Follow Mail Sport's live blog for all the latest scores, team news and updates as Inter Miami take on Houston Dynamo in the US Open Cup final.
03:00
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03:00
Scenes of sheer joy from Houston and their fans following the match
02:41
Messi looked understandably agitated after watching his team suffer defeat as he sat in the stands with an injury
02:32
The final whistle has blown and Houston wins the US Open Cup 2-1
The win gives the Dynamo their second US Open Cup win in team history.
Houston applied loads of pressure from the opening kickoff as Inter Miami often looked lost in possesion without Lionel Messi on the field. Jordi Alba was also absent from the contest.
Houston outshot Miami by a 19-11 margin although the only maintained a one shot advantage in the shots on goal cateogory.
The Dynamo first took the lead after Griffin Dorsey blasted a shot past Callender to give Houston the lead in the 24
Amine Bassi followed this up up by converting a penalty kick in the 33 to make the score 2-0.
Houston nearly went up 3-0 late in the game before VAR ruled the goal offisides.
Miami was able to eventually get themselves on the scoreboard after super sub Josef Martinez put the ball in the back of the net.
A final attempt on goal from Miami was saved on a diving effort from Houston keeper Andrew Tarbell in the 95 minute that stopped the game from going 2-2 with only moments to spare.
02:30
Andrew Tarbell makes a massive save in the 95
Miami sent a header from inside the box towards the top corner but the shot was corralled on a diving save
02:27
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL for Miami in the 92
2-1 Houston still are in the lead
Josepf Martinez was able to finally put one in the net for Miami
02:27
The fourth official has signaled that there will be at least six minutes of stoppage time
01:08
Former Houston Rocket James Harden was just seen in attendance
Harden is a minority owner of the Dynamo
02:18
Miami has been able to take control of the possession in the second half but are running out of time
As the game enters the 82 Miami's possesion numbers have grown to see them control 55 percent.
They are still however being outshot by a 19-6 margin
02:12
The goal has been overturned by VAR
An extremly narrow offisides has overturned the goal for Houston. The score remains 2-0
01:30
The referee has blown the whistle and we head into halftime with the Dynamo leading 2-0
Inter Miami have severly missed Messi tonight as they have been nearly nonexistent in attack. Houtson has outpossessed and outshot Miami by a wide margin throughout the first half.
Miami has in face only recorded one shot throughout the game and it missed the target by a Texsa-sized margin.
Houston first took the lead after Griffin Dorsey blasted a shot past Callender to give Houston the lead in the 24
Amine Bassi followed this up up by converting a penalty kick in the 33 to make the score 2-0.
01:10
Goallllllll 2-0 Houston
Amine Bassi converts the penalty to extend Miami's lead in the 33. He sent the kick down the middle as Callender dove to his right.
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Inter Miami 1-2 Houston Dynamo - US Open Cup final LIVE: Lionel Messi watches his team LOSE after missing out through injury
