Atlanta: Lionel Messi associated with a free kick in the 54th minute to operate Inter Miami for a 2-1 win over FC Porto in a group A-match in the FIFA Club World Cup on Thursday afternoon.
After Porto first hit Samu Aghehowa’s penalty kick in the eighth minute, Marcelo Weigandt helped Telasco Segovia’s game bonding goal in the 47.
Miami found his second goal in the first 10 minutes of the second half against Porto goalkeeper Claudio Ramos as Messi scored on the 68th free kick goal of his famous career.
Each team the web their first goal for the tournament after Miami tied Al Ahly 0-0 on Saturday, and Porto suffered the same result against Palmeira’s Sunday.
After a review -confirmation was decided that Miami’s Noah Allen committed an outlet penalty in the box against Joao Mario, which led to Aghehowa’s punishment, which was deflected by goalkeeper Oscar Ustari and into the first goal of the game in the eighth minute.
Aghehowa, 21, had 19 goals in 30 Primeira League matches for the Portuguese side this last season.
Miami crushed the scoring on a less than 90 seconds into the second half as Weigandt’s cross in the middle of the box was completed by Segovia, firing in the equalization target past a scattered Ramos.
Major League Soccer side then continued its big start to the second half as Portos Rodrigo Mora’s evil led to Messi’s successful free kick – perfectly located in the upper right corner of the 54th minute.
Despite Porto voting 14 shots on targets for Miami’s six, five of Miami’s were on target against only three from Porto.
Ramos – a long -time Portuguese goalkeeper for Porto – completed with three savings after making four savings in the tournament opener against Palmeiras. Ustari – in his second season for Miami – created only one rescue after an extraordinary performance against Al Ahly, where he made eight rescues.
