TORONTO. Toronto beats Atlanta United with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Spicer (35′) and a goal from P. Osei (71′).
The match was played at the BMO Field stadium in Toronto on Sunday and it started at 9:00 am local time. In front of 25,768 spectators. The referee was who was helped by Vitali Olinichenko and . The 4th official was .
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 20 Total 8
- 9 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 122 Attack 97
- 68 Dangerous attack 40
- 87 Ball safe 100
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Toronto was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Atlanta United that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Toronto had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Toronto won the match.
Toronto shot 20 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Atlanta United shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Toronto received 1 yellow card (Kevin Long). Talking about the opposition, Atlanta United didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this contest, Toronto has 10 points like Inter Miami, New York RB and Columbus Crew to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Atlanta United will stays with 6 points like Philadelphia Union, DC United and Nashville SC to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
Toronto – Formation
Toronto
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29'
35'
Toronto started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager John Herdman decided to play with the following team: Luka Gavran , Shane O’Neill , Kevin Long , Sigurd Rosted , Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty , Alonso Coello , Matthew Longstaff , Tyrese Spicer , Federico Bernardeschi , Lorenzo Insigne and Deandre Kerr .
The home team had on the bench: Aimé Mabika , Ayo Akinola, Cassius Mailula, Greg Ranjitsingh, Kobe Franklin , Jonathan Osorio , Kosi Thompson , Jordan Perruzza and Prince Osei Owusu .
Toronto could not rely on the presence of Aimé Mabika (injured) and Kosi Thompson (injured).
Substitutions
Toronto made 5 changes: Shane O’Neill for Aimé Mabika (29′), Lorenzo Insigne for Kosi Thompson (46′), Deandre Kerr for Prince Osei Owusu (55′), Tyrese Spicer for Kobe Franklin (81′) and Matthew Longstaff for Jonathan Osorio (62′).
Player of the match: Federico Bernardeschi
The most impressive player for Toronto was Federico Bernardeschi even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 38 passes (84% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 6 crosses.
Atlanta United – Formation
Atlanta United
Atlanta United started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Gonzalo Pineda Reyes played with: Brad Guzan , Noah Cobb , Derrick Williams , Ronald José Hernández Pimentel , Brooks Lennon , Dax McCarty , Tristan Muyumba , Tyler Wolff , Saba Lobzhanidze , Jamal Thiaré and Nicolas Firmino .
These were the players on the bench: Aiden McFadden, Xande Silva , Derrick Etienne Jr. , Daniel Rios , Edwin Mosquera , Efrain Morales, Josh Cohen, Luke Brennan and Matthew Edwards.
Substitutions
Atlanta United made 4 changes: Tyler Wolff for Xande Silva (58′), Jamal Thiaré for Daniel Rios (75′), Nicolas Firmino for Edwin Mosquera (75′) and Saba Lobzhanidze for Derrick Etienne Jr. (88′).
Player of the match: Brad Guzan
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlanta United was the goalkeeper: Brad Guzan. His rating is 8.06. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- New England – Chicago Fire – 1-1
- New York RB – Inter Miami – 4-0
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Real Salt Lake – 1-2
- Charlotte – Columbus Crew – 2-0
- Cincinnati – New York City – 1-0
- Orlando City – Austin – 2-0
- Toronto – Atlanta United – 2-0
