00:00Results. They try to change that today. The Portland Timbers try to continue spoiling the party in pink here at
00:06New Stadium.
00:07We're underway on Sunday Night Soccer. It's Inter-Miami hosting the Portland Timbers.
00:12It's well-defined DePaul. Now Messi for Miami.
00:17Leo Messi carrying forward. Still Luis Suarez clicks it to Messi!
00:24Hey! Pantemis the save! Pull this play off. You cannot drop off of Luis Suarez 22 yards from goal. Put
00:32pressure on him.
00:33You don't put pressure on him. The fact that they haven't won in their first four games here.
00:37And the Timbers coming forward. Anthony Colbasset thinking about it. Saved by St. Clair.
00:43For Pantemis in his face. Messi and Suarez would have had a goal. And here we go.
00:47Yeah, in the 15th minute. DePaul bursting forward. It's Suarez! Pantemis again!
00:52This time with the leg!
00:55Moved on from. And Guillermo Hoyos came in and said,
00:58I'm just going to put my best three attacking players on the field at the moment.
01:02Because they have a good understanding of each other.
01:08Reggie Lohan will take this one.
01:11Spraying it towards Lujan, who heads it back into the middle.
01:14Knocked it down! Down and out!
01:17And in!
01:17And the flag is raised!
01:20Suarez is off!
01:20Suarez was offside on his initial shot that hit the bar.
01:24Let's talk about second phase defending in set-pieces.
01:28But immediately when that ball's headed back against the grain,
01:32you've got to hold your line. You've got to force the line to come up.
01:35All it takes is one Timbers defender to stay in the post,
01:38to cover next to Pantemis, and Suarez is onside.
01:42Good. Good second phase.
01:48Bright behind for Frey. He's behind to Anthony!
01:51Pantemis off his line!
01:55Pantemis able to make the save.
01:57Miami can be very vertical and get in behind.
02:03Yannick Bright, Sokovia, Sokovia!
02:07Just wide.
02:08Just real good understanding of positions that were given up.
02:13DePaul in transition wasn't really aware of the moments defending.
02:18Tonight he's put in a little bit more work on that defensive side.
02:22Messi, Suarez, Sokovia, Messi!
02:42Regal, DePaul, and Leo Messi made news this week that they've been training double days
02:47away from Inter-Miami to get ready for Argentina's defense of the World Cup.
02:52You've got to be lucky when you're good.
02:55A little bit of a deflection off of Sermon,
02:58but Sokovia understands that Messi's trailing.
03:01A little bit of a flick behind him.
03:05No mistake about it.
03:06Solid, strong player.
03:08He has eight assists this season.
03:10He is drawn even with Sun Hung Min as the leaders in Major League Soccer.
03:16To last goes Sokovia.
03:18Wonderful ball.
03:19Messi for a second just wide.
03:27I mean, we showed this in the MLS countdown, didn't we?
03:31Yep.
03:31When Rodrigo DePaul picks up his head and plays these diagonal balls,
03:35he played a ball in the back post,
03:36and he just missed Messi Wednesday night against Cincinnati.
03:40Messi puts the ball back into play.
03:42Timbers able to clear.
03:43Chara to Velda.
03:45He's very forward as Anthony with him.
03:48Velda will play it to Anthony.
03:50Anthony makes it out.
03:51Wonderful defending in transition.
03:53Sends it out for a corner.
03:55Anthony and Velda is in transition.
03:57Find the game.
04:03Pass it followed by DePaul, who's shown a yellow card.
04:10DePaul, the first player in the book today.
04:16Finds Velda.
04:18Frey steps in front of Da Costa.
04:22Now Rodrigo DePaul with room to carry forward.
04:26Clips it in to Leo Messi.
04:29Messi to Suarez.
04:31Back to Messi.
04:32Oh, still!
04:34And to Berndes!
04:4338 years old, and yet he's still moving like this.
04:48Oh, my goodness.
04:50Oh, my goodness.
04:52The rest of the world better beware.
04:56While he's been publicly indifferent on the World Cup,
04:59if you've watched anything over the last three or four weeks,
05:04he's ready.
05:05And the world's ready for the greatest of all time
05:08to defend his World Cup title.
05:13And gets it away.
05:17Good spot from Ortiz.
05:19Big time.
05:20Yeah, takes it off to Paul.
05:21Now Kelsey leaving.
05:22Velda!
05:23Just over.
05:25Better from Portland.
05:27Portland players are just dribbling in and around him,
05:29gliding by him.
05:32This is the part of the game where the manager,
05:34it's got to be a yellow.
05:35Yeah, Bai draws the foul from Segovia.
05:37The little hesitation.
05:39Segovia showing a yellow card.
05:40He joins Rodrigo DePaul as the two players.
05:43Impact the game.
05:44It's not necessarily bringing on an attack.
05:46Straight time.
05:47Kelsey and Lujan were getting into it
05:49as Velda was coming forward and asking for a handball.
05:52Oh, Moura running to Costa.
05:54He will take the yellow card,
05:56pulling the jersey from behind.
06:01Luis Suarez making his third start
06:06in nine days.
06:08He will go 66 minutes today.
06:11He'll come off.
06:12And the 18-year-old...
06:13Country in the second World Cup,
06:14so let's hope it's not a serious hamstring injury
06:17for Kamal Miller.
06:18No foul was given there.
06:19That's a wonderful ball from Segovia to DePaul.
06:21Back to Messi.
06:23Smith back to defend.
06:24Messi spinning.
06:25Messi!
06:26It's just wide.
06:30Right, but I thought Velda wasn't strong enough in that,
06:33but look at how quickly he can turn.
06:35And I said it going into halftime at the end of the first...
06:40Segovia by does well to break it up.
06:42Now Velda!
06:43Still!
06:44Velda!
06:45Miguel did enough defensively.
06:48Velda was able to...
06:53Five floating it in.
06:54Kelsey's header!
06:55Right at St. Clair!
06:56He's on the rebound!
06:58Kelsey leaves it.
06:59Anthony's shot was blocked by Mikael.
07:01Adversing for Portland.
07:02Kelsey carrying forward.
07:04Cuts inside.
07:05Heavy touch.
07:06Ooh!
07:07And a real nasty collision
07:08with Mikael and Kelsey.
07:11Kelsey as he cuts across,
07:12and then a reckless challenge.
07:15Mikael is extremely fortunate.
07:17Messi about 25 yards away.
07:22Messi gets it over!
07:23Oh, James Pantemis!
07:26A phenomenal save!
07:28This is ridiculous.
07:30The end of 2026,
07:32this will be up for MLS Save of the Year.
07:34Oh, my goodness!
07:36That's top bins in one arm,
07:39outstretched!
07:44The Canadian...
07:48And it's over in South Florida.
07:51Leo Messi leads into Miami.
07:55Heading into the World Cup,
07:56and Miami get their first win
08:00at home 2-0.
08:01Oh, oh!
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