VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM NEW YORK CITY FC AT INTER MIAMI IN MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL PLAYOFF GAME SHOWS: FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 29, 2025)(SOCCER UNITED MARKETING – Editorial use only. No more than 30 seconds per match. Must on screen courtesy 'MLS on Apple'. No use after December 31, 2025. No resales. No sublicensing. No monetisation) NEW YORK CITY FC AT INTER MIAMI (PINK JERSEYS) AT CHASE STADIUM 1. MIAMI'S LIONEL MESSI ON FIELD JUST BEFORE KICKOFF 1ST HALF 2. OPENING KICKOFF 3. MIAMI'S MESSI TAKES FREE KICK THAT IS HEADED ON GOAL BY MATEO SILVETTI BUT NYCFC GOALKEEPER MATT FREESE MAKES SAVE 4. MIAMI GOAL – JUST AFTER NYCFC FREE KICK, SERGIO BUSQUETS WITH LONG PASS TO TADEO ALLENDE WHO SCORES PAST NYCFC GOALKEEPER FREESE IN 14TH MINUTE. MIAMI 1-0 NYCFC 5. REPLAYS OF BUSQUETS LONG PASS TO ALLENDE FOR GOAL 6. MIAMI GOAL – JORDI ALBA WITH LONG CENTERING PASS TO ALLENDE WHO HEADS IT PAST NYCFC GOALKEEPER FREESE IN 23RD MINUTE. MIAMI 2-0 NYCFC 7. FANS CELEBRATING 8. MESSI WALKING TOWARDS CELEBRATING ALLENDE 9. REPLAYS OF ALBA PASS TO ALLENDE FOR HEADER 10. NYCFC GOAL – MAXI MORALEZ WITH FREE KICK THAT IS HEADED BY JUSTIN HAAK PAST MIAMI GOALKEEPER ROCCO RIOS NOVO IN 37TH MINUTE. MIAMI 2-1 NYCFC 11. REPLAYS OF MORALEZ FREE KICK AND HAAK HEADER FOR GOAL 2ND HALF 12. MIAMI GOAL – MESSI WITH PASS TO SILVETTI WHO SCORES PAST NYCFC'S FREESE IN 67TH MINUTE. MIAMI 3-1 NYCFC 13. MIAMI COACH JAVIER MASCHERANO CELEBRATING 14. FANS CELEBRATING 15. TENNIS PLAYER CARLOS ALCARAZ IN STANDS APPLAUDING 16. REPLAYS OF MESSI PASS TO SILVETTI FOR GOAL 17. MIAMI GOAL – AFTER NYCFC FREE KICK IS HEADED CLEAR, MESSI GETS LOOSE BALL AND PASSES TO TELASCO SEGOVIA WHO MAKES LONG RUN AND PASSES TO JORDI ALBA WHO MAKES NICE PASS BACK TO SEGOVIA WHO SCORES PAST NYCFC'S FREESE IN 83RD MINUTE. MIAMI 4-1 NYCFC 18. REPLAYS OF SEGOVIA PASS TO ALBA WHO PASSES BACK TO SEGOVIA FOR GOAL 19. MIAMI GOAL – YANNICK BRIGHT WITH PASS AHEAD TO ALLENDE WHO SCORES PAST NYCFC'S FREESE IN 89TH MINUTE, ALLENDE'S THIRD GOAL FOR HAT TRICK. MIAMI 5-1 NYCFC 20. REPLAYS OF BRIGHT PASS TO ALLENDE FOR HIS THIRD GOAL, MASCHERANO AFTER GOAL 21. FINAL WHISTLE BLOWS, MIAMI WINS 5-1 AND ADVANCES TO MLS CUP 22. MASCHERANO AND NYCFC COACH PASCAL JENSEN HUGGING 23. MIAMI PLAYERS HUGGING 24. MIAMI GOALIE RIOS NOVO STORY: Tadeo Allende scored a hat trick to reach eight goals in the MLS Cup Playoffs and tie a league record, Lionel Messi contributed his seventh assist and Inter Miami routed visiting New York City FC 5-1 in Saturday (November 29) night's Eastern Conference Final in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Jordi Alba had three assists for East No. 3 seed Miami, which has outscored opponents 13-1 in its last three playoff matches to reach its first MLS Cup final. Telasco Segovia and Mateo Silvetti added second-half tallies for Miami, which will host the winner of the Western Conference final later Saturday between West No. 1 San Diego and No. 2 Vancouver. Both contestants in the championship match on Dec. 6 will be vying for their first MLS Cup. Justin Haak pulled a goal back late in the first half for No. 5 New York City FC, which failed in its bid for a third consecutive road playoff victory after defeating No. 2 Philadelphia in last week's semifinals and No. 4 Charlotte in the decisive Game 3 of their first-round series. The Cityzens were playing a second consecutive game without team scoring leader Alonso Martinez, who suffered a torn ACL while on international duty this month, and midfielder Andres Perea, who sustained a leg fracture in the win at Charlotte. With six goals in these playoffs, Messi already held the MLS record for most combined goals-plus-assists in a single postseason before Saturday's game started. Now Allende has tied the record eight goals scored by the LA Galaxy's Carlos Ruiz in a single postseason in 2002. Allende's first two goals Saturday came nine minutes apart early in the first half and were the first of Miami's postseason on which Messi did not directly contribute. In the 14th minute, Allende ran onto Sergio Busquets' ball directly over the top of the NYCFC defense. Retreating City defender Raul Gustavo won the initial race to the ball, but he only headed it bouncing into the path of Allende for a powerful half volley past goalkeeper Matt Freese from 12 yards out. Then in the 23rd, Busquets sprayed a pass wide to Alba, who delivered an excellent early diagonal ball into Allende's run near the penalty spot. Allende sent an exceptional glancing header back across his body and narrowly inside the far right post. Substitute Yannick Bright fed Allende to complete the hat trick on an 89th-minute breakaway. Miami goalie Rocco Rios Novo finished with two saves and Freese had one (Production: David Grip)
(The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
