By MARK ROSNERThe Related Press
AUSTIN, Texas — Sam Surridge, Tai Baribo and Brian White scored objectives and Main League Soccer defeated Liga MX of Mexico 3-1 within the MLS All-Star Sport on Wednesday evening.
Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammate, Jordi Alba, each face doable league suspensions for his or her workforce’s subsequent match towards Cincinnati on Saturday for lacking the All-Star recreation.
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 thrice in 4 tries. Final yr Liga MX received 4-1 in Columbus, Ohio. The MLS All-Stars received 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 harm. Messi is tied with Nashville’s Surridge for the MLS lead in objectives with 18.
Surridge scored one other objective 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 objective, 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 objective.
Liga MX closed the hole to 2-1 simply 13 minutes later when Gilberto Mora (Membership Tijuana) transformed a go from Elias Montiel (Pachuca) from the center of the field.
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.
Espinoza’s function
San Jose Earthquakes captain Cristian Espinoza, usually a winger, was utilized within the second half in a extra defensive function by MLS coach coach Nico Estévez, Austin FC’s head coach. Espinoza, making his second All-Star recreation look, performed proper again for the MLS squad.
Up subsequent
MLS and Liga MX proceed their rivalry with the Leagues Cup that begins on July 29 and concludes Aug. 31. The competitors encompasses 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 have been included.
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