A Kansas City soccer record attendance of 72,610 watched host Sporting Kansas City lose to Inter Miami. Yet they floated madly. Because their wants took form. The audience saw the magic of Lionel Messi.
An exhibition match at Arrowhead in July 2010 had a record attendance of 52,424. After almost 14 years, more than 20,000 spectators were present and a new record was set.
Saturday night was the third highest attendance in MLS history. Messi fans did not have to be disappointed on this day. After an eye-catching goal and an assist by the Argentine forward, Inter Miami won with Luis Suarez’s shot on target.
Miami snapped a two-match losing streak with a 3-2 five-goal thriller against Sporting Kansas City.
Suarez scored from inside the six-yard box after Diego Gojem’s extended pass missed Sporting KC’s defense. This is the Uruguayan striker’s sixth goal this season.
More than 76,600 spectators showed up at Arrowhead Stadium to watch Messi’s magic. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner delighted the crowd with his brilliant passing that created several chances.
Sporting KC took the lead in the sixth minute through Erik Thom’s goal. Messi scored through Gomez in the 18th minute. Miami equalized. The world-winning captain scored in the 51st minute with a high left-footed shot from in front of the small D-box. It was his fourth straight goal in MLS.
In the 58th minute, Sporting KC equalized with a second goal from a corner kick off a teammate’s head pass. After a while Suarez’s winning goal.
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