Highlight of the day: Messi misses free-kick but still thrills the crowd 🎥 | OneFootball

Despite the lack of goals, the match between Inter Miami and Al-Ahly delivered thrilling moments from start to finish this Saturday (14th) in the opening of the Club World Cup.

And Lionel Messi was able to make the crowd scream for a goal even after missing a shot.

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The Argentine took a dangerous free kick in the 18th minute of the second half, sending the ball close to the post and hitting the outside of the net.

The play ended up confusing many people at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, who shouted "goal" thinking the shot had found the target.

Watch the play below and listen to the crowd’s reaction:

In the final minutes of the match, Messi still forced goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shenawy to make a great save to prevent a stunning goal.

But not even the biggest star of the Club World Cup’s opening match was able to break the deadlock on the field.

At least some fans will be able to go home saying they screamed "goal" 😅.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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