Inter Miami 0-2 Houston Dynamo – US Open Cup final LIVE: Lionel Messi watches his team fall BEHIND as Griffin Dorsey fires the visitors ahead before Bassi doubles the lead with a penalty
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The fourth official has indicated that there will be at least three minutes of injury time
Miami’s first shot goes into the stands
After taking more than 40 minutes to finally get their first shot of the match, Benjamin Cremaschi sent the attempt into the fifth row of the crowd.
Miami has its back against the wall as the half comes to a close
Houston is still applying a lot of pressure as they search for a goal in the final ten minutes of the half.
Goalllllll 2-0 Houston
Hector Herrera converted the penalty to extend Miami’s lead inside the 33. He sent the kick up the middle as Callender dived to his right.
Penaltyyyyyy
DeAndre Yedlin dove into a tackle and called a penalty as he brought down the attacker in front of him. He also received a yellow card
Former Houston Rocket James Harden was just in attendance
Griffin Dorsey fired a shot past Callender to give Houston the lead in the 24
He was given miles of space as he sprinted into the penalty area before firing a shot into the top of the net from a difficult angle on the right side of the net.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL 1-0 Houston
Callender made a great double save to keep the match level in the 23
After diving to his left to deflect a shot on the ground, he quickly rose to deflect the rebound attempt from close range.
Houston has continued to bombard Miami with shots
Houston beats Miami 7-0 in terms of shots. However, only one of the shots landed on target.
Houston’s Franco Escobar received the first yellow card of the match
He committed a foul that was deemed a major challenge by the referee
Throughout the first 10 minutes, Houston controlled possession
The Dynamo have not dropped below 55 percent possession so far and have held more than 60 percent for an extended period.
In Miami, three attacks were made in the first five minutes
On two occasions the defense got a deflection and clearance from the link at the edge of the penalty area, while the third was lost as an early cross was played long.
Callender has seen his first action in goal
After just two minutes he had to pick up a wayward through ball from Houston
Inter Miami has given the go-ahead and tonight’s match has officially started
The players have taken the field and lined up for the national anthem
The Miami crowd cheered loudly with excitement as kickoff was just moments away.
We still have a location of an injured Lionel Messi in the building
Professional golfer Sergio Garcia will be attending tonight’s match
He appeared on the pregame coverage and was briefly interviewed
Despite being out of action, Messi is reportedly in the stadium to watch his teammates fight for the trophy
Zinedine Zidane is in the building for tonight’s match and had a chat with old friend David Beckham
Some photos of Busquets, ‘Tata’ Martino and other members of a Messi-less Miami team as they walk into the stadium
Here’s an in-depth look at Messi’s absence from tonight’s crucial match
Here’s a full look at the official line-ups for tonight’s match, as Messi will miss tonight’s match
The good news for Miami is Sergio Busquets in the line-up, although Jordi Alba is also missing
Lionel Messi will not play for Miami tonight
Messi is not in the starting line-up nor on the bench tonight due to injury problems. A video emerged of Miami’s squad walking to the bench for tonight and Messi was not among them. Shortly thereafter, the pregame show confirmed his absence.
Miami fans are out in force for tonight’s game despite the bad weather conditions
Dynamo right back Franco Escobar plays against his… tattoo?
Escobar hails from the same city in Argentina as Messi and may get the chance to mark his idol on the pitch tonight
Despite Messi’s status being uncertain, Dynamo head coach Ben Olsen plans to let the Miami magician take the field
With around an hour and a half to go, here’s all the last-minute information you need for tonight’s match
Hello and welcome to Daily Mail’s coverage of the US Open Cup final
The world is eagerly awaiting official word on Lionel Messi’s status tonight. He suffers from a muscle problem that causes him to miss time.
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