Match Report

Match Report: Philadelphia Union 3 – 3 Inter Miami CF

Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Union

Despite a dominant first-half and a brace from league-leading scorer Tai Baribo, a late surge from Inter Miami CF—powered by Lionel Messi and a stoppage-time equalizer from Telasco Segovia—saw Philadelphia and Inter Miami split points in a 3–3 draw.

How The Match Unfolded

Playing in front of an electric, sold-out Subaru Park on Saturday night, the Union’s early pressure paid off in the 7th minute when homegrown midfielder Quinn Sullivan opened the scoring. After a short corner from Kai Wagner, Sullivan found space at the top of the box and blasted home a screamer into the far corner.

Baribo doubled the advantage just before the break. In the 44th minute, after a chaotic scramble in the box, Mikael Uhre laid off a chance for Baribo, who finished for his 12th goal of the campaign—continuing his red-hot form and giving the Union a 2–0 lead at halftime.

Messi & Co. responded in the second half, when, in the 60th minute, Noah Allen delivered a cross that found Tadeo Allende, whose header snuck past 19-year-old keeper Andrew Rick to make it 2–1.

Minutes later, Miami looked to have equalized, but an offside flag kept the Union in front. Philadelphia capitalized on the momentum shift in the 73rd minute, when a long throw-in and a deflection fell to Baribo, who buried his second goal of the night to make it 3–1.

But the drama wasn’t over. In the 87th minute, Lionel Messi curled a trademark free kick past Rick to bring Miami within one. Then, in stoppage time, Telasco Segovia stunned the home crowd with a 95th-minute equalizer, salvaging a 3–3 draw for the visitors.

Philadelphia Union now head into a crucial two-game road stretch to close out May, beginning with a midweek clash against Toronto FC on Wednesday night. Kickoff is set for 7:30 PM ET on MLS Season Pass via Apple TV.

3 Points

  • Captain America, is that you? Quinn Sullivan delivered a masterclass performance just days after earning his first-ever senior team call-up—putting the world on notice.
  • Lucky number 13: Tai Baribo remains unstoppable, extending his lead in the Golden Boot race with his 13th goal of the season.
  • Missed chances: The draw keeps the Union atop the Eastern Conference, but the two dropped points could prove costly depending on Cincinnati’s result Sunday night against Atlanta.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union (4-4-2): Andrew Rick, Olwethu Makhanya, Jakob Glesnes, Kai Wagner, Nathan Harriel, Jovan Lukic, Danley Jean Jacques, Indiana Vassilev (Bruno Damiani–75′), Quinn Sullivan (Frankie Westfield–87′), Tai Baribo, Mikael Uhre (Jesus Bueno–63′)

Unused Substitutes: Oliver Mbaizo, Oliver Semmle, Alejandro Bedoya, Cavan Sullivan, Jeremy Rafanello, Chris Donovan

Inter Miami CF (4-4-2): Oscar Ustari, Gonzalo Lujan (Fafa Picault–78′), Tomas Aviles (Marcelo Weigandt–61′), Noah Allen, Ian Fray (Telasco Segovia–61′), Sergio Busquets, Yannick Bright (Federico Redondo–40′), Jordi Alba, Tadeo Allende, Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi

Unused Substitutes: Maximiliano Falcon, Hector Martinez, Benjamin Cremaschi, Allen Obando, Rocco Rios Novo

Scoring Summary:

PHI – Quinn Sullivan – 7′

PHI – Tai Baribo – 44′

MIA – Tadeo Allende – 60′

PHI – Tai Baribo- 73′

MIA- Lionel Messi- 87

MIA- Telasco Segovia 90’+5′

Disciplinary Summary:

MIA- Ian Fray (41′)

PHI- Indiana Vassilev (41′)

PHI- Jesus Bueno (75′)

MIA- Jordi Alba (76′)

PHI- Jakob Glesnes (86′)

MIA- Federico Redondo (90’+2′)

PHI- Danley Jean Jacques (90’+7′)

6 Comments

  1. Not on Jay
    Not on Tanner
    Not on Carnell

    2 goal lead with 3 minutes plus stoppage to go, and Union concede 2 goals while missing 2 sitters that would have salvaged the win. Dropping the points tonight is 100% on the eleven players on the pitch at the end of the match.

    Not the end of the world, but the inability to close out matches is now an issue.

    • I knew it was coming. This is their weakness this year. Sure, one of those almost chances for us goes in just before the goals and even a win. But leaving the 2 pts on the table stings again

  2. They let that one slip away a bit. That said at the start i was fine with a point tonight.
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    Union played like they didn’t give a shit about Miami which was refreshing from the previous encounters. Union played very well tonight and are proving to be dynamic and resilient and at times abit green with room to mature which hopefully they do..
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    Couple moments by Uhre again when his feet bottle moments or more importantly the ‘corta luz’ was on right outside the box and he wasn’t aware which thwarted an attack.
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    Union were the better team tonight and have esrned their place looking down upon nearly the entire league.
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    Andrew… gotta save that Messi kick and there are a few moments when you gotta put your foot on the ball and draw the other team forward instead of thunder clapping it forward; especially in those moments when we’ve had possession and are resetting through you. You’ve done beautifully so congrats.
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    Carry on. Its all been much better then expected so. Right on.

  3. PaulContinuum22 says:

    SO Union.

  4. Wracked Opinion says:

    An encouraging at times, but ultimately dissapointing performance and outcome.

    The Union squandered opportunities to put the game away and sagged defensively late.

    Unfortunately, they do get caught ball watching… especially late in matches… and it too often costs them.

    Keep in mind that I’m insane, but after taking that two goal lead in the second half I was screaming for Carnell to sub in the fresh legged, agile baby Sullivan, for the elder.

    My instructions would have been “Cavan, you have one job. Run with Messi, affording him ZERO free space. Just be a pesky, annoying, unshakeable little mosquito on him. PERIOD”.

    Messi’s free kick was laudable, and incredible.

    However, inexplicably, he was given a lot of space to make plays in the second half.

    But what do I know?

    This written, I’m not blaming Bradley.

    He’s improved on critical managerial areas that had come to frustrate me with my beloved Curtin.

    It will indeed be interesting to witness the trajectory and outcome of this season!

  5. John P. O'Donnell says:

    First Columbus, now Miami. Almost the exact same scenario except this time it was twice as bad. They leave a goal off the board not once but twice in this game and Miami just like Columbus made them pay. They need to learn the lesson of don’t give good teams any hope at the end of the game. It’s the demon of losing the Cup in this franchises soul that still hasn’t been exorcised.

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