HIGHLIGHTS- Inter Miami CF vs. Charlotte FC - August 11, 2023

In penalties, Ben-Amin Kramoski scored a goal, scored the game-winning penalty, he is in for Diego Gomez. Ben Bender coming in in the attack, and Harrison Offal at left back for the suspended Nathan Byrne. For Lionel Messi in this Miami movie, what is in store tonight, underway at Dry-Pin Stadium, Inter-Miami. Jordi Alba, Kramoski, still Kramoski, he has time, he's going to slide it to Joseph Martinez, it's over to Lionel Messi, broken up by Offal, not clear yet. Miami shouting for a handball, not out of danger for Charlotte though. More shouts, and now the penalty is given. Not on the first one, but the second, in the tenth minute, Inter-Miami earns a penalty. Felt like there was a handball from the Charlotte defender, absolutely. The right arm from Harrison Offal was out, now the question would be whether or not he had enough time to react, but it doesn't matter, because now Dixon Arroyo gets there early, just a little touch. Harrison Offal comes through him. Martinez, against Kalina, to put Miami ahead. Martinez scores! It's not the first ten minutes, but it's not much further after. One-nil Miami early on once again. The direct, now the goalkeeper's got to second-guess himself, he reacts one way, Martinez goes the other. Inter-Miami, one-nil over Charlotte at that left-back spot. Taylor, Messi. Jordy Alba, Robert Taylor, Lionel Messi, Robert Taylor, this is so good from Miami. Will the final pound be there? Saved by Kalina. Busquets, a lot of room for Yedlin. Picks out Taylor! He took a game off from scoring Robert Taylor against Dallas. Pragmatic, and sit in into a low block, and allow this team to get into their rhythm. They've got three of the best players in the world that can pick a pass. No pressure on the ball, Busquets finds DeAndre Yedlin, and now look at the runners, you've got Messi, you've got Martinez, Robert Taylor coming in late. And my man from Finland has taken this opportunity with both hands, and said, this is mine, and I'm not giving it up. His fourth goal in League's Cup, two-nil. Inter-Miami, Charlotte FC, here in Fort Lauderdale. Kramasky gets away from pressure, into Messi, awful step-7 as well to win it, awful from distance, and over the bar. It's stating the obvious, but 2-1 is a lot different than 3-0. Svidersky from distance, Drake Callender does make his first save of this match in the 55th minute. And he has another goal tonight. Svidersky from distance! Callender was scrambling, it wasn't far away, but it's out for a goal kick. Ten goals last year, their leading scorer, seven in MLS play this year. This is Ajiman! Callender making a save, but again, Charlotte already in 13 minutes. For Charlotte, yet he brings it in, he just does something when the ball's at his feet. Messi through for Robert Taylor, Taylor cutting it back to Lee, and it's blocked. Back to Affel, Ashley Westwood, Jalen Lindsay, Kerwin Vargas serves it in, Ajiman is there, but he missed it! That was the chance Charlotte had been looking for. The first time they've really created something of imminent danger is this imminent danger, it always is, with Messi on the ball, over to Gomez, cutting it in, and it's blocked! For a second straight match, Inter-Miami, the beneficiary of an own goal. He doesn't, and then in the blink of an eye, they put you under pressure. They get you into precarious positions where you're defending in front of your own goal. Kampana, Gomez, Kampana makes himself big, makes the save, Gomez lets it run out for a corner. It's probably the flattest from both sides. Messi through to Kampana, Lindsay intervenes, Kampana still on it though, Nobody coming to Kampana, and Messi scores another one! Just a complete rout of Charlotte. The worst defense coming into the League's Cup in Major League Soccer's regular season. And they were a little unlucky, the penalty on Harrison Alpha early on the game flipped it for Lionel Messi and Inter-Miami. But since then, chances, opportunities, all for the team in pink. 17 goals scored in this League's Cup from the moment that man and his family showed up in South Florida. Nope. He has three straight braces. Is there time for a fourth in a row? Leaving it for Gomez! Kalina will make the save. I'm not talking about scoreline, amount of passes, possession, chances created. Charlotte had one foul in the first 45 minutes, Jake. One foul. There's a common trend when you play Inter-Miami, you better get them into a fistfight.