00:01Nobody won more games at home than last season than Charlotte FC in this building.
00:08In the last 23 games without Lionel Messi, they've won 16.
00:14Inter-Miami have had a long road trip to begin this season.
00:18They've won their last two in MLS play, trying to make it three in a row.
00:21We're underway.
00:22In uptown Charlotte, a Bank of America stadium.
00:25The headline, no Lionel Messi, no Rodrigo DePaul for Inter-Miami.
00:30They are not here as Inter-Miami is getting ready for Wednesday's.
00:35Formula One returns to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix, one of the fastest, most technical tracks of the year.
00:41Mercedes is rolling it hot off a massive one-two finish in Australia with George Russell chasing back-to-back
00:47victories as Miami comes forward now.
00:50And David Oshawa clipping it.
00:52Suarez was offside.
00:54Suarez leaves it for Daniel Pinter.
00:59You can watch that Formula One race tonight, so to speak, Sunday, 3 a.m. Eastern here on Apple TV.
01:05As Frey sends it in to Suarez.
01:07He sends it just wide.
01:11Now you can get overlapping runs.
01:13You can combine.
01:14I love the underlapping run there from Ian Frey.
01:17And this is what Luis Suarez, I'm a little surprised, Jake, 10 minutes in, of how reluctant Charlotte has been
01:25to be on the front foot, to be aggressive in their defensive shape, in their defensive posture.
01:34Only San Diego have had the ball more than Miami this season, and it's by mere, you know, tenths of
01:40a percentage.
01:41But this is a different Miami team.
01:42It's a heavily rotated team.
01:44Agreed.
01:44Still, they have wanted the ball.
01:46They've been on the ball.
01:48Charlotte had success last year getting behind into Miami, and now they come forward in towards Westwood.
01:55Oh, Rocco Rios Novo.
01:57Fantastic save.
01:59His first appearance of 2026 an MLS Cup winner a year ago.
02:04You see something out of Charlotte.
02:06Great little combination between Biel and Ibada.
02:09And the one-time finish.
02:11Brilliant from Westwood.
02:12This is difficult to hit this first time.
02:15He redirects it perfectly.
02:17And it's too easy to defend.
02:21Ramadi wants a foul.
02:23Play on, says hit it with altitude.
02:26Tim Reed going hard through Luis Suarez.
02:29Won't play on after that.
02:33Suarez wincing.
02:34As he gets to his feet.
02:35It's cheeky from Luis Suarez in the sense that he knows Tim Rehm is coming through him,
02:42so he just steps in front of him.
02:44He doesn't play the ball.
02:45He plays the space.
02:47And that right leg gets in front of Tim Rehm.
02:49While Tim Rehm wins the ball, he has to go through that right leg of Suarez.
02:56Puts out the fire for Miami, and they keep possession.
03:01Santiago Morales.
03:03Luis Suarez.
03:04Oh, picks up Ruiz.
03:07Not far away.
03:09Would have been spectacular.
03:11Pinter recognizes that Suarez slides over, so he makes the near post run.
03:15And the back post, wide open for David Ruiz, coming in that back post out of the midfield.
03:27Westwood forward.
03:29Westwood forward, Toklamani, clicking on.
03:30Abado's behind.
03:32Abado!
03:37What a chance for Charlotte back for Inter-Miami, and he's been absolutely burned twice by Abado.
03:45In behind, caught flat-footed, and Abado's got to be better with this.
03:49You're full-on with Ewan Rios-Novo, but that touch wide cuts down the angle.
03:55Now he's got a sliding defender coming in.
04:03The corner all the way through.
04:05Biel heads away.
04:07Ashala knocks down to Suarez.
04:11Ashala.
04:13Reggie Long drives it across.
04:16Oh, it's ahead of the front.
04:17Oh, my goodness.
04:18A save from Kalina.
04:19Double save to keep it out.
04:22As good as it gets, the 2024 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year has been brilliant at times for Charlotte FC.
04:30That's an unbelievable save, but that one's even better.
04:34The second save is brilliant to quickly.
04:38Morrison clipping it.
04:40Toklamani trying to get to it.
04:41Lujan heads away.
04:45Reggie Long sends forward.
04:48Morris settles softly.
04:50Pepiel has not seen much of the ball in this game.
04:53He heads back to Westwood in that moment.
04:56Toklamani tries to turn, maybe trying to be a little too clever.
04:59Well, he's got to be a little bit cleaner with his first touch.
05:01Now they get it to Pepiel.
05:04Piel cuts inside.
05:06Sprays it over to Zaha.
05:09Isolated with Frey.
05:11Frey stepping to Wilfred Zaha.
05:13Wonderful ball into Pepiel who cuts it back.
05:16Oshela there.
05:17Obvious goes to Polo.
05:19And the ball is saved by Rios Novo.
05:24When Charlotte have been good going forward, it's been quick two-touch passing.
05:29Runs coming out of the midfield.
05:31Underlapping runs from the fullback.
05:32But when they've committed numbers forward, they've created three.
05:36And Han sends it out.
05:38Two minutes into the minimum eight of first half stoppage time.
05:43Puffalo gets it back from Biel.
05:45Looks for Toklamani!
05:47Just over.
05:50Charlotte getting closer.
05:51Well, there's been a little bit more energy in the later parts of this first half.
05:55Great ball in here.
05:56The 2026 MLS All-Star Game on July 29th.
06:02And now the second half is underway.
06:04Inter-Miami and Charlotte FC.
06:07Inter-Miami playing without Lionel Messi and Rodrigo DePaul.
06:10Neither of whom made the trip.
06:12And heavily rotated with ten changes from the team that played Wednesday in Nashville in Cockat Cap Champions Cup play.
06:20They have held Charlotte scoreless in the first half.
06:23They doubled up Charlotte and expected goals in that first half.
06:27Charlotte with some great opportunities of their own.
06:29And maybe one here as Ruiz gives it away to Zaha!
06:32And it's right into the arms of Rios Novo.
06:37No substitutions at halftime, Taylor.
06:40Do you expect any changes in approach from either team coming out of the locker room?
06:43I'm more curious how the game...
06:45Is it going to be open the way the last 12 to 15 minutes of the first half was?
06:50Or is Charlotte going to get back to being very compact?
06:54Having Miami play in front of them.
06:55But so far, both teams getting in behind.
06:58Santiago Morales across.
06:59Bronico comes off Westwood.
07:01Morrison taking his time.
07:03And then just sending in to touch.
07:07Inter-Miami have started five homegrowns tonight.
07:11The LA Memorial Coliseum has only played nine minutes all competitions this year.
07:16That's a driven ball.
07:17Reggie Lone!
07:18Oh!
07:18Deflection!
07:19Another corner coming.
07:21Almost a spectacular goal.
07:23Oh, Miami.
07:25Yeah, they get it right.
07:26Guido Gonzalez Jr. gets it right in the end.
07:28He initially called a goal kick and that brought out protests from Miami.
07:33Now it's given as a corner.
07:34Yeah, the question I have is that Reggie Lone hit that really well.
07:39Does that hit the arm of a Charlotte defender?
07:43And they're not going to check it.
07:47Again, played the Reggie Lone again.
07:49The volley hit that's fine.
07:51First time.
07:52It almost worked.
07:53Let's try it again.
07:54You're always coming close.
07:55I mean, the technique from...
07:58Half volley.
08:00Skipping it after it skips off the turf.
08:05Not far away from Sergio Reggie Lone making his Inter-Miami debut.
08:10It will be Westwood.
08:12Drives it in.
08:13Silvetti the defensive header.
08:14Veronica knocking it back in.
08:16Zaha!
08:17Saved by Rios Novo!
08:19Look at these.
08:24Miami trying to clear their line.
08:26And Zaha wide open on the back post.
08:28And Rios Novo does a really good job of not coming right through Zaha and drawing a penalty.
08:35And Rocco Rios Novo making himself big.
08:38Keeping the game scoreless.
08:40But it's given away.
08:41Abana clipping it.
08:43Biel Lujan.
08:45Zaha mishits it.
08:46Rios Novo gets on it.
08:53Anzalo Lujan.
09:01Ian Frey.
09:02Charlotte continue to just sit off Miami.
09:05Allow them to possess in the back.
09:07Now they try to come forward.
09:09Segovia finds Suarez.
09:11Tries to get it through to Silvetti.
09:13Oh, he runs onto it after Morrison's touch.
09:15Leaves it for Shaw.
09:18Bertramini!
09:19Right at Kalina.
09:22That first goal is still eluding.
09:24Well, Silvetti wants to hit this first time, but he doesn't.
09:28And he drops it perfectly for that ball to be whipped in.
09:32And Bertrami's had a few good opportunities.
09:35Shown two yellows in succession.
09:39Guido Gonzalez Jr.
09:40has sent Miami's head coach to the locker room in second half stoppage time.
09:47Can't control.
09:48It's a throw for Miami.
09:49Just a few minutes left.
09:51There it is.
09:53It was the first yellow card and then his reaction.
09:58And it's over in Charlotte.
10:00It's a scoreless draw.
10:03A heavily rotated inter-Miami team comes to Bank of America Stadium.
10:08B
10:16Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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