ATLANTA. Atlanta United recovers against Philadelphia Union with a goal on the M. Uhre 73′ and a goal on the K. Wagner 77′. Atlanta United was definitely better in terms of ball possession (62%)
The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium stadium in Atlanta on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Jon Freemon with the collaboration of Katie Nesbitt and Brian Poeschel. The 4th official was Marcos de Oliveira. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.63 degrees Celsius or 78.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 19 Total 13
- 6 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 6
- 105 Attack 84
- 67 Dangerous attack 39
- 70 Ball safe 52
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Atlanta United had a strong ball possession 62% while Philadelphia Union was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atlanta United was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Atlanta United to win the match.
Atlanta United shot 19 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Philadelphia Union shot 13 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Atlanta United received 2 yellow cards (Tristan Muyumba and T. Almada). On the opposite side, Philadelphia Union received 5 yellow cards (J. Martínez, J. McGlynn, Kai Wagner, Dániel Gazdag and Julián Carranza).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Atlanta United has 11 points like Charlotte to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, Philadelphia Union will has 13 points like Columbus Crew to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
Atlanta United – Formation
Atlanta United
63'
84'
60'
Atlanta United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gonzalo Pineda Reyes decided to play with the following team: Brad Guzan , Brooks Lennon , N. Cobb , L. Abram , C. Wiley , Bartosz Slisz , Tristan Muyumba , Saba Lobjanidze , T. Almada , Tyler Wolff and Daniel Ríos .
The home team had on the bench: Ronald Hernández, Dax McCarty, D. Etienne, E. Morales, Josh Cohen, L. Brennan, Nick Firmino , Ajani Fortune and Edwin Mosquera .
Substitutions
Atlanta United made 2 changes: Daniel Ríos for Nick Firmino (60′) and Tyler Wolff for Edwin Mosquera (60′).
Player of the match: Tristan Muyumba
The most impressive player for Atlanta United was Tristan Muyumba.
His rating is with 63 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 16.
Philadelphia Union – Formation
Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Jim Curtin played with: Andre Blake , N. Harriel , J. Glesnes , Damion Lowe , Kai Wagner , Alejandro Bedoya , J. Martínez , J. McGlynn , Dániel Gazdag , Julián Carranza and Q. Sullivan .
They had on the bench: Oliver Semmle , Jeremy Rafanello, O. Mbaïzo, J. Bueno, Chris Donovan, Tai Baribo, Markus Anderson, Jack Elliott and Mikael Uhre .
Philadelphia Union could not rely on the presence of Oliver Semmle (injured).
Substitutions
Philadelphia Union made 2 changes: Andre Blake for Oliver Semmle (45′) and J. Martínez for Mikael Uhre (65′).
Player of the match: Alejandro Bedoya
The player that probably impressed the most for Philadelphia Union was Alejandro Bedoya .
His rating is with 22 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Dallas – Seattle Sounders – 0-0
- Sporting KC – Inter Miami – 2-3
- Minnesota United – Houston Dynamo – 1-2
- Real Salt Lake – Columbus Crew – 0-0
- Vancouver Whitecaps – LA Galaxy – 1-3
- SJ Earthquakes – Colorado Rapids – 0-3
- Atlanta United – Philadelphia Union – 2-2
- St. Louis City – Austin – 1-0
