Inter Miami has a confrontation with Houston Dynamo in the 2023 US Open Cup final. The home team at Lockhart Stadium suffered a big loss in personnel in this match without the services of their brightest star Lionel Messi due to injury.

On the day Messi had to watch the match from the stands, Inter Miami faced many difficulties against Houston Dynamo.

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Messi sat in the stands watching his teammates at Inter Miami play

In the first half, President David Beckham’s team was under enormous attack pressure from the opponent. Houston Dynamo launched 18 shots in this half, 5 of which were on target and brought in 2 goals. The scorers for Houston Dynamo were Griffin Dorsey in the 24th minute and Amine Bassi in the 33rd minute.

Losing 0-2 after the first half, Inter Miami tried to raise their attacking team in the second half. However, the home team at Lockhart Stadium still encountered many difficulties against the solid defense of Houston Dynamo.

Inter Miami faced many difficulties against Houston Dynamo

It wasn’t until the second minute of extra time that Inter Miami scored a goal to shorten the score to 1-2 thanks to Josef Martinez. However, the little remaining time was not enough for Messi’s team to successfully equalize, thereby losing the 2023 US Open Cup championship.

This was Inter Miami’s second consecutive winless match in all competitions. In both of these matches, Messi was absent.