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Messi's Miami still waiting for first win at new home after draw with youthful New York

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Published 2 months ago

Inter Miami's hopes of securing a first victory at their new Nu Stadium were frustrated once more on Saturday after Red Bull New York came from behind to snatch a 2-2 draw.

[p]A week after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/messi-lionel/vgOOdZbd/"]Lionel Messi[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-miami/0AheRyBg/"]Miami[/a] were held to the same score by Austin FC in their opening game at their new home, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-red-bulls/zV5YmQAr/"]New York[/a]'s youthful lineup became the latest side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/inter-miami-0AheRyBg/new-york-red-bulls-zV5YmQAr/?mid=vgjhysFr"]to get a result at the same venue[/a].[/p][p]New York quieted the home crowd after just 15 minutes, when superb work from 18-year-old striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hall-julian/lCyxppgD/"]Julian Hall[/a] down the right stretched the Miami defence.[/p][p][b]Hall dragged away two defenders before squaring for an unmarked Jorge Ruvalcalba, who swept a low finish beneath Miami goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair.[/b][/p][embed guid="abf5d113-4787-4ea9-95fb-e985f023e33c" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVK3W9UNjX0" social-type="youtube" /][p][b]But Miami drew level on the stroke of half-time when Argentine forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/silvetti-mateo/fii0gkZk/"]Matero Silvetti[/a] finished from close range from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-paul-rodrigo/AZ6TTjDC/"]Rodrigo De Paul[/a]'s cross.[/b][/p][p]Miami looked to be taking control after half-time, and defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/falcon-maximiliano/QZxOe5H6/"]Maxi Falcon[/a] should have made it 2-1 but sent a free header wide of the post from De Paul's corner.[/p][p]Messi and Silvetti both had chances go begging before Miami took the lead on 55 minutes through Argentine-born Mexico international forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/berterame-german/OEEHSm7D/"]German Berterame[/a].[/p][embed guid="b9011fcb-ab34-4187-bc72-02edd5ff5b42" url="https://x.com/MLS/status/2043136836638269659" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]Berterame collected a pass which deflected off New York's 17-year-old midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mehmeti-adri/ULVK0HCA/"]Adri Mehmeti[/a] and shot low to make it 2-1.[/b][/p][p]New York thought they had equalised midway through the half when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/voloder-robert/0hL9u1Ls/"]Robert Voloder[/a] bundled in a low finish, only for the goal to be ruled out for offside after a VAR review.[/p][p][b]The New York equaliser finally arrived in the 77th minute, when a twisting, turning run inside the area from Hall tormented the Miami defence before he squared to fellow teenager Mehmeti, who slid to finish for 2-2.[/b][/p][p]Miami pressed furiously in the closing stages, and only a sensational diving save by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/horvath-ethan/h4NCaPbb/"]Ethan Horvath[/a] prevented Messi from snatching a winner with a free kick in stoppage time.[/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="6209c014-5ea3-47b7-bba2-704b4a0c3e44" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="a33b8692-9f87-4a8c-9c23-3820d9cdcb63" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]The draw leaves Miami in third place in the Eastern Conference standings, four points behind leaders Nashville, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/charlotte-QJF7WTFB/nashville-sc-84yIDQMe/?mid=fLELt3iL"]2-1 winners over Charlotte on Saturday[/a].[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/usa/mls/"]Catch up on the MLS results with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]

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