It was the first appearance by St. Louis City SC in South Florida and their second meeting between both teams. St. Louis City SC entered Major League Soccer as an expansion franchise last year.
St. Louis City SC(3-4-8) rose to a 1-0 lead early in the first half. Chris Durkin fired a 21-yard shot with his right foot during the 15th minute.
Inter Miami CF(10-3-5) tied the contest up 1-1 in the 25th minute of the play. Jordi Alba made a feed from the left side and Lionel Messi one-timed a left-footed shot from 17 yards away. It was Messi's 12th goal in the Major League Soccer campaign.
The lead was regained in the 41st minute by St. Louis City SC 2-1. Indiana Vassilev burned his former team and placed in a right-footed shot from 11 yards.
The Herons answered back quickly during stoppage time at the end of the first half to even it 2-2. Alba connected a cross-field pass and Luis Suarez tapped in a two-yard shot with his right foot.
Messi was credited with the secondary assist and set an MLS record with 25 goal contributions, 12 goals and 13 assists, in the first 12 games. Carlos Vela of LAFC had the record with 25 goal contributions in the first 16 contests back in 2019.
In the second half, St. Louis City SC moved ahead 3-2 during the 68th minute. They took a corner kick from the left sided and Suarez ended up with an own goal with a header into the Herons cage.
Inter Miami CF matched their opponent again and made it 3-3 in the 85th minute. Alba was able to get behind the defense and put in a left-footed, 13-yard shot.
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