Atlanta United defeats Chicago Fire 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

ATLANTA. Atlanta United was ultimately too strong for Chicago Fire.

By
John Ross
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Atlanta United defeats Chicago Fire 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

ATLANTA. Atlanta United was in the end too much to handle for Chicago Fire with the goal of G. Giakoumakis (45′), Jamal Thiaré (64′) and Jamal Thiaré (90′).

The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium stadium in Atlanta on Sunday and it started at 3:45 pm local time. The referee was Lukasz Szpala assisted by Nick Uranga and Kevin Lock. The 4th official was Sergii Demianchuk. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.13 degrees Celsius or 73.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Atlanta United

3 - 0

Team 1

Chicago Fire

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 21 Total 11
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 7 Shots blocked 4
  • 102 Attack 101
  • 62 Dangerous attack 54
  • 48 Ball safe 47
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 5 Total 4
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Atlanta United was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Chicago Fire that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Atlanta United was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlanta United won the match​.

Atlanta United shot 21 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Chicago Fire shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Atlanta United received 2 yellow cards (Brooks Lennon and C. Wiley). Talking about the opposition, Chicago Fire received 1 yellow card (Fabian Herbers).

Also, Chicago Fire didn’t finish the match with 11 players after C. Terán (Chicago Fire) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (83′).

Match Timeline

G. Giakoumakis(goal)
45'
C. Wiley- Yellow
50'
61'
Xherdan Shaqiri- sub ->Brian Gutierrez
Jamal Thiaré(goal)Brooks Lennon
64'
Ajani Fortune- sub ->Bartosz Slisz
64'
Edwin Mosquera- sub ->Xande Silva
64'
Jamal Thiaré- sub ->G. Giakoumakis
64'
66'
Fabian Herbers- Yellow
75'
G. Koutsias- sub ->J. Dean
75'
Chris Mueller- sub ->Allan Arigoni
75'
Mauricio Pineda- sub ->G. Giménez
82'
T. Barlow- sub ->Hugo Cuypers
83'
C. Terán- Red
L. Abram- sub ->C. Wiley
85'
Dax McCarty- sub ->Tristan Muyumba
85'
Brooks Lennon- Yellow
90'
Jamal Thiaré(goal)
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter Miami
24
12
Cincinnati
21
11
Toronto
19
11
New York RB
17
11
Columbus Crew
15
10
Philadelphia Union
14
10
DC United
14
11
Charlotte
14
11
New York City
14
11
Atlanta United
12
10
CF Montréal
12
10
Nashville SC
11
10
Chicago Fire
10
11
Orlando City
9
10
New England
7
10

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Salt Lake
21
11
Minnesota United
20
10
Vancouver Whitecaps
18
10
LA Galaxy
18
10
Colorado Rapids
18
11
Austin
16
11
Los Angeles FC
15
11
Houston Dynamo
14
10
St. Louis City
13
10
Sporting KC
11
11
Portland Timbers
10
11
Seattle Sounders
9
10
Dallas
8
10
SJ Earthquakes
7
11

After playing this match, Atlanta United has 9 points like Philadelphia Union and DC United to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Chicago Fire will stays with 5 points like Orlando City to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

Atlanta United – Formation

Atlanta United
G
Brad Guzan  1.United States
7.3
D
Derrick Williams 3.Republic of Ireland
7.5
D
Brooks Lennon 11.United States
7.5
90'
D
N. Cobb 24.United States
6.7
D
C. Wiley 26.United States
7.1
85' 50'
M
Bartosz Slisz 6.Poland
6.4
64'
M
Tristan Muyumba 8.France
7.5
85'
M
Saba Lobjanidze 9.Georgia
7.3
M
T. Almada 10.Argentina
8.4
M
Xande Silva 16.Portugal
7.3
64'
F
G. Giakoumakis 7.Greece
7.1
64' Goals45'
Substitutes
G
Josh Cohen 22.United States
D
Ronald Hernández 2.Venezuela
D
L. Abram 4.Peru
6.7
85'
M
Dax McCarty 13.United States
6.4
85'
M
Edwin Mosquera 20.Colombia
7.1
64'
M
Nick Firmino 30.Brazil
M
Ajani Fortune 35.Trinidad and Tobago
6.7
64'
F
Tyler Wolff 28.United States
F
Jamal Thiaré 29.Senegal
8.5
64' Goals64', 90'

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

The manager Gonzalo Pineda Reyes decided to play with the following team: Brad Guzan  (7.3), Brooks Lennon (7.5), N. Cobb (6.7), Derrick Williams (7.5), C. Wiley (7.1), Bartosz Slisz (6.4), Tristan Muyumba (7.5), Saba Lobjanidze (7.3), T. Almada (8.4), Xande Silva (7.3) and G. Giakoumakis (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ronald Hernández, Dax McCarty (6.4), Edwin Mosquera (7.1), Josh Cohen, Tyler Wolff, Jamal Thiaré (8.5), Nick Firmino, Ajani Fortune (6.7) and L. Abram (6.7).

Atlanta United could not rely on the presence of Jamal Thiaré (injured).

Substitutions

Atlanta United made 5 changes: G. Giakoumakis for Jamal Thiaré (64′), Bartosz Slisz for Ajani Fortune (64′), Xande Silva for Edwin Mosquera (64′), Tristan Muyumba for Dax McCarty (85′) and C. Wiley for L. Abram (85′).

Player of the match: Jamal Thiaré​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlanta United was Jamal Thiaré.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 5 passes (40% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 3.

His performance was exceptional also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 64′.

Chicago Fire – Formation

Chicago Fire
G
C. Brady 34.United States
7.1
D
C. Terán 4.Colombia
7.1
83'
D
Rafael Czichos 5.Germany
6.6
D
J. Dean 24.United States
6.8
75'
D
Allan Arigoni 27.Switzerland
7.1
75'
M
Maren Haile-Selassie 7.Switzerland
6.7
M
Brian Gutierrez 17.United States
7.0
61'
M
Fabian Herbers 21.Germany
7.7
66'
M
Kellyn Acosta 23.United States
7.3
M
G. Giménez 30.Paraguay
7.7
75'
F
Hugo Cuypers 9.Belgium
7.0
82'
Substitutes
G
S. Richey 18.United States
D
A. Souquet 2.France
D
Tobias Salquist 14.Denmark
D
Mauricio Pineda 22.United States
6.4
75'
M
Xherdan Shaqiri 10.Switzerland
6.4
61'
M
F. Navarro 31.Argentina
F
Chris Mueller 8.United States
7.0
75'
F
T. Barlow 12.United States
6.6
82'
F
G. Koutsias 19.Greece
6.6
75'

Also Chicago Fire adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Frank Klopas played with: C. Brady (7.1), Allan Arigoni (7.1), C. Terán (7.1), Rafael Czichos (6.6), J. Dean (6.8), G. Giménez (7.7), Kellyn Acosta (7.3), Fabian Herbers (7.7), Brian Gutierrez (7.0), Maren Haile-Selassie (6.7) and Hugo Cuypers (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: A. Souquet, Chris Mueller (7.0), T. Barlow (6.6), G. Koutsias (6.6), Mauricio Pineda (6.4), F. Navarro, S. Richey, Tobias Salquist and Xherdan Shaqiri (6.4).

Substitutions

Chicago Fire made 5 changes: Brian Gutierrez for Xherdan Shaqiri (61′), G. Giménez for Mauricio Pineda (75′), J. Dean for G. Koutsias (75′), Allan Arigoni for Chris Mueller (75′) and Hugo Cuypers for T. Barlow (82′).

Player of the match: Fabian Herbers​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chicago Fire was Fabian Herbers.

His rating is 7.7 with 57 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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