Dallas and Atlanta United draw 2-2 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

FRISCO. Dallas recovers against Atlanta United with a goal on the G. Giakoumakis 44' and a goal on the S. Lobzhanidze 58'.

By
Mark Hall
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Dallas and Atlanta United draw 2-2 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

FRISCO. Dallas comes back against Atlanta United with a goal on the G. Giakoumakis 44′ and a goal on the S. Lobzhanidze 58′. Atlanta United was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Toyota Stadium stadium in Frisco on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ismir Pekmic with the assistance of Chris Elliott and Adam Garner. The 4th official was Jair Marrufo. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 36.7 degrees Celsius or 98.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Dallas

2 - 2

Team 1

Atlanta United

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 16 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 6
  • 9 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 104 Attack 108
  • 34 Dangerous attack 50
  • 84 Ball safe 110
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 14 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Atlanta United was in firm control of the ball 57% while Dallas was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atlanta United was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Atlanta United to win the contest​.

Dallas shot 16 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Atlanta United shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Dallas received 2 yellow cards (Alan Velasco and Sebastien Ibeagha). Talking about the opposition, Atlanta United received 2 yellow cards (Giorgos Giakoumakis and Santiago Sosa).

Match Timeline

Paul Arriola (goal)Jesús Ferreira
4'
7'
21'
G. Giakoumakis- Yellow
44'
G. Giakoumakis(goal)Thiago Almada
46'
Tristan Muyumba- sub ->Amar Sejdic
Alan Velasco - Yellow
53'
58'
Saba Lobjanidze(goal)Santiago Sosa
62'
62'
Xande Silva- sub ->Saba Lobzhanidze
Bernard Kamungo(goal)José Antonio Martinez
62'
Eugene Ansah- sub ->Bernard Kamungo
64'
Sebastien Ibeagha- Yellow
69'
74'
Marco Farfán(VAR)
76'
Paxton Pomykal- sub ->Liam Fraser
79'
86'
Edwin Mosquera- sub ->Tyler Wolff
Sebastian Lletget- sub ->Alan Velasco
86'
Dante Sealy- sub ->Paul Arriola
86'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After this match, Dallas will have 34 points to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Atlanta United will have 42 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Dallas will play away against LA Galaxy on the 22nd of October with a 23-18 head to head stats in favor of Dallas (6 draws).

Atlanta United will play away agasint Cincinnati on the 21st of October with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Atlanta United (4 draws).

Dallas – Formation

Dallas
G
Jimmy Maurer 1.United States
7.1
D
Geovane Jesus  2.Brazil
6.7
D
José Antonio Martinez 3.Spain
7.3
D
Marco Farfán 4.United States
6.7
D
Sebastien Ibeagha 25.United States
7.0
69'
M
Paul Arriola  7.United States
7.7
86' Goals4'
M
Asier Illarramendi 14.Spain
7.3
M
Liam Fraser 18.Canada
6.4
79'
M
Alan Velasco  20.Argentina
6.8
86' 53'
M
Bernard Kamungo 77.Tanzania
7.3
64' Goals62'
F
J. Ferreira 10.Colombia
7.7
Substitutes
G
Antonio Carrera 13.Mexico
D
Nkosi Tafari 17.United States
D
Sam Junqua 29.United States
M
Facundo Quignón  5.Argentina
M
Sebastian Lletget 12.United States
86'
M
Paxton Pomykal 19.United States
79'
F
Jesús Jiménez  9.Spain
F
Dante Sealy 11.United States
6.4
86'
F
Eugene Ansah 31.Ghana
6.8
64'

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

The manager Nicolás Estévez Martínez decided to play with the following team: Jimmy Maurer (7.1), Geovane (6.7), Sebastien Ibeagha (7.0), José Antonio Martinez (7.3), Marco Farfan (6.7), Liam Fraser (6.4), Asier Illarramendi (7.3), Paul Arriola (7.7), Alan Velasco (6.8), Bernard Kamungo (7.3) and Jesús Ferreira (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Facundo Quignon, Jesús Jiménez, Dante Sealy (6.4), Sebastian Lletget, Antonio Carrera, Nkosi Burgess, Paxton Pomykal, Sam Junqua and Eugene Ansah (6.8).

Dallas could not rely on the presence of Eugene Ansah (injured).

Substitutions

Dallas made 4 changes: Bernard Kamungo for Eugene Ansah (64′), Liam Fraser for Paxton Pomykal (79′), Paul Arriola for Dante Sealy (86′) and Alan Velasco for Sebastian Lletget (86′).

Best player: Paul Arriola​

The most impressive player for Dallas was Paul Arriola.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 34 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Atlanta United – Formation

Atlanta United
G
Brad Guzan  1.United States
6.4
D
L. Abram 4.Peru
6.8
D
Brooks Lennon 11.United States
6.8
D
Miles Robinson 12.United States
6.7
D
C. Wiley 26.United States
6.3
M
Santiago Sosa 5.Argentina
6.8
74' 7'
M
Saba Lobjanidze 9.Georgia
7.3
62' Goals58'
M
T. Almada 10.Argentina
7.9
M
Amar Sejdic 13.United States
6.3
46'
M
Tyler Wolff 28.United States
6.4
86'
F
G. Giakoumakis 7.Greece
7.8
62' 21' Goals44'
Substitutes
G
Quentin Westberg 31.United States
D
Ronald Hernández 2.Venezuela
D
Juan José Purata 22.Mexico
M
Tristan Muyumba 8.France
6.4
46'
M
D. Etienne 18.Haiti
M
Matheus Rossetto 20.Brazil
6.7
74'
M
Edwin Mosquera 21.Colombia
6.4
86'
F
Xande Silva 16.Portugal
6.6
62'
F
Miguel Berry 19.Spain
6.3
62'

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

Gonzalo Pineda Reyes played with: Brad Guzan (6.4), Brooks Lennon (6.8), Miles Robinson (6.7), Luis Abram (6.8), Caleb Wiley (6.3), Santiago Sosa (6.8), Amar Sejdic (6.3), Saba Lobzhanidze (7.3), Thiago Almada (7.9), Tyler Wolff (6.4) and Giorgos Giakoumakis (7.8).

They had on the bench: Ronald José Hernández Pimentel, Tristan Muyumba (6.4), Xande Silva (6.6), Derrick Etienne Junior, Miguel Berry (6.3), Matheus Rossetto (6.7), Edwin Mosquera (6.4), Juan Sánchez Purata and Quentin Westberg.

Substitutions

Atlanta United made 5 changes: Amar Sejdic for Tristan Muyumba (46′), Giorgos Giakoumakis for Miguel Berry (62′), Saba Lobzhanidze for Xande Silva (62′), Santiago Sosa for Matheus Rossetto (74′) and Tyler Wolff for Edwin Mosquera (86′).

Best player: Thiago Almada​

The player that probably impressed the most for Atlanta United was Thiago Almada.

His rating is (7.9) with 53 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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