FRISCO. Dallas comes back against Atlanta United with a goal on the G. Giakoumakis 44′ and a goal on the S. Lobzhanidze 58′. Atlanta United was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Toyota Stadium stadium in Frisco on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ismir Pekmic with the assistance of Chris Elliott and Adam Garner. The 4th official was Jair Marrufo. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 36.7 degrees Celsius or 98.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 16 Total 13
- 4 On Target 6
- 9 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 104 Attack 108
- 34 Dangerous attack 50
- 84 Ball safe 110
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 14 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Atlanta United was in firm control of the ball 57% while Dallas was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atlanta United was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Atlanta United to win the contest.
Dallas shot 16 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Atlanta United shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Dallas received 2 yellow cards (Alan Velasco and Sebastien Ibeagha). Talking about the opposition, Atlanta United received 2 yellow cards (Giorgos Giakoumakis and Santiago Sosa).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Dallas will have 34 points to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Atlanta United will have 42 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Dallas will play away against LA Galaxy on the 22nd of October with a 23-18 head to head stats in favor of Dallas (6 draws).
Atlanta United will play away agasint Cincinnati on the 21st of October with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Atlanta United (4 draws).
Dallas – Formation
Dallas adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nicolás Estévez Martínez decided to play with the following team: Jimmy Maurer
, Geovane , Sebastien Ibeagha , José Antonio Martinez , Marco Farfan , Liam Fraser , Asier Illarramendi , Paul Arriola , Alan Velasco , Bernard Kamungo and Jesús Ferreira .The home team had on the bench: Facundo Quignon, Jesús Jiménez, Dante Sealy
, Sebastian Lletget, Antonio Carrera, Nkosi Burgess, Paxton Pomykal, Sam Junqua and Eugene Ansah .Dallas could not rely on the presence of Eugene Ansah (injured).
Substitutions
Dallas made 4 changes: Bernard Kamungo for Eugene Ansah (64′), Liam Fraser for Paxton Pomykal (79′), Paul Arriola for Dante Sealy (86′) and Alan Velasco for Sebastian Lletget (86′).
Best player: Paul Arriola
The most impressive player for Dallas was Paul Arriola.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 34 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.Atlanta United – Formation
Also Atlanta United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gonzalo Pineda Reyes played with: Brad Guzan
, Brooks Lennon , Miles Robinson , Luis Abram , Caleb Wiley , Santiago Sosa , Amar Sejdic , Saba Lobzhanidze , Thiago Almada , Tyler Wolff and Giorgos Giakoumakis .They had on the bench: Ronald José Hernández Pimentel, Tristan Muyumba
, Xande Silva , Derrick Etienne Junior, Miguel Berry , Matheus Rossetto , Edwin Mosquera , Juan Sánchez Purata and Quentin Westberg.Substitutions
Atlanta United made 5 changes: Amar Sejdic for Tristan Muyumba (46′), Giorgos Giakoumakis for Miguel Berry (62′), Saba Lobzhanidze for Xande Silva (62′), Santiago Sosa for Matheus Rossetto (74′) and Tyler Wolff for Edwin Mosquera (86′).
Best player: Thiago Almada
The player that probably impressed the most for Atlanta United was Thiago Almada.
His rating is
with 53 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Philadelphia Union – New York RB – 2-0
- Seattle Sounders – Portland Timbers – 2-2
- SJ Earthquakes – Minnesota United – 1-1
- LA Galaxy – Houston Dynamo – 0-0
- Real Salt Lake – Colorado Rapids – 2-0
- Nashville SC – Charlotte – 1-1
- Sporting KC – St. Louis City – 2-1
- Dallas – Atlanta United – 2-2