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MLS has defeated Liga MX 3 times in 4 tries.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sam Surridge, Tai Baribo and Brian White scored targets and Main League Soccer defeated Liga MX of Mexico 3-1 within the MLS All-Star Sport on Wednesday evening enjoying with out Lionel Messi.
Messi and his Inter Miami teammate, Jordi Alba, each face potential league suspensions for his or her staff’s subsequent match towards Cincinnati on Saturday for lacking the All-Star recreation.
“Messi’s the best,” MLS coach Nico Estévez stated. “Enjoying with him and training him can be one thing superb. However we’ve got to indicate respect for the fellows that confirmed up in the present day. They did nice. It’s a particular week, a singular occasion. Not everybody can get pleasure from this. I’m lucky.”
Liga MX’s James Rodríguez additionally selected to not play within the recreation performed in entrance of greater than 20,000 followers at Q2 Stadium.
MLS has defeated Liga MX 3 times in 4 tries. Final yr Liga MX gained 4-1 in Columbus, Ohio. The MLS All-Stars gained in 2022 and beat Liga MX on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw a yr prior.
Messi has but to seem in an MLS All-Star Sport. He missed the sport final yr with an damage. Messi is at present tied with Nashville’s Surridge for the MLS lead in targets with 18.
Surridge scored one other purpose on Wednesday, from the center of the field, heading in to the decrease proper nook a ball directed by LAFC’s Denis Bouanga within the twenty eighth minute.
The chance developed after Bouanga had a point-blank try stopped by Liga MX goalkeeper Luis Malagon (Membership America). Bouanga hustled to retrieve the lengthy rebound and despatched it to Surridge.
Earlier than the purpose, each groups had makes an attempt rejected with diving stops by Luis Malagón and Austin FC’s Brad Stuver within the thirteenth and 18th minutes.
MLS went forward 2-0 within the 51st minute when Diego Rossi (Columbus) handed forward to Baribo (Philadelphia), whose proper footed shot from the middle of the field made it to the decrease left nook of the purpose.
Liga MX closed the hole to 2-1 simply 13 minutes later when Gilberto Mora (Membership Tijuana) transformed a cross from Elias Montiel (Pachuca) from the center of the field.
“We had moments after we performed good soccer,” Liga MX coach André Jardine stated.
Liga MX’s bid to tie the match was snubbed when a shot by Diber Cambindo (Necaxa) was stopped by Yohei Takaoka (Vancouver) within the seventy fifth minute.
White (Vancouver) completed the scoring within the eightieth minute.
Baribo ranks fourth in MLS with 14 targets and White has scored 11 as they chase Messi and Surridge.
“They’re aggressive,” Estévez stated. “One scores and the opposite says ‘I’ve to attain.’ Brian in the long run stated ‘I’ve to attain.’ “
MLS and Liga MX proceed their rivalry with the Leagues Cup that begins on July 29 and concludes Aug. 31. The competitors incorporates a new format, with all 18 golf equipment from Liga MX and the highest 18 from MLS competing. Final yr all 47 golf equipment from the 2 leagues had been included.
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