Lionel Messi’s streak in MLS of scoring two goals in a match came to an end after Inter Miami fell 3-0 to FC Cincinnati on Wednesday night.
On the other side of the field, Cincinnati’s star midfielder, Evander, kept his own streak alive and set a club record by scoring in his fifth consecutive game.
As time went on, the chants of “MVP” echoed through TQL Stadium in Ohio, but this time they were for Evander, the local hero of Cincinnati, and not for Messi, the World Cup winner and Argentine legend.
Evander’s left-footed shot from the center of the area found the lower right corner of the net, doubling Cincinnati’s lead at the start of the second half, after Gerardo Valenzuela put the home side ahead in the first half.
It was the first of the two goals that Evander scored in the second half, after failing to convert multiple shot attempts in the first. These two goals bring his total to 15 in the MLS regular season competition.
Miami’s offensive struggles, combined with Cincinnati’s outstanding defense, also marked the end of the Herons’ five-game winning streak, who suffered their first regular season loss since May 18.
Before this match, Messi had scored two goals in each of his last five matches with Miami, a record in MLS.
Messi stops goalscoring streak in Inter Miami’s defeat against Cincinnati
