ATLANTA. Toronto and Atlanta United draw 1-1. F. Bernardeschi scored the first goal (52′) for Toronto. M. Rossetto equalized (60′). Atlanta United was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (64%)
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 Nima Saghafi assisted by Kevin Klinger and Meghan Mullen. The 4th official was Sergii Demianchuk. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.5 degrees Celsius or 56.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 16 Total 4
- 6 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 1
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 142 Attack 61
- 78 Dangerous attack 13
- 59 Ball safe 63
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 0
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Atlanta United had a superior ball possession 64% while Toronto was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atlanta United had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Atlanta United to win the match.
Atlanta United shot 16 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Toronto shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Atlanta United received 2 yellow cards (Franco Ibarra and D. Etienne). Talking about the opposition, Toronto didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Atlanta United has 4 points to occupy the 4th place in the table. On the other side, Toronto has 1 points (11th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Atlanta United will play away against Cincinnati on the 20th of October with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Atlanta United (4 draws).
Toronto will host Orlando City on the 20th of October with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Toronto (3 draws).
Atlanta United and Toronto will play the return match on the at the BMO Field
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 Miguel Berry .
The home team had on the bench: Quentin Westberg, Jackson Conway, Noah Cobb, Derrick Etienne Junior , Luis Abram, Ajani Fortune, Ronald Hernández, Amar Sejdic and Giorgos Giakoumakis .
Substitutions
Atlanta United made 3 changes: Miguel Berry for Derrick Etienne (59′), C. Wiley for Giorgos Giakoumakis (59′) and Matheus Rossetto for Amar Sejdic (90′).
Best player: Franco Ibarra
The player that probably impressed the most for Atlanta United was Franco Ibarra.
His rating is with 76 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 17.
Toronto – Formation
Toronto
Also Toronto adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Bob Bradley played with: Sean Johnson , Richie Laryea , Matt Hedges , Sigurd Rosted , Raoul Petretta , Michael Bradley , Mark-Anthony Kaye , Brandon Servania , Federico Bernardeschi , Jonathan Osorio and Adama Diomandé .
They had on the bench: Shane O’Neill, Kosi Thompson, Ayo Akinola , Mango Mbongue , Deandre Kerr, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, Lukas MacNaughton, Víctor Vázquez and Tomás Romero.
Substitutions
Toronto made 3 changes: Adama Diomande for Ayo Akinola (45′), Ayo Akinola for Hugo Mbongue (73′) and Brandon Servania for Kosi Thompson (90′).
Best player: Michael Bradley
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Toronto was Michael Bradley.
His rating is with 31 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Seattle Sounders – Real Salt Lake – 2-0
- SJ Earthquakes – Vancouver Whitecaps – 2-1
- Colorado Rapids – Sporting KC – 0-0
- Saint Louis City – Charlotte – 3-1
- Dallas – LA Galaxy – 3-1
- Chicago Fire – New York City – 1-1
- Austin – Montreal Impact – 1-0
- Orlando City – Cincinnati – 0-0
- New York RB – Nashville SC – 0-0
- New England – Houston Dynamo – 3-0
- Inter Miami – Philadelphia Union – 2-0
- Columbus Crew – DC United – 2-0
- Atlanta United – Toronto – 1-1
