Inter Miami vs FC Dallas Live Score - Lionel Messi scores brace in goal fest as Miami win shootout!

Inter Miami 4-4 (5-3) FC Dallas: Live coverage ends

That's all from our Live coverage as Lionel Messi continues his exploits in the USA with another man-of-the-match show. Inter Miami will now face the winner between Houston Dynamo and Charlotte FC in the quarterfinal, whose date is yet to be announced. Goodbye for now!

We're heading to the @LeaguesCup quarterfinals 🤩🤩#DALvMIA pic.twitter.com/gn0b75c6D1

— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) August 7, 2023

Lionel Messi marches to the quarters of Leagues Cup 2023

Lionel Messi unbelievable arrival in the USA continues as he stars in back-to-back four games to push Inter Miami towards their maiden title! The Argentine football legend has now scored seven goals in four games and a brace each in the last three games! WHAT A SHOW!

NEXT STOP: QUARTERFINALS.@InterMiamiCF advance on penalties after Messi's incredible free kick with minutes to go.

Simply amazing. #LeaguesCup2023 pic.twitter.com/Yn81snGzeA

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) August 7, 2023

GOOOOALLLL!

Penalty shootout: Inter Miami 5-3 FC Dallas; Cremasci converts and INTER MIAMI ARE THROUGH TO THE QUARTERFINALS!

ON TO THE QUARTERFINALS FOR @INTERMIAMICF pic.twitter.com/ZR2WPydCHV

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) August 7, 2023

Penalty shootout: Inter Miami 4-3 FC Dallas

GOAL! Ferreira scores for Dallas. Inter Miami's Cremasci is coming for the fifth penalty, if he scores, Inter Miami win!

Penalty shootout: Inter Miami 4-2 FC Dallas

GOOOALL! Miller fires it past the goalkeeper!

Penalty shootout: Inter Miami 3-2 FC Dallas

GOAL! Quignon scores to keep Dallas in the game!

Penalty shootout: Inter Miami 3-1 FC Dallas

Campana scores! Inter Miami in driver's seat!

Penalty shootout: Inter Miami 2-1 FC Dallas

MISSED! Dallas's Pomykal shoots it wide over the crossbar as he went for power over placement! Big opportunity for Inter Miami!

Penalty shootout: Inter Miami 2-1 FC Dallas

GOAL! Sergio Busquets shoots it low in the middle!

Penalty shootout: Inter Miami 1-1 FC Dallas

Ariola makes it 1-1 as he buries in the bottom corner! Busquets is up next for Miami!

Penalty shootout: Inter Miami 1-0 FC Dallas

Lionel Messi converts the first shot, sends the goalkeeper wrong way!

Penalty Shootout: Inter Miami 0-0 FC Dallas

Inter Miami to shoot first as Messi wins toss

Full Time! Lionel Messi takes the game into penalty shootout!

The referee blows the final whistle as Lionel Messi scores twice to inspire a brilliant comeback for Inter Miami, who twice went two goals behind in the game! The match heads straight into penalties, no extra time!

Lionel Messi hits it into the wall!

90+5' Bit of an anti-climax there as the crowd anticipated the world's best player will put it back in the net! Some high standard set by Lionel Messi!

Free kick for Inter Miami

90+4' Big opportunity for Inter Miami as Busquets is fouled 25 yards from the goal!

Inter Miami 4-4 FC Dallas

The match official adds six minutes of stoppage time upon completion of 90 minutes. To remind our readers, there will be penalty shootout if the scores are level at the end of regulation time!

Inter Miami vs FC Dallas Live Updates: MIA 4-4 DAL

88' Just when everyone thought Messi is about to taste his first defeat with Inter Miami, the World Cup winner first delivers the indirect freekick leading to an own goal and then scores the all-important freekick under pressure to make it 4-4! Take a bow, legend!

GOOOALLLLLL! MESSSIII!!!

85' LIONEL MESSI HAS DONE IT AGAIN! The Argentine coverts another freekick to level the scoreline! WHAT A MATCH!

HE DID IT AGAIN. 🤯

LEO MESSI. FREE KICK. EQUALIZER. 4-4. pic.twitter.com/Yh1TXFDENH

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) August 7, 2023

GOOOOALLLL!

80' INTER MIAMI GETS ANOTHER LIFELINE AS FARFAN SCORES AN OWN GOAL! The Dallas left-back headed it in for an embarrassing after Lionel Messi deliverd a dangerous indirect freekick inside the box! The score reads MIA 3-4 DAL!

Sergio Busquets sees yellow card!

75' The former Barcelona midfielder is reprimanded by the referee following a tackle on Velasco. Lionel Messi and other Miami players are not convinced as they argue with the referee but nothing changes. Meanwhile, Miami make two changes; Robinson and Campana come in for Martinez and Yedlin

MIAMI CONCEDE OWN GOAL!

69' Robert Taylor commits a howler as the Miami forward scores a goal into his own net to restore Dallas two-goal cushion to 4-2!

⚽️ 🥅 https://t.co/zwrMe0dPAQ pic.twitter.com/Tk5nFQmkUo

— Leagues Cup (@LeaguesCup) August 7, 2023

GOOOOALLLL!

66' Miami has pulled one back! Midfielder Cremasci just came in and scored that all-important second goal for Miami! It's 3-2!

THIS GAME.

Jordi Alba to Benjamin Cremaschi to pull one back. #LeaguesCup2023 pic.twitter.com/3EOl7UtV6j

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) August 7, 2023

GOOOOOALLLL!

62' Velasco hands Dallas FC the insurance goal as the forward ends up scoring an indirect freekick as it beats everyone, including Miami goalkeeper Callender, to the goal!

Velasco with the dangerous service and it's 3-1!

Two goals to the good for @FCDallas. 💪 #LeaguesCup2023 pic.twitter.com/ZLbpbugjql

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) August 7, 2023

Two changes by Dallas!

Coach Nico Estevez makes his first change, in fact makes two of them!

59' Two changes from us. pic.twitter.com/My1nTkPWL2

— FC Dallas (@FCDallas) August 7, 2023

Sergio Busquets fires off target!

57' All of Alba, Messi and Busquets were involved in the opportunity as the ball went from Alba to Messi to Busquets, who took his shot at glory from outside the box but couldn't keep his shot on target! The opportunity comes right after Ferreira missed another chance for Dallas to go 3-1 up!

Ferreira hits the crossbar!

52' The Dallas forward was fed with a cross by Velasco inside the box and Ferreira heads the ball into the crossbar! That should have been 3-1 as Dallas start from where they left in the first half!

Inter Miami vs FC Dallas Live Updates: MIA 1-2 DAL

48' Dallas forward Velasco is on a double shift as he is also man-marking Busquets when he is off the ball! Busquets is not enjoying the Argentinians presence around him!

2nd half kicks-off!

46' The second half starts soon after the Inter Miami players came in and has made no changes at the break. Inter Miami trail 2-1!

Inter Miami vs FC Dallas Live Updates: MIA 1-2 DAL at Half Time

HT Dallas players are out in the middle but Messi and Co. are yet to come out. As per the broadcasters, Inter Miami players have struggled to play in the extreme heat conditions but coach Tata Martino has asked the team to deal with it and get the job done!

FC Dallas vs Inter Miami Live Updates

HT' It has been a carnival-like atmosphere at the Toyota Stadium as the entire 20000 tickets were sold within 10 minutes after availability!