Atlanta United recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Cincinnati 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

CINCINNATI. Atlanta United managed to turn the table against Cincinnati to win 2-1.

November 8, 2021

CINCINNATI. Atlanta United managed to turn the table against Cincinnati to win 2-1. It was Cincinnati to strike first with a goal of Z. Bailey at the 21′. Then it was a goal in the 70′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Martinez gave the win to Atlanta United in the 79′ minute with a goal. Atlanta United was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%) was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Nippert Stadium stadium in Cincinnati on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Nima Saghafi with the assistance of Ian McKay and Jeffrey Swartzel. The 4th official was Danielle Chesky. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.1 degrees Celsius or 57.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.

Match Statistics

Cincinnati

1 - 2

Atlanta United

! 39 Ball Possession 61

Shots

10 Total 19
2 On Target 6
8 Off Target 13
2 Shots blocked 2

53 Attack 121
41 Dangerous attack 62
71 Ball safe 79

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 9
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

14 Total 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Atlanta United was in firm control of the ball 61% while Cincinnati was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atlanta United was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlanta United won the contest.

Cincinnati shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Atlanta United shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Cincinnati received 2 yellow cards (R. Matarrita and C. Stanko). Regarding the opposition, Atlanta United received 2 yellow cards (Luiz Araujo and R. Hernandez).

Match Timeline

21'

33'

46'

59'

64'

Ronald Hernández- Yellow

68'

Brooks Lennon- sub ->R. Hernandez

68'

Miles Robinson(goal)E. Barco

70'

74'

79'

83'

85'

86'

88'

89'

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team

Pts

Last 5

Western Conference

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Cincinnati will stay with 20 points to remain in the 27th place. Talking about the opposition, Atlanta United will have 51 points like New York City and Orlando City to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

Cincinnati – Formation

Cincinnati

Kenneth Vermeer 25.Suriname

6.6

Ronald Matarrita 18.Costa Rica

6.7

88'

Tyler Blackett 3.England

7.1

Gustavo Vallecilla 5.Ecuador

6.6

Zico Bailey 16.USA

8.2

59'

21'

Haris Medunjanin 6.Bosnia and Herzegovina

7.1

74'

Caleb Stanko 33.United States

6.6

33'

L. Acosta 11.Argentina

6.6

Yuya Kubo 7.Japan

6.1

83'

Brandon Vazquez 19.United States

6.8

59'

Brenner 9.Brazil

6.5

Substitutes

B. Lundt 39.Germany

E. Castillo 2.USA

A. Cruz 8.Costa Rica

6.2

59'

K. Scott 21.USA

Á. Barreal 31.Argentina

6.1

74'

Joe Gyau 13.United States

6.4

59'

Isaac Atanga 23.Ghana

A. Ordóñez 29.Guatemala

Calvin Harris 20.England

6.2

83'

Cincinnati started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Tyrone Everton Marshall decided to play with the following team: Kenneth Vermeer (6.6), Zico Bailey (8.2), Exon Gustavo Vallecilla (6.6), Tyler Blackett (7.1), Ronald Matarrita (6.7), Yuya Kubo (6.1), Haris Medunjanin (7.1), Caleb Stanko (6.6), Luciano Acosta (6.6), Brandon Vazquez (6.8) and Brenner (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Isaac Atanga, Benjamin Lundt, Allan Cruz (6.2), Arquimides Ordonez, Edgar Castillo, Kyle Scott, Calvin Harris (6.2), Álvaro Barreal (6.1) and Joseph-Claude Gyau (6.4).

Cincinnati could not rely on the presence of A. Barreal (injured).

Substitutions

Cincinnati made 4 changes: Z. Bailey for J. Gyau (59′), B. Vazquez for A. Cruz (59′), H. Medunjanin for A. Barreal (74′) and Y. Kubo for C. Harris (83′).

Best player: Zico Bailey

The most impressive player for Cincinnati was Zico Bailey.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 33 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Atlanta United – Formation

Atlanta United

Brad Guzan 1.United States

6.7

A. Walkes 4.England

6.8

46'

A. Franco 6.Argentina

7.1

Miles Robinson 12.United States

8.0

70'

Ronald Hernández 2.Venezuela

6.6

68'

64'

George Bello 21.United States

6.5

Matheus Rossetto 9.Brazil

7.1

Franco Ibarra 14.Argentina

7.4

68'

Esequiel Barco 8.Argentina

8.5

89'

Josef Martínez 7.Venezuela

7.0

85'

79'

Luiz Araújo 19.Brazil

7.4

86'

Substitutes

Alec Kann 25.United States

Brooks Lennon 11.United States

6.7

68'

G. Campbell 32.United States

6.6

85'

J. Damm 22.Mexico

7.1

68'

Amar Sejdic 13.United States

Tyler Wolff 28.United States

Jake Mulraney 23.Republic of Ireland

6.8

46'

E. Torres 31.Mexico

89'

Machop Chol 30.South Sudan

Atlanta United started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Regarding the opposition, Gonzalo Pineda Reyes played with: Brad Guzan (6.7), Miles Robinson (8.0), Alan Franco (7.1), Anton Walkes (6.8), Ronald Hernández (6.6), Matheus Rossetto (7.1), Franco Ibarra (7.4), George Bello (6.5), Luiz Araújo (7.4), Josef Martínez (7.0) and Ezequiel Barco (8.5).

They had on the bench: Jürgen Damm (7.1), Brooks Lennon (6.7), George Campbell (6.6), Amar Sejdic, Tyler Wolff, Erick Torres, Jake Mulraney (6.8), Machop Chol and Alec Kann.

Substitutions

Atlanta United made 5 changes: A. Walkes for J. Mulraney (46′), R. Hernandez for B. Lennon (68′), F. Ibarra for J. Damm (68′), J. Martinez for G. Campbell (85′) and E. Barco for E. Torres (89′).