Evander Sets Club Record with Goal in 5th Straight Game, FC Cincinnati Blanks Messi, Miami, 3-0
HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO, JUL 17 – Messi's five-game streak of multiple goals ended as Cincinnati's Evander scored twice, helping the home team secure a 3-0 win and maintain second place in the Eastern Conference.
- On Jul 16, 2025, Messi’s streak of multi-goal MLS games ended at five, with Inter Miami suffering a 3-0 loss to FC Cincinnati in Cincinnati.
- His unprecedented streak echoed a feat last seen in 2012, tied for the league lead with 16 goals in 17 matches.
- FC Cincinnati opened scoring in the 16th minute through Gerardo Valenzuela, Cincinnati limited Miami to only two shots on goal, and goalkeeper Oscar Ustari exited injured in the 25th minute.
- Miami’s conference position slipped after the loss, with Cincinnati remaining second in the Eastern Conference, one point behind Philadelphia Union.
- FC Cincinnati visits Real Salt Lake on Saturday; Rodrigo De Paul could debut for Miami on July 30.
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Evander sets a new Cincinnati record, having scored a goal in five-straight games as the Orange and Blue snapped Lionel Messi and Inter Miami's win streak at five games.


By JEFF WALLNER CINCINNATI (AP) — Lionel Messi’s MLS-record streak of scoring at least two goals in five straight games was snapped Wednesday in Inter Miami’s 3-0 rout of Cincinnati. Cincinnati got a first-half goal from Gerardo Valenzuela and two in the second from Evander. That kept Cincinnati one point behind the Eastern Conference-leading Union with 46. The Union beat Montreal 2-1 also on Wednesday. The loss ended a five-game winning streak …
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