NEW YORK CITY. Atlanta United and New York City draw 1-1. G. Giakoumakis scored the first goal (70′) for Atlanta United. G. Pereira settled the score (72′).
The match was played at the Yankee Stadium stadium in New York City on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Drew Fischer with the assistance of Logan Brown and Kevin Klinger. The 4th official was Ryan Graves. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7.2 degrees Celsius or 44.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 14 Total 9
- 4 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 115 Attack 114
- 37 Dangerous attack 42
- 77 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 17 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. New York City was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Atlanta United that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Atlanta United had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Atlanta United to win the match.
New York City shot 13 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Atlanta United shot 10 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
New York City received 3 yellow cards (Matías Pellegrini, Maxime Chanot and M. Ilenčič). Regarding the opposition, Atlanta United received 1 yellow card (Georgios Giakoumakis).
Also, Atlanta United didn’t end the match with 11 players after Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (62′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this contest, New York City will have 9 points to climb in the 7th place. On the other side, Atlanta United will have 14 points like Cincinnati to go up in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New York City will host Chicago Fire on the 20th of October with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of New York City (6 draws).
Atlanta United will play away agasint Cincinnati on the 20th of October with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Atlanta United (4 draws).
New York City and Atlanta United will play the return match on the at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium
New York City – Formation
New York City
77'
66'
72'
New York City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nick Cushing decided to play with the following team: Luis Barraza , Mitja Ilenič , Thiago Martins , Maxime Chanot , Brian Cufré , Keaton Parks , James Sands , Matías Pellegrini , Santiago Rodríguez , Talles Magno and Gabriel Segal .
The home team had on the bench: Tayvon Gray, Andres Jasson, Malte Amundsen, Freese Matthew, Alfredo Morales , Justin Haak, Richard Ledezma , Gabriel Pereira and Antony Alfaro.
Substitutions
New York City made 3 changes: G. Segal for Richard Ledezma (64′), Matías Pellegrini for Gabriel Pereira dos Santos (64′) and James Sands for Alfredo Morales (66′).
Best player: Brian Cufré
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for New York City was Brian Cufré.
His rating is with 35 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Atlanta United – Formation
Atlanta United
62'
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 , Juan Sánchez Purata , Caleb Wiley , Amar Sejdic , Franco Ibarra , Luiz Araújo , Thiago Almada , Derrick Etienne Junior and Giorgos Giakoumakis .
These were the players on the bench: Miguel Berry, Andrew Gutman, Ronald José Hernández Pimentel, Quentin Westberg, Luis Alfonso Abram Ugarelli, Machop Chol, Santiago Sosa , Matheus Rossetto and Tyler Wolff.
Substitutions
Atlanta United made 4 changes: Amar Sejdic for Matheus Rossetto (66′), D. Etienne for Santiago Sosa (66′), Luiz Araújo for Machop Chol (85′) and Georgios Giakoumakis for Luis Abram (90′).
Best player: Thiago Almada
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlanta United was Thiago Almada.
His rating is with 54 passes (85% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- New York City – Atlanta United – 1-1
- New York RB – SJ Earthquakes – 1-1
- New England – Montreal Impact – 4-0
- Inter Miami – Dallas – 0-1
- Los Angeles FC – Austin – 3-0
- DC United – Columbus Crew – 0-2
- Cincinnati – Philadelphia Union – 1-0
