Charlotte came back from three down to draw 3-3 at Inter Miami

Inter Miami led 3-0 at half-time and had the better chances, but Rodolfo Aloko's goal in the 90th minute pulled Charlotte level.

Three goals down at half-time, Charlotte had a long second half ahead of them. Liel Abada scored twice after the break, the second from a pass by Pep Biel, and then Rodolfo Aloko struck in the 90th minute to level the match at Nu Stadium. A late equaliser of that kind changes how the whole evening reads, because it turns a lead Inter Miami had built into a shared point.

Charlotte had a goal in the fourth minute, but a VAR check, the video review used on goals, cancelled it. From then on Inter Miami had the better of the chances. Ian Fray opened the scoring in the 14th minute, Luis Suárez added one in the 33rd, and Rodrigo De Paul made it three before the interval. Expected goals, or xG, scores how good each chance was rather than how many were taken, and Inter Miami's figure of 2.14 is above the 1.7 they usually produce at home.

Charlotte's attacking numbers told a different story. They had 40% of the ball, below their usual 45.3% on the road, and took 11 shots, close to the 11.6 they average away. Their xG was also close to what they usually create, so the chances were ordinary. Scoring three against an away average of 2.1 was still above their norm, which makes the comeback a story about finishing rather than about creating.

Defending was where the match went wrong for Inter Miami. They conceded three at home, when they usually concede 1.4, and all three were scored by Charlotte's two forwards, Abada twice and Aloko once. Charlotte's first-half goal was cancelled, but the second half exposed the gaps that the first forty-five minutes had hidden.

Suárez's contribution was the most complete for Miami. He scored, had two shots on target and made three key passes, the ones that set up a chance for a team-mate. Rodrigo De Paul added the third goal, with Telasco Segovia providing the assist, and Abada's two goals earned him a rating of 8.4.

Six goals is more than the 3.3 a game the league usually sees, so this was an open match by the standards of the division. Inter Miami had 60% of the ball, a little above their home usual of 56.8%, and still could not keep Charlotte from scoring three times after the interval. The openness came from both ends, not just one.

The point leaves Charlotte with three wins from their last six on the road, and Inter Miami with four wins from six at home.

Player of the matchL. Abada2 goals8.4

L. Suárez1 goal8.2

R. Aloko1 goal8.2

R. De Paul1 goal8.1