It was not the best farewell to Nicholas Hagen before joining the National Team of Guatemala. The Guatemalan goalkeeper received five scores this Saturday at his team’s visit, the Columbus Crewto the Inter Miamion an inspired afternoon for Lionel Messi and company. The game ended with a blunt 5-1 In favor of the local team in the PNK Stadium drv.
From the first minutes, Inter Miami showed its offensive power and the connection of its star quartet. Just to minute 13, Tadeo Allende He opened the scoring after a rapid offensive transition. The pressure would increase two minutes later, when Lionel Messi marked the second with a precise definition from outside the area.
The nightmare for Hagen continued at minute 24, when the Argentine star signed his doublet With one of its most characteristic plays: a subtle touch above the goalkeeper Chapín, a ‘teaspoon’ that left Hagen without options and started the applause of the local public. In less than half an hour, Inter already won 3-0 and the party seemed sentenced.
Despite the offensive gale of the first half, Columbus Crew managed to react timidly in the second part. After some tactical changes and with more attitude than ideas, The visitors discounted to the 58th minute with a bit of Ruvalcabawho took advantage of a rebound inside the area to overcome the Inter Miami goalkeeper.
However, the hope of the CREW lasted little. At minute 64, Luis Suárezwho had had several occasions, took advantage of a filtered pass and defined with power to put the Fourth goal in Inter’s account. Columbus’s defense, visibly overcome, failed to contain the offensive pressure of the team led by Javier Mascherano.
Already with the score widely in favor, Inter lowered intensity, but not clarity. In the final minutes, Jordi Alba And Messi continued to generate danger, while Hagen had to intervene on a couple more occasions to prevent the win even to be even more scandalous.
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With this defeat, Nicholas Hagen closes his momentary participation in the MLS and prepares to join the FIFA date with the Guatemala selectionwhich will face Dominican Republic next Friday, June 6 In the Cementos Progreso stadium, at the beginning of the road to the 2026 World Cup.
The national goalkeeper, who had been regularly showing with Columbus Crew, will now have the responsibility of leading the Chapina goal at a key stage of Luis Fernando Tena’s process. Your international experience will be vital to face the challenges that come.
Despite the hard setback before world -size figures, the general balance for Hagen in the MLS has been positive. The challenge will now be to recover confidence, focus on the tie and become one of the pillars so that Guatemala can dream of the World Cup classification.
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