00:00This front three dominated the MLS playoffs last season.
00:03Miami scored 20 goals last year in the playoffs.
00:06Brad Stuber's going to have to be brilliant tonight.
00:08He's going to have to stand on his head.
00:09I think the fullbacks are extremely important in possession.
00:13About 20 yards away, three minutes into this match, it will be Izuni.
00:18Oh, my goodness.
00:19Post, the follow, Biro can't get the shot away, cleared by DePaul.
00:24And it's so close to the top of the 18.
00:26I mean, Dane St. Clair has to make sure that he covers his goal.
00:31Torres will take the corner, and it in!
00:39Guillerme Biro scores the first ever goal at New Stadium.
00:44And Austin FC have stunned over 26,000.
00:511-0.
00:55All of them on set pieces.
00:58This is a brilliant ball out swinging from the goalkeeper.
01:02He can't come off his line.
01:03And just a textbook header from Biro.
01:06He had three goals on the season last year.
01:08That is a brilliant header and an absolute perfect start from Verde on the road.
01:16That is Austin's sixth goal of the season.
01:19Because it's in their DNA to sit in this real structured defensive structure in the mid-block.
01:24In this environment against this team, they've got to be aggressive for at least 65-70 of the 90 minutes.
01:31Messi into Segovia who turns, slides it to Frey.
01:35Frey clips it in.
01:36Messi's header!
01:46Just 10 minutes for Lionel Messi to score his first goal in his new home.
01:55Miami responds.
01:571-1.
02:07Lead in early goal.
02:09The five minutes after scoring a goal, you're the most vulnerable.
02:12You've got to be defensively sound.
02:14And how about the Jamaican homegrown kid from South Florida, Ian Frey.
02:19Three ACLs, Zinnett.
02:20Here he is.
02:21Opening new stadium to who else?
02:25Lionel Messi.
02:26His fifth goal of the year.
02:28And a big one to get Miami right back into this one.
02:32It's 1-1.
02:33Ten minutes in.
02:40Back to DePaul.
02:42DePaul drives it in.
02:44It was Allende who sends it over.
02:46But it allows Messi to get it to DePaul and get them forward.
02:52Austin scored just 37 times last year.
02:55This might be a chance for a second.
02:56What a touch from Rosales.
02:58Slides it to Torres.
03:01Blocked by Mikael.
03:02Rosales was onside.
03:04Miami thought he was off.
03:05They held up play.
03:06In and out for Austin.
03:08Yeah, I just love this.
03:09And again, we talked about in the pregame and a little bit over the lineups,
03:12is that the creative burden has got to come from Rosales and Torres.
03:18You can come inside.
03:18You can be off the ball.
03:20You can combine whatever you need to do.
03:22It's amazing how different Miami looks with Messi as a false nine.
03:26They go out and spend $15 million plus on Bertrami.
03:29Seven games in in all competitions.
03:31He doesn't have a single goal.
03:33Oh, Torres, wonderful ball.
03:35Ramirez leaving.
03:36Azuni.
03:37Oh, just over.
03:40Chance after chance for Austin FC.
03:43It continues tonight.
03:45I just love the quick recognition from Austin.
03:47You win possession, get forward.
03:49Be dynamic and get in behind a back line that's going to push numbers forward.
03:57So, you don't see any injuries from Mikael or Falcón.
04:10And how many goal calls have you had, Jake?
04:13In this moment, right here, you just feel like there's 26,700 people
04:18thinking the inevitable that Brad Stueger's going to be picking out of the back.
04:21They've had the more quality chances.
04:23There's also a non-penalty that Austin, I think, will disagree with
04:27that occurred 30 seconds into this game.
04:29DePaul leaves for Messi around Biru.
04:34Messi again around Biru.
04:36Cuts it.
04:36Still Messi.
04:38Silventi!
04:39It was on a platter for him.
04:41And he couldn't get the power to get it past Stuber or Austin's back line.
04:46Miami still comes.
04:47Silventi into a shell of Silventi.
04:50Parried by Stuber.
04:52Well, he may not run for 90 minutes, but in the blink of an eye, he can turn your head.
04:57He can glide right by you with a simple cut.
05:00But then it's the cut back to find Silventi.
05:03And Silventi gets it wrong.
05:04But then a second chance comes to Silventi.
05:07And he absolutely pops up to Ashala.
05:13Allende clipping it into the middle.
05:16So, Betty's headers just wide.
05:18Stuber made the save, scrawling to his right.
05:21In an inner Miami lineup, he's been very instinctual in the final third.
05:26Great moments and runs off the ball.
05:29That's a little bit going away from goal.
05:31And gets enough power on it to redirect it in just a little bit of a touch.
05:35It was an irreplaceable for this Miami team.
05:41Cutting it back now is Dubrosarski to Uzzuni.
05:45And then off the post.
05:46Oh, my goodness.
05:46Torres, second time tonight.
05:49Reality is the runs off the ball here.
05:51The great first-time layoff from Uzzuni to lay it off for Torres to hit it first time.
05:57That's just unlucky.
06:01Perfect technique.
06:02It's a clinic with runs off the ball, near post, back post, secondary run from Torres.
06:09Across the highway, literally, from Miami International Airport.
06:13Messi is disassessed by Josef Rosales.
06:16Can Austin take advantage in transition?
06:19Nelson's in.
06:20Uzzuni plays it forward.
06:21Nelson is in.
06:22Nelson!
06:30What a counterattack!
06:32By Austin FC!
06:34Just as they did to begin the game.
06:37They strike minutes into the second half and take the lead back.
06:412-1.
06:42Just brilliant work from Josef Rosales all the way around.
06:46But immediately to keep possession, to pick his head up.
06:50The job's done there.
06:52But now you've got to make the right decision.
06:54Cut across and then play the right ball forward.
06:57So then Uzzuni can hit it first time.
07:00Noah Allen slides over.
07:02Jay Nelson's on.
07:04His real first contribution since coming into the second half.
07:08And there is a calmness, a composure to Jay Nelson.
07:12And rightfully so.
07:14Austin FC up 2-1.
07:17And how many would have thought that they've been the more dynamic, a more dangerous team?
07:22And he's on.
07:23And he's on.
07:26Messi!
07:28Just wide.
07:30He went for the far post.
07:33There's just so many bodies in front of him.
07:36and Brad Stuber does a really good job of holding his ground and even then it
07:44feels like Messi's got it with enough pace to get by him
07:56Messi cutting inside not see it was blocked still there for Miami and so many
08:02big save Brad Stuber Messi chases it down into the middle and they scuffed it
08:11well this is the way the rest of your game is gonna go just throw caution to the wind
08:16you know a ton of inner Miami Nelson remains down they look so insecure at times in the attacking
08:23third don't Miami Messi he never does slides it to Silvetti back to Messi oh what a touch
08:31Messi still saved by Stuber held his ground keeps Austin in front
08:42Messi wonderful touch away from Sabovich Messi coming forward
08:50just wide
08:55the little touch here to get by the midfield a bit at some point now you've got to dress it
09:00not a single player from Austin steps on Messi and allows him to dribble right
09:05the little touch on the back
09:08so that deserves it
09:10knocked down
09:11Suarez
09:14Suarez
09:15Suarez
09:17Suarez
09:17Suarez
09:18Suarez
09:18Suarez
09:18Suarez
09:19Suarez
09:28Suarez
09:32Suarez
09:36Suarez
09:37Suarez is talking to the subs on the side
09:41looking at his right hamstring he turns around
09:45Bertrami redirects it
09:48just talk about the right spot at the right time he was asking for tape
09:53for his hamstring after the celebration i'm not sure he needs any more tape
10:01Bertrami first to the near post redirects
10:10Lujan
10:11Silvete
10:12oh my goodness
10:13somehow
10:17wow
10:17somehow
10:19Miami are still level
10:21Austin you cannot sit in this deep and allow Miami
10:26to pick a pass there's too much quality on Miami's side in this moment
10:3225 yards away
10:3325 yards away
10:35oh
10:35post
10:36and in
10:37but the flag is up
10:38Suarez was offside
10:45and
10:45keep in mind
10:46it's when
10:47Messi
10:48takes the free kick
10:49it is not when Stuber
10:51touches the ball and it hits the ball
10:53you can't keep an eye on where Suarez is
10:55he's offside
10:57and look at where the assistant referee is perfect position
11:01but that ball looked like it deflected off of the wall
11:07Yannick Bray
11:09Daniel Pinter
11:12whips it in
11:13finds Allende
11:13Messi
11:15oh my god
11:15Stuber made the save
11:19Brad Stuber is only the second goalkeeper in MLS history to have 600 plus saves in a five-year span
11:24this is as good as it gets
11:27and I love the idea from Messi not just to try to pass it to that corner and who takes
11:33their chances
11:34and Austin should feel very pleased that they leave Miami with a point on the road
11:39it's over at new stadium the first ever game in this building
11:43ends in a 2-2 draw
11:45Inter Miami and Austin FC split the points tonight
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