00:00We're moments away from kickoff between Inter-Miami and the Vancouver Whitecaps.
00:05One change for Javier Mastorano and that is Weyant goes out and Ian Frey comes in.
00:11Takayoka's been incredible for them in goal. It's a welcome back to the starting lineup for Defender of the Year, Tristan Blackman.
00:16Bypass the press of Vancouver. They win that second ball. Boom. You think the transition's there and Vancouver get back around the ball.
00:23Allende able to keep it. Allende! The top scorer in these year's playoffs. Misses high in the first shot of the game.
00:30I'm sure some Vancouver Whitecaps seeing the ball bounce to him.
00:33Just watching and hoping that this one goes over with the type of form he is in.
00:37A hat-trick with the ball back. But right now you can see the quality that Miami have on the ball to be able to spread you out.
00:43Great work from Messi.
00:45Just incredible. It's going to be a tight offside decision on the way as Allende brings it down.
00:49So that's he's wide open to the middle and it's going to be an on-goal! And the flag stays down!
00:56Last off Ocampo, Miami. The early opener in MLS Cup.
01:08And Vancouver asking for that offside. I think he was kept on by Ocampo at the far side of the field.
01:14We get a good look at this. Look at Ocampo, top of the screen. I think he's the one that keeps Allende onside.
01:23Yep, and he does. Check is complete. Goal is confirmed. He's got Silvete wide open. It's actually him he's trying to find.
01:29Ocampo now emergency defending, trying to come across the field to help out.
01:34Because that's where the space was, in behind. And he's just unfortunate. Just comes off his shin into the back of the net.
01:40And he's just able to keep it and takes a chunk out of an Inter-Miami player as he does so long.
01:53Switch to Sabi on the far side. Can I get inside Jordi Alba?
01:57And that was Rodriguez helping. Dumb, not done! Tangle the legs! Drew Fisher waves it away on the field.
02:02Vancouver hasn't been communicated to them that this is check complete. No, it's actually Sabi's, he drags his foot a little bit as he goes for this pirouette.
02:10But boy, dangerous moment. Actually a really good job by Rodriguez there to pull his feet back.
02:17That's who whips this in. White got his head to it, but it's right at Rios Novo who makes his first save.
02:27Haltzer deep to the back. Pose. Bodies crashing. Headed away. It was Jordi Alba there.
02:32Ocampo first to get it. He'll just set a blind ball back in. Muller knocks it down. It's a chance and save by Rios Novo.
02:39That was Sabi. Broco Rios Novo, the biggest play of the game so far.
02:45Got an absolutely glorious header from Thomas Muller to put this on a platter for Sabi at the back post.
02:52And he does the right thing here by waiting, letting the ball settle. Sometimes you take it too early.
02:56He lets it settle, takes his time, has a look up, and then just kicks it right into the chest of Rios Novo.
03:02He has the whole back post wide open.
03:05Behind the play, Tristan Blackman, Sebastian Berhalter. Five minutes to go in the half.
03:11The early own goal of the difference. Blackman sends it in. There was Muller and saved.
03:16Rios Novo right on his crossbar. Third save of the game.
03:20These early balls into the box are causing them problems.
03:23Late run from Thomas Muller. He's difficult to track when he drops off like that because Noah Allen can't lose their shape.
03:29Vancouver won it again.
03:30Busquets, Jordi Alba, their final game. Alba sends the cross in. Taco Ogun with a flying punch.
03:38Messi got his head to it and just misses wide.
03:41It looked like Prizzo was just going to clear that away and he couldn't climb high enough and Messi barely missed.
03:46The ball as it came in. It was a good ball into the box from Jordi Alba.
03:50Finally, they had some numbers in the box for him to be able to deliver the ball.
03:54And then Messi just heads that one and he just misses it.
03:59Whether he knew it was wide or not, look at that. I think he misses it.
04:04And just agonizingly watches it go past the post.
04:08Javier Mascherano thought it was in.
04:09So the sub is not in fact.
04:13This is Emmanuel Sabi who had the best chance of the game in the first half for White.
04:18Able to hold off Falcone.
04:20Ali Ahmed!
04:22It's in!
04:23It got inside Rio Stavo.
04:26It kissed it off the post.
04:28Ali Ahmed has tied the game for Vancouver.
04:31Hold up play here from Brian White.
04:42Runs his man away, gets in front.
04:45That is just excellent center forward play.
04:47Uses his body so well to create the angle and now the pass is important.
04:52The weight of the pass allows Ali Ahmed to take it first time.
04:55I think Rios Novo is expecting that to go far post
04:57and instead he comes back to the near post, has a look at it,
05:01doesn't have a strong enough hand.
05:03It's not the cleanest of strikes but it doesn't matter.
05:06That's when you say, if you're in that position, hit the target.
05:10He's made Vancouver his hometown.
05:13He scored one of the biggest goals in team history.
05:15Now Sabi skips away from Segovia.
05:17Watson himself.
05:18Takes him up.
05:19Sabi!
05:20And it's off both posts and stays out.
05:23And it's off the post a third time
05:25as Falcone's attempt to clearance bounced off Sabi and hit the upright.
05:31Sabi uses his speed, breaks open the field.
05:34Now he's running at the back line.
05:36Cuts in, takes that extra touch, goes the other way.
05:38Kisses one post, kisses the other.
05:40Falcone's heavy touch lunges
05:42and gets the last touch on this.
05:45I think blocking the shot from Sabi again.
05:48Oh, my goodness.
05:53Miami are on the ropes right now
05:55and they are there for that knockout blow from Vancouver.
06:00One play by Berhalter there.
06:01Koumassen loses the handle.
06:03Messi, Rodrigo de Paul.
06:05Rodrigo de Paul!
06:06Oh!
06:07Gold!
06:18Oh!
06:27Oh!
06:27Oh!
06:30Yeah.
06:30Oh!
06:31Oh!
06:31They're going to kick it down, and this is Kubas, one of the best players on the field
06:45today, takes too many touches, too long, and Messi just picks his pocket, and that's all
06:51he needs, slips the ball in behind, DePaul makes a great run, look, takes one, two, three,
06:56four, Messi recognizes, he didn't know where he wanted to play the ball, he just jumps
07:01right in there, wins the ball back, and plays a perfectly weighted pass to DePaul, who had
07:07such great composure in that moment, he gets his head down, has a little look up here, and
07:12just sees where Takaoka is, takes his time, slows down, passes it into the far corner in
07:17what has been Inter-Miami's first shot of the half, first time really into the attacking
07:22third, but as we said, they need one chance, and they can finish it off, so for Miami, they
07:29have been out of it this entire half, Jordi Alba lifts it forward, Messi, down off the
07:35chance, lifts it forward to Dano, and then a slam, the door shut for Miami, yes!
07:40so
07:49so
08:02They are moments away from being MLS Cup champions, and it is Lionel Messi at the heart of it
08:25once again. Look at the pass over the top for another assist in the game to Dedeo Allende for his ninth goal. Record-breaking ninth goal. The most in the postseason for anybody in the history of the league.
08:45There's the end. Inter Miami has won MLS Cup.
08:55We are the new champions of the LLs. Forward marches. Go!
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