Messi misses cheeky penalty, Charlotte beat Inter Miami 3-0 | OneFootball

In the MLS, Inter Miami faced Charlotte FC in a match leading up to the playoffs. And as expected, Lionel Messi was the main protagonist of a very rare event. However, this time it wasn't something positive but quite the opposite.

After the first half-hour where there was little danger near each team's goals, The Herons got an unbeatable opportunity: a penalty was committed against the Argentine star. Although the referee initially didn't call it, after reviewing it in the VAR booth, he reversed his decision and pointed to the penalty spot for the Florida team.

Leo grabbed the ball, approached it, and shot. Messi chipped it, the goalkeeper stood still and saved the shot. In this way, the Charlotte goalkeeper won the individual duel against the Inter Miami captain and kept his goal clean. And the story had a new episode: immediately after the penalty, Charlotte scored the 1-0. In a very well-executed counterattack down the right wing, a cross was sent that went across much of the area, and it was Idan Toklomaty who scored the goal, with Oscar Ustari having little he could do.

The match ended in a 3-0 defeat for Inter Miami with a Hat Trick from Idan Toklomati, the young 21-year-old Israeli forward.

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