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AUSTIN, TX– The MLS All Stars were victorious 3-1 over the Liga BBVA MX All Stars on Wednesday night.
The match kicked off at 7:30 p.m. ET at Q2 Stadium to a crowd of 20,378.
Q2 Stadium. © Morgan Tencza
MLS All Stars starting lineup: 4-3-3 | Brad Stuver, Andy Najar, Michael Boxall, Triston Blackmon, Kai Wagner, Anders Dreyer, Sebastian Berhalter, Evander (C), Chucky Lozano, Denis Bouanga, Sam Surridge
MLS All Stars substitutes:| Dayne St. Clair, Yohei Takaoka, Max Arfsten, Alex Freeman, Jakob Glesnes, Miles Robinson, Cristian Espinoza, Carles Gil, Diego Luna, Hany Mukhtar, Jeppe Tverskov, Obed Vargas, Philip Zinckernagel, Marco Pašalić, Brian White, Diego Rossi
Liga BBVA MX All Stars starting lineup: 4-4-2| Luis Malagón, Israel Reyes, Luan García, Sergio Ramos, Jesús Gallardo, Rodrigo Dourado, Agustín Palavecino, Sergio Canales, Roberto Alvarado, Juan Brunetta, Ángel Sepúlveda
Liga BBVA MX All Stars substitutes:| Kevin Mier, Sebastián Cáceres, Willer Ditta, Joaquim Pereira, Carlos Rotondi, Érik Lira, Elías Montiel, Gilberto Mora, Marcel Ruíz, Alejandro Zendejas, Diber Cambindo, Hugo Camberos, Uroš Đurđević, Henry Martín, Paulinho, Brian Rodríguez, Alexis Vega
MLS All Stars Not Participating: David Da Costa (Injury), Patrick Agyemang (Transfer to Derby County), Brandon Vázquez (ACL injury), Lionel Messi (Unknown), & Jordi Alba (Unknown)
Liga BBVA MX All Stars Not Participating: James Rodríguez (Unknown), & Ignacio Rivero (Unknown)
MLS All-Stars versus LIGA MX All-Stars.
The match kicked off with LIGA MX starting from the center circle as they elected the build out of the back to begin the match.
LIGA MX had the first chance of the match when a cross into the area by midfielder Sergio Canales in the 6th minute was sent over the bar by forward Roberto Alvarado.
MLS had their first chance of the match when a cross into the area from a freekick by Evander in the 9th minute was headed on by Tristan Blackmon, however, Blackmon was offsides.
Evander had the next chance of the match just 4 minutes later when a freekick towards goal was saved out for a corner kick by goalkeeper Luis Malagón.
Less than 30 seconds later, Evander had another fantastic shot that forced an unbelievable save by Luis Malagón.
Monterrey midfielder Sergio Canales drives up the field during the All-Star Game. © Morgan Tencza
Juan Brunetta had the next chance for LIGA MX in the 15th minute when a long-distant shot was met with a comfortable save by goalkeeper Brad Stuver.
Agustín Palavecino had a long-distant effort in the 17th minute that snuck just wide of the net.
Less than a minute later, LIGA MX had yet another opportunity when a shot on target by midfielder Sergio Canales was saved out for a corner kick by goalkeeper Brad Stuver.
MLS had the next moment of the match when a short corner kick led to Denis Bouanga driving into the area and unleashing a strike that just missed the net in the 26th minute.
Entering the 27th minute, MLS took the lead.
Denis Bouanga 🤝 Sam Surridge
There's a reason he's the top goalscorer in MLS. #MLSAllStar // @NashvilleSC pic.twitter.com/TCt4cXKvqB
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) July 24, 2025
Forward Denis Bouanga had the best chance of the match and drove down the left flank and unloaded a shot that was initially saved by goalkeeper Luis Malagón. After retrieving the saved shot, Bouanga sent the ball into the area for a headed finish by forward Sam Surridge.
MLS had yet another chance to score in the 32nd minute when a shot in the area by Sam Surridge was blocked away and cleared.
In the 33rd minute, MLS All Star head coach Nico Estévez made his first SEVEN changes of the match by replacing Denis Bouanga, Sam Surridge, Chucky Lozano, Anders Dreyer, Andy Najar, & Brad Stuver with Hany Mukhtar, Marco Pašalić, Tai Baribo, Diego Rossi, Jeppe Tverskov, & Dayne St. Clair.
LIGA MX net chance came in the 41st minute when an effort by Juan Brunetta snuck just wide of the net.
Nashville SC forward Sam Surridge celebrates his goal with San Diego FC forward Chucky Lozano during the MLS All-Star Game. © Morgan Tencza
Less than a minute later, Hany Mukhtar had his first chance of the match when his effort from the right flank was claimed comfortably by goalkeeper Luis Malagón.
LIGA MX next chance came in the 43rd minute when Sergio Canales’ curling effort went high and wide over the bar.
Hany Mukhtar had the final moment of the half when a close-range shot in the 45+3 minute was met with a spectacular save by goalkeeper Luis Malagón. After the play, it was determined that Mukhtar was offsides.
After the initial 45+4 minutes, the match entered halftime with MLS All-Stars ahead 1-0
Halftime. We up. #MLSAllStar
📺 Free on @AppleTV: https://t.co/BAfomL1cmY pic.twitter.com/NzRQJylo7t
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) July 24, 2025
Prior to the start of the second half, both teams made changes.
MLS All Star head coach Nico Estévez made FOUR changes by replacing Evander, Sebastian Berhalter, Kai Wagner, & Michael Boxall with Diego Luna, Cristian Espinoza, Max Arfsten, & Miles Robinson.
Liga MX All Star head coach Andre Jardine replaced his entire XI. Kevin Mier, Sebastián Cáceres, Willer Ditta, Joaquim Pereira, Elías Montiel, Gilberto Mora, Marcel Ruíz, Alejandro Zendejas, Diber Cambindo, Hugo Camberos, & Brian Rodríguez entered the match.
The second half kicked off with the MLS All-Stars starting from the center circle as they elected to build out of the back to begin the half.
With the first chance of the second half, in the 51st minute, MLS added to their lead.
Diego Rossi assist. 🅰️
Tai Baribo finish. ⚽#MLSAllStar // @ColumbusCrew // @PhilaUnion pic.twitter.com/XACDf3A9pA— Major League Soccer (@MLS) July 24, 2025
Forward Diego Rossi played a fantastic through-ball to find forward Tai Baribo for the simple finish into the bottom right corner to make it 2-0.
Gilberto Mora had a chance for LIGA MX in the 61st minute when he trapped the ball just outside the penalty area, drove toward the box, and unleashed a shot that went just high over the bar.
Less than 30 seconds later, LIGA MX pulled one back.
Aquí está el GOL para que lo vuelvan a gritar, bandita.⚽🤩
¡Gran jugada de Zendejas y tremendo lo de Gil Mora!#AllStarGame2025. ✨🤩 pic.twitter.com/GX87oCRX0N
— Liga BBVA MX (@LigaBBVAMX) July 24, 2025
Following a delivery into the area that was deflected, the ball was collected by Forward Gilberto Mora took a right-footed shot and buried it into the net past goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka to make it 2-1.
In the 60th minute, MLS All Star head coach Nico Estévez made SIX changes by replacing Tai Baribo, Diego Rossi, Marco Pasalic, Hany Mukhtar, & Jeppe Tverskov with Alex Freeman, Phillip Zinckernagel, Carles Gil, Ebed Vargas, & Yohei Takaoka.
Gilberto Mora had yet another chance just a minute later after he sent it high into the stands.
LIGA MX had two chances when Gilberto Mora had a chance in the 73rd minute when his effort was blocked by Jakob Glesnes.
MLS All-Stars celebrate after their 3rd goal in the All-Star Game versus LIGA MX All-Stars. © Morgan Tencza
Less than a minute later, MLS had a chance when an effort lofted into the area by Cristian Espinoza was headed away.
Diber Cambindo had a massive chance for LIGA MX just a minute later when a close-range effort was blocked away by goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka.
In the 77th minute, Liga MX All Star head coach Andre Jardine replaced Kevin Castañeda with Alan Bautista.
Entering the 80th minute, MLS All-Stars added to their lead.
Brian White. Yessir.#MLSAllStar // @WhitecapsFC pic.twitter.com/MqwCLlFtNg
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) July 24, 2025
Following a fast break by midfielder Carles Gil, the ball was played wide to Cristian Espinoza, into Phillip Zinckernagel, and into the box for the simple tap-in finish by Brian White. It was determined that Diego Luna did not touch the ball, and the goal was credited to White. 3-1 to MLS All-Stars.
LIGA MX had an amazing opportunity to pull one back in the 84th minute when an effort by Diber Cambindo just missed the net.
LIGA MX’s last chance came in the 90+2 minute after a shot by Gilberto Mora was met with a comfortable save by goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka.
After the 90+3 minutes, the match concluded with MLS All-Stars holding on for the 3-1 victory over Liga BBVA MX All-Stars
Full Time between MLS All-Stars & LIGA MX All-Stars.
Following the match, Philadelphia Union forward Tai Baribo was named Man of the Match & 2025 MLS All-Star Game MVP.
The MLS All-Stars move to 3W-0D-1L all time versus the Liga MX All Stars.
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