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

ATLANTA. Cincinnati succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Atlanta United to win 2-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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Cincinnati recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Atlanta United 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ATLANTA. Cincinnati found a way to reverse the scoreline against Atlanta United to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Atlanta United to strike first with a goal of T. Almada at the 59′. Then it was a goal in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Acosta gave the win to Cincinnati in the 64′ minute. Atlanta United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium stadium in Atlanta on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Armando Villarreal with the support of Cory Richardson and Logan Brown. The 4th official was Sergii Demianchuk. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.81 degrees Celsius or 76.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Atlanta United

1 - 2

Team 1

Cincinnati

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 16 Total 19
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 13
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 120 Attack 90
  • 62 Dangerous attack 46
  • 75 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 6
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Atlanta United had a superior ball possession 59% while Cincinnati was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atlanta United was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Cincinnati was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Atlanta United shot 16 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cincinnati shot 19 times, 3 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Atlanta United received 1 yellow card (Ajani Fortune). Regarding the opposition, Cincinnati received 3 yellow cards (L. Acosta, Miles Robinson and Pavel Bucha).

Match Timeline

43'
Ian Murphy- sub ->Nick Hagglund
Ronald Hernández- sub ->N. Cobb
46'
T. Almada(goal)Edwin Mosquera
59'
62'
Luca Orellano(goal)L. Acosta
Ajani Fortune- sub ->Tristan Muyumba
60'
G. Giakoumakis- sub ->Daniel Ríos
60'
Xande Silva- sub ->Edwin Mosquera
60'
64'
L. Acosta(goal)DeAndre Yedlin
Ajani Fortune- Yellow
68'
76'
Aaron Boupendza- sub ->Corey Baird
83'
Miles Robinson- Yellow
Tyler Wolff- sub ->Saba Lobjanidze
86'
89'
Pavel Bucha- Yellow
89'
Bret Halsey- sub ->Luca Orellano
90'
Malik Pinto- sub ->DeAndre Yedlin
90'
Alvas Powell- sub ->Pavel Bucha
90'
L. Acosta- Yellow

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 stays with 11 points like Charlotte, New York City and CF Montréal to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Cincinnati will has 15 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Cincinnati will host New York RB on the 10th of November with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of New York RB (4 draws).

Atlanta United – Formation

Atlanta United
G
Brad Guzan  1.United States
6.7
D
L. Abram 4.Peru
7.3
D
Brooks Lennon 11.United States
6.8
D
N. Cobb 24.United States
7.1
46'
D
C. Wiley 26.United States
7.0
M
Bartosz Slisz 6.Poland
7.1
M
Tristan Muyumba 8.France
7.0
60'
M
Saba Lobjanidze 9.Georgia
7.0
86'
M
T. Almada 10.Argentina
7.1
Goals59'
M
Edwin Mosquera 20.Colombia
6.8
60'
F
Daniel Ríos 19.Mexico
6.7
60'
Substitutes
G
Josh Cohen 22.United States
D
Ronald Hernández 2.Venezuela
46'
D
E. Morales 21.Bolivia
M
Dax McCarty 13.United States
M
Xande Silva 16.Portugal
60'
M
Nick Firmino 30.Brazil
M
Ajani Fortune 35.Trinidad and Tobago
60' 68'
F
G. Giakoumakis 7.Greece
60'
F
Tyler Wolff 28.United States
86'

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  (6.7), Brooks Lennon (6.8), N. Cobb (7.1), L. Abram (7.3), C. Wiley (7.0), Bartosz Slisz (7.1), Tristan Muyumba (7.0), Saba Lobjanidze (7.0), T. Almada (7.1), Edwin Mosquera (6.8) and Daniel Ríos (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ronald Hernández, G. Giakoumakis, Dax McCarty, Xande Silva, E. Morales, Josh Cohen, Nick Firmino, Ajani Fortune and Tyler Wolff.

Substitutions

Atlanta United made 5 changes: N. Cobb for Ronald Hernández (46′), Daniel Ríos for G. Giakoumakis (60′), Edwin Mosquera for Xande Silva (60′), Tristan Muyumba for Ajani Fortune (60′) and Saba Lobjanidze for Tyler Wolff (86′).

Player of the match: L. Abram​

The player that probably impressed the most for Atlanta United was L. Abram.

His rating is 7.3 with 59 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7.

Cincinnati – Formation

Cincinnati
G
Alec Kann 1.United States
6.8
D
Nick Hagglund 4.United States
7.0
43'
D
Miles Robinson 12.United States
7.0
83'
D
M. Miazga 21.United States
7.0
M
Obinna Nwobodo 5.Nigeria
7.0
M
L. Acosta 10.Argentina
7.0
90' Goals64'
M
Pavel Bucha 20.Czech Republic
7.5
90' 89'
M
Luca Orellano 23.Argentina
6.4
89' Goals62'
M
DeAndre Yedlin 91.United States
7.0
90'
F
Yuya Kubo 7.Japan
7.1
F
Corey Baird 11.United States
6.7
76'
Substitutes
G
Evan Louro 36.United States
D
Alvas Powell 2.Jamaica
90'
D
Kipp Keller 14.United States
D
Bret Halsey 15.United States
89'
D
Ian Murphy 32.United States
43'
M
Gerardo Valenzuela 22.United States
M
Malik Pinto 26.United States
90'
F
Aaron Boupendza 9.Gabon
76'
F
Yamil Asad 27.Argentina

Cincinnati started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Pat Noonan played with: Alec Kann (6.8), Nick Hagglund (7.0), M. Miazga (7.0), Miles Robinson (7.0), DeAndre Yedlin (7.0), Obinna Nwobodo (7.0), Pavel Bucha (7.5), Luca Orellano (6.4), L. Acosta (7.0), Yuya Kubo (7.1) and Corey Baird (6.7).

They had on the bench: Alvas Powell, Kipp Keller, Bret Halsey, Gerardo Valenzuela, Malik Pinto, Yamil Asad, Ian Murphy, Evan Louro and Aaron Boupendza.

Cincinnati could not rely on the presence of Ian Murphy (injured).

Substitutions

Cincinnati made 5 changes: Nick Hagglund for Ian Murphy (43′), Corey Baird for Aaron Boupendza (76′), Luca Orellano for Bret Halsey (89′), DeAndre Yedlin for Malik Pinto (90′) and Pavel Bucha for Alvas Powell (90′).

Player of the match: Pavel Bucha​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cincinnati was Pavel Bucha even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.5 with 46 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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