miami and LAFC will kick-off at 7:30am IST at the DRV PNK Stadium.

Where can I watch the MLS match between Inter Miami and LAFC?

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