2-2 Draw Leaves Inter Miami and San Diego Level After Dreyer Brace

Four goals produce a 2-2 draw

Inter Miami and San Diego finished level at 2-2 in Major League Soccer’s Regular Season - 26 at Nu Stadium in Miami on Sunday, September 20. The teams were also tied 1-1 at half-time, and neither side could protect a lead in a match that changed direction late in each half.

Dreyer opens the scoring

San Diego took the lead after 12 minutes when A. Dreyer converted a normal goal, assisted by J. Tverskov. Inter Miami responded 11 minutes later through L. Messi, whose normal goal restored parity at 23 minutes. The score remained 1-1 at the interval, with both teams having found the net once.

Miami moves ahead, but San Diego responds

Inter Miami went in front in the 75th minute. L. Suarez scored the team’s second normal goal, with R. de Paul providing the assist. That advantage lasted only seven minutes. Dreyer struck again in the 82nd minute to complete his brace and bring San Diego level for the second time.

Dreyer was the standout scorer of the match, accounting for both of San Diego’s goals. Messi and Suarez supplied Miami’s goals, while Tverskov and de Paul registered the recorded assists. The sequence of goals made the final stages the decisive period, as Miami’s late lead was cancelled out before the final whistle.

Cards and changes shape the closing stages

San Diego defender I. Murphy received the first booking in the 33rd minute. Miami’s Y. Bright was shown a yellow card at 65 minutes, and A. Shaw was booked in the 82nd minute, the same minute as Dreyer’s equaliser. There were also several substitutions during the second half: C. Bakambu replaced M. Ingvartsen for San Diego at 62 minutes, while Shaw and S. Reguilon came on for Miami at 69. San Diego later introduced C. McVey and A. Alvarado Jr, and Miami brought on D. Pinter for G. Berterame in the 88th minute.

A point for both teams

The result adds one point to each club’s listed total. Inter Miami entered the round third in the Eastern Conference with 45 points from 25 games, while San Diego were 10th in the Western Conference with 30 points from 25. On those totals, Miami move to 46 points and San Diego to 31, although the supplied standings do not confirm any change in rank. Miami’s recent form included three consecutive draws before this match, while San Diego came in after three straight losses; both sides now leave with a draw.