2024-10-03 13:15:03
In his first game in Columbus, Lionel Messi helped Inter Miami defeat the Crew 3-2 with two goals. The victory on Wednesday secured Miami the 2024 Supporters’ Shield, awarded to the MLS club with the best regular-season record.
It was a tightly contested first 45 minutes of the game, with both teams being held scoreless. That changed in the final minute of regulation in the first half.
Messi was inside the Crew’s box and was able to beat out two defenders to go one-on-one with goalkeeper Patrick Schulte. While Schulte was positioned in the middle of Columbus’ goal, Messi sent his shot to Schulte’s left and scored.
Messi would extend Miami’s 1-0 lead five minutes later. Taking a free kick following a foul charged to the Crew’s Rudy Camacho, Messi bent a ball around Columbus’ wall of defenders for his second goal.
Diego Rossi scored in the first minute of the second half to halve the Crew’s deficit.
Miami only needed a minute to extend the lead back to two goals, when a miscommunication between Schulte and Camacho in the Crew’s box led to a goal from Luis Suarez.
At the 61-minute mark, Columbus caught a break when Miami’s Federico Redondo was charged with a handball inside his own box, giving the Crew a penalty kick. Cucho Hernandez converted, cutting the lead to 3-2.
Shortly after Hernandez’s goal, with over 25 minutes remaining in the game, Camacho was shown his second yellow card, leading to his red-card ejection. The Crew played with ten men the rest of the way.
The Crew would get another penalty kick opportunity when Miami was found guilty of another handball in the box. This time Ian Fray was the offender. Hernandez missed on his second attempt, however, and the Crew failed to score any additional goals.
(90+6) Columbus Crew make substitution in stoppage time
Ahead of a corner kick, the Crew substituted out midfielder Alex Matan for Aziel Jackson. The Crew were unable to capitalize on the corner once Jackson entered the game.
(87′) Inter Miami midfielder David Ruiz shown yellow card
Inter Miami midfielder David Ruiz was given a yellow card for poor sportsmanship.
Ahead of the yellow card, the Crew made a substitution, midfielder Andres Herrera replaced Mo Farsi. Miami made on after the yellow, replacing midfielder Diego Gomez with Matias Rojas.
(83′) Inter Miami called for second handball following VAR review, Cucho Hernandez missed PK attempt
The officials went to VAR review to determine that Inter Miami defender Ian Fray committed a handball in the box, setting up Cucho Hernandez’s second penalty kick attempt.
Hernandez had already got the ball past goalkeeper Drake Callender once but failed on this attempt. Callender hit Hernandez’s shot away and Miami was able to clear the ball out of bounds.
(76′) Columbus Crew fail to capitalize on opportunity in Inter Miami’s box
Crew midfielder DeJuan Jones sent a cross into Miami’s box to forward Jacen Russell-Rowe, who was crashing near the goal. Russell-Rowe got his feet caught under him, and instead of receiving the pass, Russell-Rowe fell as the ball rolled passed him.
Midfielder Alex Matan almost got a shot attempt off at the top of the box but turned over the ball.
(76′) Inter Miami makes substitution vs Columbus Crew
With its second substitution of the game, Inter Miami replaces defender Marcelo Weigandt with Sergii Kryvtsov.
(74′) Columbus Crew make multiple substitutions vs Inter Miami
The Crew had their first round of substitutions against Inter Miami:
- Forward Christian Ramirez replaced by Jacen Russell-Rowe
- Midfielder Darlington Nagbe replaced by Dylan Chambost
- Midfielder Max Arfsten replaced by DeJuan Jones
(69′) Inter Miami makes first substitution vs Columbus Crew
Inter Miami made the first substitution of the game, replacing midfielder Federico Redondo with Davis Ruiz.
(62′) Rudy Camacho shown second yellow card, is out the rest of game vs Inter Miami
The Crew will be down to ten men against Inter Miami after earning his second yellow card, suspending him from the rest of the game. Camacho’s foul was against midfielder Federico Redondo.
(61′) Cucho Hernandez scores on penalty kick, Columbus Crew down 3-2
The Crew were awarded a penalty kick following a handball violation from Inter Miami’s Noah Allen inside his own box. Striker Cucho Hernandez stepped up for the attempt and sent his show high into the goal to cut Miami’s lead to 3-2.
(59′) Rudy Camacho earns yellow card vs Inter Miami
Following a foul at midfield, Crew defender Rudy Camacho was given a yellow card.
(47′) Luis Suarez puts Inter Miami’s lead back at 2 goals, Columbus Crew down 3-1
It took just as little time for Inter Miami to extend its lead back to two goals as it did for the Crew to cut it down. After a mishap between Crew goalkeeper Patrick Schulte and Crew defender Rudy Camcho inside their own box, Miami forward Luis Suarez was able to capitalize with a header to give his team a 3-1 lead.
(46′) Diego Rossi puts Columbus Crew on the board, Inter Miami lead 2-1
Less than a minute into the start of the second half, Crew forward Diego Rossi scored from the middle of Inter Miami’s box. Miami’s lead is cut down 2-1.
After the ball bounced around between Crew midfielder Mo Faris and Miami defender Jordi Alba at the top of the box, Farsi got a pass off to Rossi, who was uncontested in the box.
Columbus Crew down 2-0 vs Inter Miami at start of second half
Lionel Messi put Inter Miami ahead 2-0 in the first half with two goals. The first half stats:
- Shots: Crew (3), Inter Miami (3)
- Shots on goal: Crew (1), Inter Miami (3)
- Fouls: Crew (4), Inter Miami (5)
- Possession rate: Crew (52.6%), Inter Miami (47.3%)
(45+5) Lionel Messi scores off free kick, Inter Miami takes 2-0 lead vs Columbus Crew
Five minutes after scoring his first goal against the Crew, Lionel Messi put his second on the board off a free kick at the top of Columbus’ box. Inter Miami takes a 2-0 lead ahead of halftime.
Miami was awarded a free kick following defender Rudy Camacho’s foul against forward Luis Suraz right outside Columbus’ box. Near the left side of the box, Messi took the free kick and launched a shot into the left corner of the goal.
(45′) Lionel Messi scores vs Columbus Crew, Inter Miami lead 1-0
In his first game at Lower.com Field, forward Lionel Messi scored the first goal to give Inter Miami a 1-0 against the Crew.
After gaining keeping the ball away from two Columbus defenders inside the Crew’s box, Messi went one-on-one against goalkeeper Patrick Schulte. Messi softly sent his shot to the right of Schulte and scored.
(44′) Inter Miami goalkeeper Drake Callender records save on Diego Rossi shot attempt
From outside Inter Miami’s box, Crew forward Diego Rossi took a shot attempt that goalkeeper Drake Callender had to make a diving save to stop.
(38′) Inter Miami midfielder Federico Redondo shown yellow card
It was the first yellow card of the game when Inter Miami midfielder Federico Redondo received a yellow card for a foul against Crew midfielder Darlington Nagbe at midfield.
(34′) Columbus Crew forward Christian Ramirez misses on shot attempt vs Inter Miami
From top-left, inside Inter Miami’s box, Crew forward Christian Ramirez launched a shot that would go far left of the goal and out of bounds.
(26′) Inter Miami’s Sergio Busquets, Columbus Crew’s Mo Farsi collide
Inter Miami midfielder Sergio Busquets was called for a foul on a play on Miami’s side of the field in which Busquets collided with Crew midfielder Mo Farsi in mid-air. Quickly after the foul, fans at Lower.com Field made it known their disappointment in there being no red card on the play, specifically after a replay was shown.
Farsi did require medical attention after the hit, but was able to remain in the game.
(25′) Inter Miami has goal overruled due to offsides call vs Columbus Crew
For the second time in the game, it looked as though a player had scored just to have the goal overruled due to an offsides call. This time, it was a Miami goal from defender Marcelo Weigandt that was overruled, after he was offsides inside Columbus’ box.
(24′) Rudy Camacho clears ball on Inter Miami scoring attempt
Crew defender Rudy Camacho was able to hit the ball out of bounds on Inter Miami’s first scoring attempt of the game.
(8′) Cucho Hernandez goal overruled by offsides call
Striker Cucho Hernandez looked to have given the Crew a 1-0 lead early against Inter Miami, and even started celebrating the goal before officials ruled that Hernandez was offsides, overruling the goal.
(1′) Columbus Crew take first corner kick vs Inter Miami
The Crew were awarded the first corner kick of the match after Miami kicked the ball over the goal line. With Diego Rossi taking the kick, the Crew were unable to make anything of the opportunity, as Miami quickly cleared the ball out of the box with a header.
Columbus Crew, Inter Miami availability reports
Both the Crew and Miami have multiple players unavailable tonight.
Unavailable for Columbus:
- Evan Bush (arm)
- Sean Zawadzki (torso)
Unavailable for Miami:
- Leo Afonso (groin)
- CJ dos Santos (hand)
- Facundo Farias (knee)
- Nicholas Freire (knee)
- David Martinez (groin)
Who are the referees for Columbus Crew vs Inter Miami?
Here are the officials for the Crew vs Miami tonight:
- Referee: Drew Fischer
- Assistant Referee 1: Kathryn Nesbitt
- Assistant Referee 2: Brooke Mayo
- Fourth Official: Sergii Demianchuk
- VAR: Edvin Jurisevic
- Assistant VAR: Joshua Patlak
Inter Miami starting lineup vs Columbus Crew
Here is the starting 11 for Inter Miami vs Columbus:
- GK: Drake Callender
- DF: Jordi Alba
- DF: Noah Allen
- DF: Ian Fray
- DF: Marcelo Weigandt
- MF: Yannick Bright
- MF: Sergio Busquets
- MF: Federico Redondo
- FW: Diego Gomez
- FW: Lionel Messi
- FW: Luis Suarez
Columbus Crew starting lineup vs Inter Miami
Here is the starting 11 for Columbus vs Inter Miami:
- GK: Patrick Schulte
- DF: Malte Amundsen
- DF: Rudy Camacho
- DF: Steven Moreira
- MF: Max Arfsten
- MF: Mo Farsi
- MF: Alex Matan
- MF: Darlington Nagbe
- FW: Cucho Hernandez
- FW: Christian Ramirez
- FW: Diego Rossi
MLS Supporters’ Shield standings
These are the top five teams in the MLS Supporters’ Shield race. The trophy will go to the team with the best ranking at the end of the regular season.
- Inter Miami: 19-4-8 (65 points)
- Los Angeles Galaxy: 17-7-7 (58 points)
- Columbus Crew: 16-5-9 (57 points)
- FC Cincinnati: 17-9-5 (56 points)
- Los Angeles FC: 15-8-7 (52 points)
Columbus Crew overall record vs Inter Miami
The Crew are 3-4-1 against Inter Miami.
How to listen to Columbus Crew vs Inter Miami radio broadcast
The Crew vs. Inter Miami English-speaking radio broadcast will be on Alt 105.7 FM and available via the iHeartRadio app. Columbus’ regular radio broadcaster Chris Doran will be on the call.
The Spanish radio broadcast can be found on La Grande 102.5 FM and the La Grande radio app with Juan Valladares doing play-by-play.
Columbus Crew vs Inter Miami streaming information
The Crew-Miami match will be available on television via Fox Sports 1 and will be streaming on Apple TV, with a required MLS Season Pass subscription. Here are the broadcast teams for tonight:
- English broadcast: Jake Zivin (play-by-play), Taylor Twellman (analyst)
- Spanish broadcast: Sammy Sadovnik (play-by-play), Diego Valeri (analyst)
When is the Columbus Crew vs Inter Miami?
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Lower.com Field.
