MLS 2026 | Matchday 5 | 2026-03-23 02:00 JST
2 – 3
17' N. Mercau 59' A. Ojeda 3' G. Lujan 61' L. Messi 74' Micael
Match summary The MLS 2026 Matchday 5 fixture between New York City FC and Inter Miami CF was played on March 23. Inter Miami CF narrowly beat New York City FC 3-2. It was 1-1 at half-time. In the second half, Inter Miami CF scored 2 and New York City FC scored 1, with Inter Miami CF coming out on top.
Inter Miami CF controlled the game with 54% possession and 22 shots (11 for their opponents). Inter Miami CF scored 3 from 8 shots on target. Yellow cards: New York City FC 1, Inter Miami CF 4.
Team stats 4-3-3 49 Freese 22 O'To ole 5 Trewin 13 Mart ins 24 Gray 21 O'Neill 10 Moralez 55 Parks 17 Wolf 7 Mercau 26 Ojeda
4-2-3-1 97 St.Clai 32 Allen 16 Micael 2 Lujan 17 Fray 22 Ayala 42 Bright 8 Segovia 10 Messi 21 Allende 24 Silvett
1.28 Expected goals (xG) 1.45
View as table New York City FC Stat Inter Miami CF 4-3-3 Formation 4-2-3-1 46% Possession 54% 1.28 Expected goals (xG) 1.45 11 Shots 22 5 Shots on target 8 2 Shots off target 8 4 Blocked shots 6 8 Shots inside the box 14 3 Shots outside the box 8 7 Corner kicks 7 3 Offsides 2 12 Fouls 14 468 Passes 548 393 Accurate passes 492 5 Goalkeeper saves 3 1 Yellow cards 4 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Armando Villarrea, USA
Player stats New York City FC Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Matthew Freese 1 0 9(69%) 0 0 0 6.9 97 DF Tayvon Gray 0 1(100%) 4 39(83%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.7 86 1 8(8) DF Thiago Martins 0 52(90%) 0 0 0 6 97 4(2) DF Kai Trewin 0 3 2 42(86%) 0 0 0 7.3 97 1 1 6(4) DF ケビン O'Toole 0 1 42(91%) 0 0 0 6.3 97 1 1 3(3) MF Keaton Parks 0 3 34(83%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 75 1 8(5) MF Maxi Moralez 1 1 0 2 52(81%) 1 1 0 1 1 6.9 97 1 9(3) MF Aiden O'Neill 1 1 0 1(100%) 5 2 60(86%) 0 0 0 1 2 7.7 97 1 1 12(10) FW Agustin Ojeda 2 1 1 2(50%) 4 16(80%) 0 0 0 1 7.6 86 13(7) FW Nicolás Fernández 2 2 1 2(50%) 4 1 20(83%) 0 0 0 3 4 8.3 97 4 18(10) FW Hannes Wolf 0 1(25%) 2 16(84%) 0 0 0 6 1 6.3 81 1 2 13(4) MF ジョナタン ジュニオール Shore 0 2 10(77%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 22 1 4(4) FW Talles Magno 0 2(100%) 2(67%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 16 4(4) DF Andrew Baiera 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 6.6 11 FW Seymour Garfield-Reid 0 0 0 0 6.2 11 GK Tomás Romero 0 0 0 0 DF Nico Cavallo 0 0 0 0 DF Raul Gustavo 0 0 0 0 DF Strahinja Tanasijević 0 0 0 0 MF Máximo Carrizo 0 0 0 0
Inter Miami CF Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Dayne St. Clair 0 30(88%) 0 0 0 6.2 97 DF Ian Fray 0 1(100%) 1 2 35(88%) 0 1 0 3 4 6.7 77 1 11(6) DF Gonzalo Luján 1 1 1 1(50%) 3 1 75(88%) 0 1 0 1 1 8 97 1 8(6) DF Micael 2 1 1 1 79(96%) 0 1 0 2 1 7.2 97 4 8(3) DF Noah Allen 0 3 35(88%) 1 0 0 7 97 1 2 5(5) MF Yannick Bright 0 40(91%) 0 0 0 2 6 77 2 5(1) MF David Ayala 0 1 1 57(90%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.3 97 3 6(3) MF T. Allende 0 1(100%) 1 9(82%) 0 1 0 1 5.9 63 2 9(2) MF L. Messi 7 4 1 2(29%) 40(85%) 0 0 0 1 8.3 97 2 11(3) MF Telasco Segovia 1 0 2(40%) 1 58(95%) 0 0 0 2 5.9 97 4 13(3) FW Mateo Silvetti 4 2 0 2(67%) 13(87%) 0 0 0 6.9 77 3 13(3) FW Daniel Pinter 1 0 7(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 34 2(None) DF Facundo Mura 0 1 5(83%) 0 0 0 6.7 20 1 3(1) MF David Ruíz 0 7(88%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.7 20 1 6(3) FW Germán Berterame 1 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 20 3(None) GK Rocco Ríos Novo 0 0 0 0 DF Ezequiel Abadia-Reda 0 0 0 0 MF Alexander Shaw 0 0 0 0 MF Santiago Morales 0 0 0 0 FW L. Suárez 0 0 0 0
Lineups New York City FC Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 49 M. Freese Starter DF 24 T. Gray Starter DF 13 Thiago Martins Starter DF 5 K. Trewin Starter DF 22 K. O'Toole Starter MF 55 K. Parks Starter MF 10 M. Moralez Starter MF 21 A. O'Neill Starter FW 26 A. Ojeda Starter FW 7 N. Mercau Starter FW 17 H. Wolf Bench DF 38 D. Baiera Bench FW 11 Talles Magno Bench MF 32 J. Shore Bench FW 99 S. Reid
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 30 T. Romero Bench DF 34 Raul Gustavo Bench MF 29 M. Carrizo Bench DF 19 S. Tanasijevic Bench DF 2 N. Cavallo
Inter Miami CF Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 97 D. St.Clair Starter DF 17 I. Fray Starter DF 2 G. Lujan Starter DF 16 Micael Starter DF 32 N. Allen Starter MF 42 Y. Bright Starter MF 22 D. Ayala Starter MF 21 T. Allende Starter MF 10 L. Messi Starter MF 8 T. Segovia Starter FW 24 M. Silvetti Bench FW 19 G. Berterame Bench DF 4 F. Mura Bench FW 56 D. Pinter Bench MF 41 D. Ruiz
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 34 R. Rios Bench FW 9 L. Suarez Bench DF 76 C. Abadia-Reda Bench MF 20 S. Morales Bench MF 88 A. Shaw
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 3' Inter Miami CF ⚽ Goal G. Lujan 0-1 1H 17' New York City FC ⚽ Goal N. Mercau 1-1 1H 38' Inter Miami CF 🟨 Yellow card Gonzalo Luján 2H 8' Inter Miami CF 🟨 Yellow card Micael 2H 10' Inter Miami CF 🟨 Yellow card T. Allende 2H 10' Inter Miami CF 🟨 Yellow card Ian Fray 2H 14' New York City FC ⚽ Goal A. Ojeda 2-1 2H 16' New York City FC 🟨 Yellow card Maxi Moralez 2H 16' Inter Miami CF ⚽ Goal L. Messi 2-2 2H 18' Inter Miami CF 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Allende → IN D. Pinter 2H 29' Inter Miami CF ⚽ Goal Micael 2-3 2H 30' New York City FC 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Parks → IN J. Shore 2H 32' Inter Miami CF 🔄 Substitution OUT Y. Bright → IN G. Berterame 2H 32' Inter Miami CF 🔄 Substitution OUT I. Fray → IN F. Mura 2H 32' Inter Miami CF 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Silvetti → IN D. Ruiz 2H 36' New York City FC 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Wolf → IN Talles Magno 2H 41' New York City FC 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Gray → IN D. Baiera 2H 41' New York City FC 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Ojeda → IN S. Reid
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