Not even a goal from Lionel Messi could have stopped Inter Miami from falling victim to a barrage of goals from Atlanta United as the top team in MLS fell on Wednesday night.
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Match Report
Not even a goal from Lionel Messi could have stopped Inter Miami from falling victim to a barrage of goals from Atlanta United as the top team in MLS fell on Wednesday night.
A brace from winger Saba Lobzhandize opened the scoring at 2-0 for the Five Stripes who played on the road in Fort Lauderdale.
There was brief hope when the Argentine World Cup winner bagged a goal in the 62nd minute to draw The Herons back within one.
But eleven minutes later, Atlanta's Jamal Thiare perfectly timed his run to receive a low cross and stuck his foot on the end of it to send it past keeper Drake Callender.
This marks the team's first defeat in MLS since they lost 4-0 on the road to the New York Red Bulls back on March 23.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
0' Messi pulls one back! Inter Miami CF 1-2 Atlanta United
5' Match Event for Inter Miami CF vs Atlanta United
10' Match Event for Inter Miami CF vs Atlanta United
20' Match Event for Inter Miami CF vs Atlanta United
25' Match Event for Inter Miami CF vs Atlanta United
37' Match Event for Inter Miami CF vs Atlanta United
44' GOAL! Inter Miami CF 0-1 Atlanta United (Saba Lobjanidze)
51' Match Event for Inter Miami CF vs Atlanta United
53' Match Event for Inter Miami CF vs Atlanta United
59' GOAL! Inter Miami CF 0-2 Atlanta United (Saba Lobjanidze)
73' GOAL! Inter Miami CF 1-3 Atlanta United (Jamal Thiaré)
82' Highlight from Inter Miami CF vs Atlanta United
89' Match Event for Inter Miami CF vs Atlanta United
Line-ups
Inter Miami CF XI: Messi, Suarez, Sergiy Kryvtsov, Alba, Busquets, Robert Taylor, Julian Gressel, Marcelo Weigandt, Drake Callender, Federico Redondo, Tomás Avilés
Subs: Matías Rojas, Franco Negri, CJ dos Santos, Campana, Noah Allen, Ryan Sailor, David Ruíz, Benja Cremaschi, Leo Afonso
Atlanta United XI: Dax McCarty, Derrick Williams, Stian Gregersen, Saba Lobjanidze, Jamal Thiaré, Luis Abram, Tristan Muyumba, Josh Cohen, Brooks Lennon, Thiago Almada, Caleb Wiley
Subs: Quentin Westberg, Georgios Giakoumakis, Xande Silva, Daniel Ríos, Ronald Hernández, Edwin Mosquera, Ajani Fortune, Efraín Morales, Noah Cobb