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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. \u2013 Asked about his Man-of-the-Match performance during Saturday\u2019s 0-0 draw<\/a> with Egyptian side Al Ahly in their 2025 FIFA Club World Cup<\/a> opener, Inter Miami CF<\/a>\u2019s \u00d3scar Ustari<\/a> argued that opposing goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy was equally deserving of the prize.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cThe rival\u2019s goalkeeper was incredible. Incredible,\u201d Ustari told the assembled media at Hard Rock Stadium after the final whistle. \u201cI was named MVP, but he easily could\u2019ve won it as well.\u201d<\/p>\n Humble as he is, Ustari didn\u2019t necessarily make the comment out of sportsmanship.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m left with the feeling that we could\u2019ve scored,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd we were the better team.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Ustari\u2019s teammates shared his sentiment with reporters post-match, expressing a consensus that the Herons could\u2019ve taken all three points to begin play in Group A, despite the 38-year-old bailing them out with several key saves in the first half, including a 43rd-minute penalty kick stop on Tr\u00e9z\u00e9guet.<\/p>\n Miami improved significantly in the final 45 minutes, with Lionel Messi<\/a> striking the side netting on a free kick before El Shenawy deflected his last-gasp effort off the crossbar deep into stoppage time. El Shenawy\u2019s stellar reflexes also stopped a late Faf\u00e0 Picault<\/a> header from giving the hosts the win.<\/p>\n \u201cTheir goalie made a lot of saves,\u201d said striker Luis Su\u00e1rez<\/a> when asked what prevented the Herons from getting on the scoresheet. \u201cHe was the player of the game, along with \u00d3scar, in the first half.<\/p>\n \u201cBut that\u2019s what the goalies are there for.\u201d<\/p>\nChances gone begging<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n