FORT LAUDERDALE. Inter Miami destroys Orlando City 5-0 with goals of L. Suárez (4′), L. Suárez (11′), Robert Taylor (29′), Lionel Messi (57′) and Lionel Messi (62′).
The match was played at the DRV PNK Stadium stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Jaime Herrera Garduño. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 25.63 degrees Celsius or 78.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 11 Total 9
- 6 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 80 Attack 129
- 28 Dangerous attack 67
- 61 Ball safe 56
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 16 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Inter Miami was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Orlando City that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Orlando City was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Inter Miami succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Inter Miami shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Orlando City shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Inter Miami received 3 yellow cards (Leonardo Campana, Noah Allen and Diego Gómez). On the other side, Orlando City received 1 yellow card (Robin Jansson).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Inter Miami has 7 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Orlando City stays with 1 points (12th).
Next matches
Inter Miami – Formation
Inter Miami started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Gerardo Daniel Martino decided to play with the following team: Drake Callender , DeAndre Yedlin , Tomás Avilés , Nicolás Freire , Jordi Alba , Julian Gressel , Sergio Busquets , Diego Gómez , Lionel Messi , L. Suárez and Robert Taylor .
The home team had on the bench: Jean Mota , Leonardo Campana , CJ dos Santos, Ryan Sailor, Noah Allen , David Ruíz , L. Sunderland, Shanyder Borgelin and Sergiy Kryvtsov .
Inter Miami could not rely on the presence of Sergiy Kryvtsov (injured).
Substitutions
Inter Miami made 5 changes: Nicolás Freire for Noah Allen (79′), L. Suárez for Leonardo Campana (67′), Julian Gressel for David Ruíz (67′), Diego Gómez for Jean Mota (79′) and Tomás Avilés for Sergiy Kryvtsov (78′).
Player of the match: L. Suárez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Inter Miami was L. Suárez.
His rating is with 2 goals, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 8.
Orlando City – Formation
Orlando City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez played with: Pedro Gallese , Dagur Dan Þórhallsson , Rodrigo Schlegel , Robin Jansson , Rafael Santos , César Araújo , Wilder Cartagena , Facundo Torres , Martín Ojeda , Iván Angulo and Duncan McGuire .
These were the players on the bench: Ramiro Enrique , Felipe Martins , Luis Muriel , Kyle Smith , Michael Halliday, Mason Stajduhar, Jeorgio Kocevski, David Brekalo and Nicolás Lodeiro .
Substitutions
Orlando City made 5 changes: Wilder Cartagena for Nicolás Lodeiro (46′), Martín Ojeda for Felipe Martins (73′), Duncan McGuire for Luis Muriel (46′), Iván Angulo for Ramiro Enrique (58′) and Rafael Santos for Kyle Smith (58′).
Player of the match: César Araújo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Orlando City was César Araújo.
His rating is with 62 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Minnesota United – Columbus Crew – 1-1
- Real Salt Lake – Los Angeles FC – 3-0
- Inter Miami – Orlando City – 5-0