Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami to face Charlotte in Leagues Cup quarter finals after comical own goal sees Houston throw away lead late on
Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami to face Charlotte in Leagues Cup quarter finals after comical own goal sees Houston throw away lead late on
- Micael’s own goal came one minute after Charlotte tied the game
- Elsewhere, Queretaro advanced after beating New England on penalties
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Charlotte FC set up a quarter-final clash with Inter Miami after scoring twice in a minute to beat the Houston Dynamo in the Leagues Cup on Monday night.
Houston led 1-0 after only 10 minutes thanks to a goal that was put away by Houston FC forward Corey Baird.
That was before however Charlotte turned the game around with two goals in quick succession.
The first goal to tie the game came from Patrick Agyemang after he rounded the goalkeeper in the 80 minute to tie the game.
Then, just moments later, Dynamo defender Micael scored a comical own goal after passing the ball into his own net from 25 yards out.
Following the comeback-victory, Charlotte will now face Lionel Messi and his superhot Inter Miami teammates on Friday, August 11 at Miami’s home field DRV PNK Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Messi & co. staged an amazing comeback in Sunday’s match against FC Dallas, that was won by Miami 5-3 on penalties.
The Argentine scored the first and fourth goals for the team before converting a penalty to help win the game. It was also the first penalty shootout victory in Messi’s club career.
This Leagues Cup is where Messi announced his arrival onto the American soccer scene – with a game-winning free kick against Cruz Azul in the opening match of the competition after subbing on late in the contest.
They followed that up with a 4-0 beatdown of Atlanta United – where Messi bagged a brace. The Round of 32 saw a 3-1 defeat of Floridian rivals Orlando City, with the Argentine scoring twice again.
Elsewhere in the only other match of the evening, Mexican side Queretaro eliminated the New England Revolution in a penalty shootout – winning 4-3 after Nacho Gil and Ian Harkes missed the last two spot kicks for the Revs.
A third match set to be played tonight between the Philadelphia Union and the New York Red Bulls was postponed to Tuesday due to inclement weather.
