ORLANDO. Atlanta United managed to clinch a draw against Orlando City with a late goal from T. Wolff scored in the (86′) after Orlando City got a lead with a goal from K. Smith (30′).

The match was played at the Exploria Stadium stadium in Orlando on Sunday and it started at 1:30 am local time. The referee was Allen Chapman who was helped by Brian Dunn and Tom Felice. The 4th official was Justin Howard. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.1 degrees Celsius or 73.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Orlando City was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Atlanta United that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Orlando City was more pushing with 69 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Orlando City to win the match​.

Orlando City shot 14 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Atlanta United shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Orlando City received 1 yellow card (Antônio Carlos). On the other side, Atlanta United received 2 yellow cards (R. Hernández and Matheus Rossetto).

Standings

After playing this match, Orlando City will have 20 points to remain in the 7th place. On the other side, Atlanta United will have 23 points to go up in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Orlando City will play away with Toronto on the 20th of October with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Toronto (3 draws).

Atlanta United will play away agasint Cincinnati on the 20th of October with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Atlanta United (4 draws).

Orlando City and Atlanta United will play the return match on the at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Orlando City – Formation

Orlando City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez decided to play with the following team: Pedro Gallese (7.0), Kyle Smith (7.1), Antônio Carlos (6.8), Robin Jansson (7.0), Rafael Santos (7.1), César Araújo (7.4), Wilder Cartagena (7.3), Facundo Torres (6.2), Mauricio Pereyra (7.0), Iván Angulo (7.0) and Ercan Kara (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ramiro Enrique, Shakur Mohammed, Thomas Williams, Martín Ojeda (6.8), Felipe Martins, Dagur Dan Þórhallsson, Rodrigo Schlegel, Duncan McGuire (6.6) and Mason Stajduhar.

Substitutions

Orlando City made 3 changes: Mauricio Pereyra for Martin Ojeda (64′), Ercan Kara for Duncan McGuire (73′) and I. Angulo for Ramiro Enrique Paz (88′).

Best player: César Araújo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Orlando City was César Araújo.

His rating is (7.4) with 40 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 14.

Atlanta United – Formation

Also Atlanta United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gonzalo Pineda Reyes played with: Brad Guzan (7.4), Ronald Hernández (6.3), Miles Robinson (6.8), Juan Sánchez Purata (7.1), Andrew Gutman (6.8), Matheus Rossetto (6.3), Santiago Sosa (6.9), Brooks Lennon (6.2), Thiago Almada (6.8), Derrick Etienne Junior (7.4) and Giorgos Giakoumakis (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Quentin Westberg, Luis Abram, Aiden McFadden, Noah Cobb, Machop Chol (6.4), Tyler Wolff (7.2), Ajani Fortune (6.2) and Miguel Berry (6.8).

Substitutions

Atlanta United made 4 changes: R. Hernández for Machop Chol (67′), Georgios Giakoumakis for M. Berry (67′), Santiago Sosa  for Ajani Fortune (79′) and D. Etienne for T. Wolff (79′).

Best player: Brad Guzan​

The most impressive player for Atlanta United was the goalkeeper: Brad Guzan. His rating is 7.41. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​

• Toronto – DC United – 2-1
• Orlando City – Atlanta United – 1-1
• New York City – Philadelphia Union – 1-3
• New England – Chicago Fire – 3-3
• Montreal Impact – Inter Miami – 1-0