Inter Miami 1-2 New York City: Robinson's late goal can't bring victory back

Game is over and the final score is Inter Miami CF 1-2 New York City. Here is the match report.

The Boys in Blue took their talents to South Beach for a Friday night clash with Inter Miami at DRV PNK Stadium.

The game was part of the Noche D'Or celebrations to commemorate Lionel Messi being awarded an eighth Ballon d'Or trophy late last month.

NYCFC started the quicker of the two sides and that resulted in an early chance inside four minutes.

First, it was Mounsef Bakrar who was denied by Drake Callender from a tight angle before teammate Talles Magno had his follow-up effort flash wide.

At the other end, the NYCFC defence was tested in the 20th minute when Messi wriggled free from several challenges before firing off a shot - Mitja Ilenič doing well to block the effort.

The forward would again find space in the 28th minute after exchanging passes with Diégo Gomez on the edge of the area. As he prepared to shoot he lost his footing and NYCFC were able to clear.

As the game ticked past the half-hour mark Santiago Rodríguez provided a driving run of his own that had the Miami defence backtracking. His eventual shot did not test the goalkeeper, however, and instead flew by the post.

The half finished with a bang for NYCFC as they took the lead. Some quick passing from back to front involving Andrés Perea and Rodríguez allowed the latter to find Kevin O'Toole wide on the left.

His pass inside found Talles Magno free in space and after squaring up his defender on the left-hand side of the box the Brazilian drove down the outside and fired it across the goalkeeper and into the net.

Nick Cushing opted to make one change at half time was he introduced Tayvon Gray for Ilenič

The Boys in Blue started the second period in much the same way as