ATLANTA. Atlanta United beats New York RB 1-0 after G. Giakoumakis scored just 1 goal (8′). Atlanta United made the most of its better ball possession (59%).
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 Alex Chilowicz assisted by Nick Uranga and Gianni Facchini. The 4th official was Fotis Bazakos. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.1 degrees Celsius or 69.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 23%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 8 Total 15
- 4 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 12
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 84 Attack 108
- 28 Dangerous attack 42
- 93 Ball safe 64
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 15 Total 15
- 4 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Atlanta United had a superior ball possession 59% while New York RB was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New York RB was putting more pressure with 42 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Atlanta United succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Atlanta United shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, New York RB shot 15 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Atlanta United received 4 yellow cards (Luiz Araújo, Miles Robinson , Georgios Giakoumakis and Matheus Rossetto). Talking about the opposition, New York RB received 6 yellow cards (Cory Burke, Kyle Duncan, C. Cásseres, A. Reyes, Sean Nealis and C. Harper).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Atlanta United will have 13 points to drop in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, New York RB will stay with 6 points like Toronto, Philadelphia Union and Inter Miami to go up in the 12th place.
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).
New York RB will play away agasint Nashville SC on the 20th of October with a 2-0 head to head in favor of New York RB (2 draws).
Atlanta United and New York RB will play the return match on the at the Red Bull Arena, Harrison
Atlanta United – Formation
Atlanta United
45'
73'
8'
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 , Caleb Wiley , Amar Sejdic , Franco Ibarra , Luiz Araújo , Thiago Almada , Derrick Etienne Junior and Giorgos Giakoumakis .
The home team had on the bench: Miguel Berry, Quentin Westberg, Machop Chol , Santiago Sosa, Noah Cobb, Matheus Rossetto , Ajani Fortune, Tyler Wolff and Ronald Hernández.
Substitutions
Atlanta United made 3 changes: D. Etienne for Machop Chol (73′), Amar Sejdic for Matheus Rossetto (73′) and Luiz Araújo for Santiago Sosa (90′).
Best player: Thiago Almada
The player that probably impressed the most for Atlanta United was Thiago Almada even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 51 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
New York RB – Formation
New York RB
Also New York RB adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gerhard Struber played with: Carlos Miguel , Kyle Duncan , Sean Nealis , Andres Reyes , Cameron Harper , Frankie Amaya , Peter Stroud , Omir Fernandez , Cristian Cásseres Jr. , Luquinhas and Cory Burke .
They had on the bench: Dylan Nealis , Daniel Edelman, Dante Vanzeir , Hassan Ndam, Elias Manoel , Matthew Nocita, Tom Barlow, Ryan Meara and Dru Yearwood.
Substitutions
New York RB made 5 changes: A. Reyes for D. Nealis (46′), Omir Fernandez for Dante Vanzeir (46′), Cory Burke for Elias Manoel Alves de Paula (73′), Luquinhas for Dru Yearwood (82′) and Peter Stroud for Tom Barlow (90′).
Best player: Omir Fernandez
The player that probably impressed the most for New York RB was Omir Fernandez.
His rating is with 9 passes (44% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Toronto – Charlotte – 2-2
- Philadelphia Union – Sporting KC – 0-0
- Orlando City – Nashville SC – 0-2
- New England – New York City – 1-1
- LA Galaxy – Seattle Sounders – 1-2
- Columbus Crew – Real Salt Lake – 4-0
- Cincinnati – Inter Miami – 1-0
- Atlanta United – New York RB – 1-0
