Ex-Arsenal ace Gibbs scores first MLS goal and just 12th of career to salvage draw for David Beckham’s Inter Miami
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KIERAN GIBBS' second-half header salvaged a point for Phil Neville's under-fire Inter Miami side against Orlando City last night.
David Beckham's MLS franchise found themselves 1-0 down at the break, with Antonio Carlos having given the home side a deserved lead on the stroke of half-time.
The Eastern Conference high-flyers dominated Neville's side, but wastefulness in front of goal allowed the underdogs back into the game.
Gibbs' header, just his 12th career goal, pulled Miami level in the 66th minute.
Six of his previous efforts came for Arsenal, while he scored five for West Bromwich Albion.
His latest goal would be enough to earn a point, despite being one of just two shots on targets that Inter Miami managed in the entire game.
The draw wasn't enough to lift Neville's side off the bottom of the Eastern Conference, however.
Former Manchester United star Neville has had a disastrous start to life across the pond.
His side have won just three of 15 games this season, despite high profile recruits like Gonzalo Higuain and Blaise Matuidi.
Things came to a head after a recent 5-0 home defeat to New England Revolution, when Neville came out with one of the more bizarre football quotes of 2021.
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He said: "Twenty-three games is the games we've got left, twenty-three cup finals."
Things have picked up slightly since, with Miami mustering a 1-1 draw with Philadelphia Union and a rare 2-1 win against Montreal CF prior to last night's match.
But Beckham will be expecting far better from his Class of 92 pal in the second half of the season.
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