A wild matchday of MLS action saw the league record for goals in a single day broken, with Lionel Messi and Martin Ojeda among the attacking stars to thrive.

Orlando City SC and Nashville SC earned big victories at either end of the Eastern Conference, while Messi's Inter Miami won an astonishing clash 5-3 at FC Cincinnati, with six of the match's eight goals coming in the second half.

Overall, 58 goals were scored across the 14 games played, which marked the most in a single matchday in the division's history.

It eclipsed the previous high of 57, which had been reached twice, on September 13, 2025 and August 6, 2022. 

Seven of those goals came at Inter&Co Stadium, as Ojeda's 90th-minute winner piled more misery on the Philadelphia Union as Orlando edged an enthralling encounter 4-3.

The Union thought they had salvaged a point 11 minutes from time through Ben Bender, but Martin Perelman's side hit back to move up to 12th in the Eastern Conference. 

Orlando had got themselves in front in the 19th minute when Andrew Rick fouled Ojeda inside the penalty area, with the Argentine dusting himself down to score the spot-kick. 

Griffin Dorsey then fired into the roof of the net to double Orlando's lead eight minutes later, but Milan Iloski halved the deficit after the restart with a smart finish. 

Orlando restored their two-goal cushion through Duncan McGuire, who turned Tyrese Spicer's cross to the back post home, but the Union hit back with two quickfire goals. 

Philadelphia substitute Cavan Sullivan swept Bruno Damiani's cutback into the bottom-right corner in the 75th minute before Bender picked out the same spot four minutes later. 

However, there was to be one final twist, and it went in Orlando's favour late on as Ojeda stooped down low to guide a header from Adrián Marín's cross past Rick for the winner. 

On a wild matchday in the MLS, it was Ojeda, of course, who had to have his say.

He has now netted nine goals this season, a total only bettered by Petar Musa, Messi (both 11) and Cuypers (12), while he now has 10 game-winning goals for the Lions, which is the third most in club history. 

There was also a special moment for Philadelphia youngster Sullivan, who, aged 16 years and 227 days old, became the second-youngest player in MLS history to record a goal and an assist in a single match, after Freddy Adu (15y and 339d). 

Elsewhere, on a goal-filled matchday in the MLS, Bryan Acosta's brace helped Nashville SC beat the New England Revolution 3-0 in a top-of-the-table clash in the East.

Acosta netted either side of Warren Madrigal's 41st-minute goal at Gillette Stadium to keep BJ Callaghan's side two points clear of Miami at the summit of the standings. 

San Diego FC also ended their 10-match winless run in all competitions in some style as they thumped Austin FC 5-0 with David Vazquez starring with a goal in either half. 

Anders Dreyer, Pedro Soma and captain Marcus Ingvartsen were also on target for San Diego, while history was made at Audi Field by Chicago Fire forward Hugo Cuypers.

Cuypers became just the fifth player in league history to score in nine consecutive games as his strike helped Chicago to a 3-1 victory away to D.C. United. 

There was also a second win of the season for Western Conference strugglers Sporting Kansas City, who beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1 thanks to Calvin Harris' fine display.

And yet, more history was made during the New York Red Bulls' 3-2 triumph over the Columbus Crew at Sports Illustrated Stadium courtesy of talented teenager Julian Hall. 

Aged 18 years and 50 days, Hall became the youngest player to score a hat-trick in the MLS, surpassing former FC Dallas striker Ricardo Pepi's previous record, which had stood for five years after netting a treble against the LA Galaxy aged 18 years and 196 days.