On the morning of May 12, Beijing time, a key match in the 12th round of the American Professional League was played by Montreal at home against Miami International. In the first half, Duke scored with a single lightning strike, Wilsan contributed a pass, and then Rojas pulled one back and Suarez equalized; In the second half, Rojas assisted Kremaschi to overtake the score. In the end, Inter Miami reversed the Montreal Impact 3-2 and won five consecutive league wins, accumulating 27 points to continue to lead the Eastern Conference standings.
Since the beginning of this season, Miami International, under the leadership of Messi, Suarez, and Busquets, has become the favorite team to win the championship, and currently leads the Eastern standings with 24 points after 12 rounds.
In this round, Inter Miami went away to challenge Montreal Shock, who are ranked 11th in the East, and the two sides met in the previous two months, when Inter Miami lost 2-3 at home, and now ushered in a chance for revenge.
In this game, Miami International adjusted the forward combination, Messi and Suarez partnered with two forwards, Campana and Taylor were substituted, and Busquets continued to lead the midfield.
After the opening, the two teams attacked and defended each other, Messi turned to split the ball, Graysel's burst shot was blocked, and then he created a free kick opportunity, and the direct penalty hit the goal slightly high.
In the 22nd minute, the Miami International backline conceded the goal first:
Wilsang provided an assist on the counter-attack, and Duke scored with a one-on-one effort to give Montreal a 1-0 lead.
Statistically, this is the first goal conceded in seven consecutive games for Inter Miami, and the 14th consecutive game has conceded, with the last clean sheet being a 5-0 win over Orlando City in early March this year.
In the 32nd minute, Inter Miami conceded another goal, and it was another defensive problem on the right side:
In the 32nd minute, Wilsang received a cross from his teammates in the penalty area and pushed it into the far corner, helping Montreal to impact 2-0 and score again.
In the past four league games, Inter Miami have won from behind, but they are all one goal behind, and now they are two goals behind against the Montreal Shock.
In the 40th minute, Messi fell to the ground after the confrontation and had to go off the field for treatment, but waited 2 minutes to return to the pitch, and was very angry that he could not return to the pitch as soon as possible.
In the 44th minute, Inter Miami pulled one back 1-2:
Messi gave up the right to take the penalty, Rojas took a free kick and hit the goal directly, and the ball went around the human wall and fell into the net at great speed, which was very exciting.
In the 45+3rd minute, Miami International took a corner kick, and Suarez outflanked the goal at the back point to help Miami International equalize 2-2.
According to statistics, the 37-year-old Suarez has scored 11 goals in 12 MLS appearances and provided five assists since joining Inter Miami.
According to the statistics of the half-time, the possession rate of the two teams is five to five, and the rest of Miami International is at a disadvantage, including 4 to 7 shots, 2 to 4 shots on target, and 1 to 2 corner kicks, and the efficiency of shooting conversion needs to be improved in the second half.
In the 59th minute of the second half, Inter Miami overtook the score:
Messi turned and split the ball, Rojas sent a long ball to assist, and Kremaschi scored a solo goal to make it 3-2.
In the last game, Rojas scored twice, and this time he contributed a pass and scored four goals alone, and his performance was very good.
In this game, Messi's form was not at its best, and a free kick in the last minute went directly over the crossbar, which failed to help Inter Miami seal the win, and did not have the opportunity to continue the performance of participating in goals every game since the start of the season, after scoring 12 goals and providing 11 assists in 11 games.