Inter Miami held to a draw, Messi receives a yellow card for pointing straight at the referee

Messi was almost the hero in a dramatic 3-3 draw between Inter Miami and the San Jose Earthquakes at PayPal Park, his first appearance since joining MLS and helping to fill the 18,000-seat stadium.

Messi had a few dangerous chances in the first half, with a run into the box, a shot that missed the post, and a free kick that missed the goal in the final seconds of the match. He continued to be the center of attention in the second half. In the extra time, Messi had a chance to seal the victory for Inter Miami, but his shot was brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Daniel De Sousa Britto. In the whole match, Messi had 5 shots, including 2 clear chances but could not convert into goals.

The climax continued to rise, Messi and his teammates demanded a free kick after a controversial situation, but it was not accepted by referee Joe Dickerson in the final seconds of the match. Messi expressed his dissatisfaction and had harsh words with the referee, leading to him receiving a yellow card even though the match had already ended.

Inter Miami was held to a draw, Messi received a yellow card when he pointed his finger straight at the referee - Photo 1.

Messi reacted and received a yellow card when the match had ended

This is not the first time Messi has reacted harshly to a referee. The same thing happened in the MLS opener against New York City FC on February 23.

Back to this match, Inter Miami and San Jose Earthquakes had an exciting match from the first seconds. After only about 35 seconds, Falcon headed in for Inter Miami from a corner kick taken by Jordi Alba.

San Jose Earthquakes responded in the third minute when Arango scored from Cristian Espinoza's assist. Statistically, this was the fifth time in MLS history that both teams scored in the first three minutes of a match.

Inter Miami was held to a draw, Messi received a yellow card when he pointed his finger straight at the referee - Photo 2.

Messi had many chances but could not help his team win when traveling to San Jose's field.

The two teams then continued to chase the score. Leroux put San Jose ahead in the 37th minute, but Allende responded about seven minutes later. Before the end of the first half, the Earthquakes took a 3-2 lead again thanks to Harkes's beautiful long-range strike in stoppage time, after a pass from Leroux.

Inter Miami had to wait until the second half to equalize 3-3. The goal came from a counter-attack, the ball went through Messi's feet in front of the penalty area, passed to the right for Baltasar Rodriguez. The Argentine defender crossed the ball right at Allende's level, diving down to tap the ball into the empty net.

In the next match, coach Javier Mascherano and his team will return to Chase Stadium to host the team currently ranked sixth on the rankings, Orlando City, on the evening of May 18.

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