A penalty failed by the Argentine star opened the way for Charlotte FC to impose 3-0 and Toklomati signed a decisive hat on the MLS.
The return of Lionel Messi as a holder with Inter Miami It ended on a complicated night. In the Bank of America Stadium, the team 3-0 fell against Charlotte FCin a match that broke with a penalty failed by the Argentine captain and that in the next play ended in the first goal of the rival.
Messi missed a penalty and the rival immediately hit
At 30 minutes of the first half, Messi He had the chance to open the result from the twelve steps. After a foul on him within the area, the referee sanctioned penal and the Rosario decided to execute picing the ball to the center of the arch. However, Charlotte’s goalkeeper, Kristijan Kahlina, stayed in the middle and held the shot. Immediately after, the Israeli Idan Toklomati took advantage of a clearance and defined to mark 1-0.
Despite the attempts of the team Javier MascheranoCharlotte began to take over the process, with Wilfried Zaha leading offensive plays. The beginning of the second half confirmed the difficulty of Miami: Toklomati scored his second goal After a precise center of Brandt Bronico, and the visiting team controlled the match comfortably, limiting Messi and his teammates to isolated arrivals.
The expulsion of Aviles and the toklomati Hat Trick
At 78 minutes, The former Racing, Tomás Avilés He was expelled for the second yellow, leaving Inter Miami with ten men. Charlotte took advantage of the advantage and generated a penalty that Toklomati successfully executed to complete his hat trick, sealing 3-0 and consolidating the ninth consecutive victory of the visiting team in the MLS, An absolute record for the League.
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With this defeat, Inter Miami fell to the seventh place at the Eastern Conference, With four games less than the leader, while Charlotte remains in third position and is going through a great moment despite the suspension of his coach Dean Smith. Messi’s frustration symbolized the adverse night of the herons, marked by lost opportunities and a rival who He knew how to capitalize each error.
Source: Ambito
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