LAFC vs. Inter Miami CF - Full Match Highlights - Battle At The Coliseum.

Where Boulanga and Son will look to run wild. 29 goals scored in 14 games together. And Konkicap who now moves to Major League Soccer and Inter-Miami. Dane St. Clair now wearing blue with his teammates in pink. What a spectacle tonight. Over 70,000. He doesn't have the ball. Can he be tactically disciplined the way Sergio Pesce was? The flag is down and Son is in! Son hung men! Down St. Clair but the angle is narrow. And now Boulanga! Saved by Dane St. Clair. Santos wants LAFC to dominate possession. They are so good in transition. Sonny and Boulanga as good as any. The touch takes them too far wide. And I thought Dane St. Clair did a wonderful job of keeping the angle and forcing Sonny to go wide. The MLS Goalkeeper of the Year coming up big. They want to be a little bit more aggressive with the ball. They want to be able to play against low blocks which is something they've struggled with over the past couple of years. But tonight 10 minutes in they've been defending. Oh they want this guy on the ball in these spots. Dane Boulanga cutting inside. And a roundy in fray. Still Boulanga! And still and in to the outside of the side netting. In the 14th minute. In front of 70,000. Son into the wall. The volley is blocked. LAFC asking potentially for a handball. Had a ton of success playing against MLS teams in CONCACAF Champions Cup and the Leagues Cup. Seven goals, three assists in about 19 minutes. This guy has had ridiculous success. And coming forward is Son. Leaving for Boulanga. Oh tried to get it back to Son. Mikael broke it up and then Boulanga hits the post. As good as ever Danny Boulanga. Yeah but it's the second time a little concerning that Mikael's been turned. On a dime from Son and Boulanga. Both having their way in getting him behind. But great little turn of pace. Getting into space then. When this ball goes out. Martinez. Son. The ball pokes it away. Play continues. Oh Craig gives it away. Martinez! Right at St. Clair. This summer will be a home world cup for Mexico as well. Son to Tillman. Martinez is really good. And then Tillman just wasn't making that run. Not the guy maybe you want in that spot. Good decision from the referee. He was going to blow his whistle on the Falun Delgado. And yet he allowed play to continue. Which gave David Martinez an opportunity to play that through ball. Son has Martinez. Martinez! 11 allows Tillman to pressure from behind. So DePaul loses possession. Tillman pokes it away. You know Sonny's going to deliver. You know Boulanga will deliver. But can David Martinez come out of his shell and reach that potential? The jury's still out. But 2026 begins with a bang for the young Venezuelan. 1-0 LAFC here at the Coliseum. Wright kind of reacted late. It allowed Boulanga to break it up. Now Delgado forward. Boulanga has Son and Martinez. Martinez might be in again! Martinez! Oh, just wide. A little bit more central. Because then when the ball turns over, he can make a diagonal run inside. He can play him behind the other one. Messi turning. Oh, Messi! Oh, just wide. They finally get a look. It's this question. Because I think the foul should have been given. But the ball pops out here. He's got Lloris beat. He's got everyone beat. Except it's just wide. But in the blink of an eye, all he needs is a half a yard and a half of space. And he can find his shot. Can they create, can they find and make danger out of all of this possession? That's promising. And it's blocked. Segovia. Messi. Still Messi! Just his second shot of the game. Talk about Jordi Alba. I think it made me realize I was underestimating the impact and the understanding that he had in the final third. He wasn't the best defender at this stage of his career. But my word. Here is Solvani. Lloris catches. Messi around Sakura. Moura. Header just wide. Chance Miami wants. The best look Herman Bertarami has had tonight. That's the chance they wanted. And that's the person they wanted the chance to fall to. Great little clip ball to that near post. Bertarami does a wonderful job of pulling off Tafari on that near post. In LA, when he got the call, when it was an opportunity, he said, oh yeah, I love the people there. Here I come to the USA. LA does draw people, Los Angeles. And LAFC have taken great advantage of that over the years. The appeal of living in Southern California, of course, as have their crosstown rivals, the Los Angeles Galaxy. And Porteous has been really good. The 26-year-old from Scotland. Watford and Preston North End and Hibbs. Scottish International. St. Clair way off his line. Dropping in this moment. You're at half field. There's no offside. You know Tillman's playing a long ball. Nobody drops. Mikiel, Falcone and Dane St. Clair is an absolute no-man's land. No reason to come off his line. All three players exposed from the out-and-out hard-working pace and relentless pressure from Denis Buanga. How fitting. Season opener. It's 2-0 LAFC. Denis Buanga with his first. I think Noah Allen needed to release that. Because the space was there. Porteous wasn't in behind. Miami win it back. Here's Messi with Allende coming forward. We've seen it before. Allende! Right at Luis. This is Buanga into the middle. Just out of the reach of Sun. Mikiel can clear. Right back to LAFC. Stefan Ustakio. Sun, can he get there? Oh my goodness. And somehow collected by St. Clair. The footwork from Son Heung-min to get that around Dane St. Clair. That will be the final moment of this match for Son Heung-min. He looks frustrated. He doesn't want to come out of this game. There's one thing that can take away his smile. It's going to take it off the pitch. Even if it is a curtain call in front of 75,000 at the Coliseum. Bertarame had one really good chance tonight in his Inter-Miami debut. Put it just wide ahead of him. Listen, frustrating night for Inter-Miami. But I fully expect Bertarame to score 20 plus goals this season. And if you throw in all competitions, you could easily say 22, 23. Whatever it may be. They'll beat goals. They'll get chances. Halfway through the minimum six minutes of added time. On opening weekend in Major League Soccer. The debut of a Walmart Saturday showdown. And a 2-0 LAFC lead. Possibly 3-0. And it sets up Ordaz. Game over in LA. Ian Frey, Murrah, whoever it is defending Denis Belanga tonight. They have been not up to the task. Blown right by the Inter-Miami defender. Nathan Ordaz looks onside to me. Great first time finish. But every single season kicks off for the black and gold with a win. And a Denis Belanga show. Rinse and repeat for Mark Dos Santos and LAFC. The final whistle in front of 75,000. LAFC for Inter-Miami on opening night.