David Beckham gets one over his former Manchester United team-mate Jaap Stam as his Inter Miami side seal their place in MLS play-offs with victory over Cincinnati
- David Beckham’s Inter Miami made it through the MLS play-offs with a victory
- Inter Miami secured a 2-1 win against a Cincinnati side managed by Jaap Stam
- Other results also went in Inter Miami’s favour as they were able to prevail
Inter Miami made it through to the the MLS play-offs with a 2-1 victory against Cincinnati.
Beckham, the Inter Miami president and co-owner, managed to get one over Cincinnati manager Jaap Stam, who he played with at Manchester United between 1998 and 2001.
In order to reach the play-offs Inter Miami had to win and hope that results elsewhere went in their favour.
Inter Miami made it through to the MLS play-offs as they won 2-1 against Cincinnati
David Beckham’s side benefitted from results elsewhere as they managed to progress
In difficult conditions due to Storm Eta, they took the lead in the 19th minute courtesy of Michael Ambrose.
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez proceeded to add a second goal for Inter Miami, who held on to secure the victory despite Joseph Gyau reducing the deficit for Cincinnati in the 66th minute.
Inter Miami’s Leandro Gonzalez Pirez celebrates after he scored his side’s second goal
Gonzalo Higuain and Blaise Matuidi were among those who featured for Inter Miami
Beckham’s team were up against a Cincinatti side managed by his ex team-mate Jaap Stam
Inter Miami were reduced to ten men late on when Andres Reyes was dismissed but that didn’t stop them from winning.
Gonzalo Higuain and Blaise Matuidi were amongst the players in action for Inter Miami.
Chicago Fire’s 4-3 loss to New York City FC and Atlanta United’s 2-1 defeat to Columbus Crew helped Inter Miami to progress to the play-offs.
