“The decisive matches of the Western and Eastern Conferences took place at night.”, — write: football.ua
The decisive matches of the Western and Eastern Conferences took place at night.
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Although Messi did not become the author of scored goals in this match, he was an integral part of the team’s success, distinguishing himself with a productive assist. However, the real hero of the evening was another Argentinian, Tadeo Allende, whose hat-trick secured Javier Mascherano’s team a safe passage to the finals.
Tadeo Allende opened the score, receiving a perfect pass in the penalty area and shooting accurately on the diagonal. After just eight minutes, he doubled the advantage, taking advantage of a brilliant throw from Jordi Alba. The visitors were able to briefly regain the intrigue in the 37th minute when Justin Haak reduced the deficit after a set piece.
After the break, Miami did not leave the opponent any chances. Matteo Silvetti scored the third ball from Messi’s pass. Afterwards, Jordi Alba gave an incredible back-heel pass to Telasco Segovia, which made the score devastating. The unstoppable Allende put an end to the match by scoring a hat-trick and setting the final score to 5:1.
Vancouver Whitecaps won convincingly against league newcomer San Diego with a score of 3:1.
Thomas Muller started for Vancouver, spent 60 minutes on the field, helping the team control the game, although he did not stand out in productive actions.
The fate of the confrontation was actually decided before the break. White opened the scoring with a close-range shot from Andres Kubas’ pass. The guests’ advantage was soon doubled thanks to a shameful own goal by goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega. Even before the half-time whistle, White made a double, using Ali Ahmed’s pass, and made the score crushing – 3:0.
Home coach Mikey Varas faced criticism for his decision to leave the team’s main star, Irving Lozano, on the bench in the most important match of the season. The Mexican appeared on the field only when the team was already down 0:3. Losano managed to win one ball with a spectacular shot from outside the penalty area, but it was not enough for San Diego. Hopes for a comeback were finally extinguished in the 79th minute, when goalkeeper Sisniega received a red card.
Now the football world is waiting for an exciting denouement of the season: in the final of the MLS Cup, two teams that have reached this stage for the first time will meet – Inter Miami of Lionel Messi and Vancouver Whitecaps of Thomas Müller.
The decisive match will take place on December 6 at 21:30 Kyiv time.