ATLANTA. Atlanta United managed to find the solution against SJ Earthquakes to win 2-1. T. Almada was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was SJ Earthquakes to strike first with a goal of Jeremy Ebobisse at the 12′. Then it was a goal in the 90′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, T. Almada gave the win to Atlanta United in the 90′ minute scoring a double. Atlanta United was definitely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Luiz Araújo didn’t score a penalty (39′) for Atlanta United.
The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium stadium in Atlanta on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Jon Freemon who had the assistance of Nick Uranga and Gianni Facchini. The 4th official was Matthew Nelson. The weather was mist. The temperature was pleasant at 15.5 degrees Celsius or 59.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 20 Total 10
- 5 On Target 4
- 11 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 118 Attack 76
- 70 Dangerous attack 46
- 70 Ball safe 71
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Atlanta United had a superior ball possession 61% while SJ Earthquakes was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atlanta United was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlanta United won the match.
Atlanta United shot 20 times, 5 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, SJ Earthquakes shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Atlanta United received 2 yellow cards (T. Almada and Franco Ibarra). On the other side, SJ Earthquakes received 2 yellow cards (Carlos Gruezo and Benjamin Kikanovic).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this contest, Atlanta United has 3 points to occupy the 6th place in the standings. On the other side, SJ Earthquakes stays with 0 points (8th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Atlanta United will play away with Cincinnati on the 20th of October with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Atlanta United (4 draws).
SJ Earthquakes will host Austin on the 20th of October with a 2-0 head to head in favor of SJ Earthquakes (3 draws).
Atlanta United – Formation
Atlanta United
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Atlanta United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gonzalo Pineda Reyes decided to play with the following team: Brad Guzan , Brooks Lennon , Miles Robinson , Juan Sánchez Purata , Andrew Gutman , Matheus Rossetto , Franco Ibarra , Luiz Araújo , Thiago Almada , Caleb Wiley and Jackson Conway .
The home team had on the bench: Quentin Westberg, Ronald Hernández, Noah Cobb, Aiden McFadden, Luis Abram , Derrick Etienne Junior , Amar Sejdic , Ajani Fortune and Miguel Berry .
Substitutions
Atlanta United made 4 changes: J. Conway for M. Berry (56′), C. Wiley for Derrick Etienne (56′), Juan José Purata for Luis Abram (80′) and Matheus Rossetto for Amar Sejdic (80′).
Best player: Thiago Almada
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlanta United was Thiago Almada.
His rating is with 2 goals, 74 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 5 crosses.
SJ Earthquakes – Formation
SJ Earthquakes
Also SJ Earthquakes adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Alex Covelo played with: Daniel , Paul Marie , Jonathan Mensah , Rodrigues , Miguel Trauco , Jackson Yueill , Carlos Gruezo , Cristian Espinoza , Jamiro Monteiro , Cade Cowell and Jeremy Ebobisse .
These were the players on the bench: James Marcinkowski, Tommy Thompson, Carlos Akapo , Tanner Beason , Daniel Munie, Michael Baldisimo , Ousseni Bouda, Jack Skahan and Benjamin Kikanovic .
SJ Earthquakes could not rely on the presence of Tanner Beason (injured).
Substitutions
SJ Earthquakes made 5 changes: Paul Marie for Carlos Akapo (61′), Cade Cowell for B. Kikanovic (69′), Cristian Espinoza for J. Skahan (85′), Miguel Trauco for T. Beason (85′) and Jamiro Monteiro for Michael Baldisimo (85′).
Best player: Jeremy Ebobisse
The player that probably impressed the most for SJ Earthquakes was Jeremy Ebobisse.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Real Salt Lake – 1-2
- Dallas – Minnesota United – 0-1
- Austin – Saint Louis City – 2-3
- Philadelphia Union – Columbus Crew – 4-1
- Orlando City – New York RB – 1-0
- Inter Miami – Montreal Impact – 2-0
- DC United – Toronto – 3-2
- Cincinnati – Houston Dynamo – 2-1
- Charlotte – New England – 0-1
- Atlanta United – SJ Earthquakes – 2-1
