ATLANTA. Toronto was able to snatch a draw against Atlanta United with a late goal from J. Perruzza scored in the (88′) after Atlanta United got a lead with a goal from L. Araujo (15′). Atlanta United was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium stadium in Atlanta on Saturday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Alex Chilowicz with the assistance of Claudiu Badea and Kevin Klinger. The 4th official was Sergii Demianchuk. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold at 11.4 degrees Celsius or 52.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 20 Total 11
- 5 On Target 8
- 15 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 129 Attack 89
- 45 Dangerous attack 24
- 80 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Atlanta United had a superior ball possession 58% while Toronto was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atlanta United was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Atlanta United to win the match.
Atlanta United shot 20 times, 5 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, Toronto shot 11 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Atlanta United received 1 yellow card (E. Barco). Regarding the opposition, Toronto received 2 yellow cards (N. DeLeon and K. Lawrence).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Atlanta United will have 39 points like Vancouver Whitecaps and LA Galaxy to stay in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Toronto will have 23 points to stay in the 25th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Atlanta United will play away with New York RB on the 3rd of November with a 7-1 head to head record in favor of New York RB (3 draws).
Toronto will host DC United on the 7th of November with a 15-10 head to head statistic in favor of DC United (11 draws).
Atlanta United – Formation
Atlanta United
77'
56'
15'
Atlanta United started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Gonzalo Pineda Reyes decided to play with the following team: Brad Guzan , Miles Robinson , Alan Franco , Anton Walkes , Brooks Lennon , Matheus Rossetto , Marcelino Moreno , George Bello , Luiz Araújo , Ezequiel Barco and Josef Martínez .
The home team had on the bench: Amar Sejdic, Franco Ibarra, Alec Kann, Erick Torres, George Campbell, Jürgen Damm, Tyler Wolff, Ronald Hernández and Jake Mulraney .
Substitutions
Atlanta United made only 1 change substituting M. Moreno for J. Mulraney (77′).
Best player: Brad Guzan
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlanta United was the goalkeeper: Brad Guzan. His rating is 7.54. He performed 7 saves.
Toronto – Formation
Toronto
Toronto started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the opposite side, Chris Armas played with: Quentin Westberg , Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty , Julian Dunn-Johnson , Omar Gonzalez , Justin Morrow , Nick DeLeon , Noble Okello , Jayden Nelson , Alejandro Pozuelo , Patrick Mullins and Jozy Altidore .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Kevin Silva, Luke Singh, Kemar Lawrence , Dominic Dwyer , Jacob Shaffelburg , Jordan Perruzza and Marky Delgado .
Substitutions
Toronto made 5 changes: J. Altidore for J. Perruzza (46′), O. Gonzalez for K. Lawrence (46′), A. Pozuelo for M. Delgado (46′), N. DeLeon for J. Shaffelburg (77′) and P. Mullins for D. Dwyer (77′).
Best player: Jayden Nelson
The most impressive player for Toronto was Jayden Nelson.
His rating is with 34 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Inter Miami – New York City – 1-3
- Real Salt Lake – SJ Earthquakes – 3-4
- New York RB – Montreal Impact – 1-0
- Atlanta United – Toronto – 1-1
- DC United – Columbus Crew – 1-3
