Minnesota United tops Atlanta United 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ATLANTA. Minnesota United beat Atlanta United to win 2-1.

May 6, 2024

ATLANTA. Minnesota United topped Atlanta United to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Minnesota United to strike first with a goal of Kervin Arriaga at the 54′. Then Tani Oluwaseyi scored again for Minnesota United in the 60′ minute. Eventually, Saba Lobjanidze reduced the distance for Atlanta United (82′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Atlanta United was decisively better in terms of ball possession (69%).

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 Guido Gonzalez who was helped by Cameron Blanchard and Brian Dunn. The 4th official was Rubiel Vazquez. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 19.89 degrees Celsius or 67.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.

Match Statistics

Atlanta United

1 - 2

Minnesota United

! 69 Ball Possession 31

Shots

17 Total 12
5 On Target 5
8 Off Target 2
6 Shots blocked 5

98 Attack 83
70 Dangerous attack 35
82 Ball safe 69

0 Penalties 0
13 Corners 9
4 Off Sides 3

Fouls

8 Total 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Atlanta United had a strong ball possession 69% while Minnesota United was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atlanta United was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Minnesota United managed to find the solution to win this match.

Atlanta United shot 17 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Minnesota United shot 12 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Atlanta United received 1 yellow card (L. Abram). On the opposite side, Minnesota United received 1 yellow card (Kervin Arriaga).

Match Timeline

L. Abram- Yellow

20'

46'

Carlos Harvey- sub ->Robin Lod

54'

Kervin Arriaga(goal)Joseph Rosales

60'

Tani Oluwaseyi(goal)Carlos Harvey

63'

Bongokuhle Hlongwane- sub ->Sang-bin Jeong

63'

Teemu Pukki- sub ->Tani Oluwaseyi

Daniel Ríos- sub ->Tristan Muyumba

66'

Tyler Wolff- sub ->Edwin Mosquera

66'

Stian Gregersen - sub ->N. Cobb

77'

79'

Caden Clark- sub ->Joseph Rosales

Saba Lobjanidze(goal)Daniel Ríos

82'

90'

Kervin Arriaga- Yellow

Nick Firmino- sub ->Tyler Wolff

90'

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team

Pts

Last 5

Western Conference

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Atlanta United stays with 12 points like CF Montréal to hold in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Minnesota United will has 20 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

Atlanta United – Formation

Atlanta United

Brad Guzan 1.United States

6.8

N. Cobb 24.United States

6.7

77'

C. Wiley 26.United States

7.0

L. Abram 4.Peru

6.7

20'

Brooks Lennon 11.United States

7.7

B. Slisz 6.Poland

7.3

Tristan Muyumba 8.France

6.8

66'

Saba Lobjanidze 9.Georgia

7.9

82'

T. Almada 10.Argentina

8.2

Edwin Mosquera 20.Colombia

6.6

66'

G. Giakoumakis 7.Greece

6.8

Substitutes

Quentin Westberg 31.United States

E. Morales 21.Bolivia

Ronald Hernández 2.Venezuela

Stian Gregersen 5.Norway

7.3

77'

Nick Firmino 30.Brazil

90'

Ajani Fortune 35.Trinidad and Tobago

Dax McCarty 13.United States

Tyler Wolff 28.United States

6.7

66'

Daniel Ríos 19.Mexico

7.9

66'

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 (6.8), Brooks Lennon (7.7), N. Cobb (6.7), L. Abram (6.7), C. Wiley (7.0), Bartosz Slisz (7.3), Tristan Muyumba (6.8), Edwin Mosquera (6.6), T. Almada (8.2), Saba Lobjanidze (7.9) and G. Giakoumakis (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ronald Hernández, Stian Gregersen (7.3), Dax McCarty, Daniel Ríos (7.9), Nick Firmino, Quentin Westberg, Ajani Fortune, E. Morales and Tyler Wolff (6.7).

Substitutions

Atlanta United made 4 changes: N. Cobb for Stian Gregersen (77′), Tyler Wolff for Nick Firmino (90′), Tristan Muyumba for Daniel Ríos (66′) and Edwin Mosquera for Tyler Wolff (66′).

Player of the match: T. Almada

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlanta United was T. Almada.

His rating is 8.2 with 69 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 12 crosses.

Minnesota United – Formation

Minnesota United

Dayne St. Clair 97.Canada

7.1

Devin Padelford 2.United States

6.6

Miguel Tapias 4.Mexico

7.1

Michael Boxall 15.New Zealand

6.7

D.J. Taylor 27.United States

7.3

Kervin Arriaga 33.Honduras

7.9

90'

54'

Joseph Rosales 8.Honduras

7.0

79'

Sang-bin Jeong 11.South Korea

7.3

63'

Robin Lod 17.Finland

7.0

46'

Wil Trapp 20.United States

7.0

Tani Oluwaseyi 14.Nigeria

7.3

63'

60'

Substitutes

Zarek Valentin 3.Puerto Rico

Franco Fragapane 7.Argentina

Alejandro Bran 25.Costa Rica

Caden Clark 37.United States

6.4

79'

Carlos Harvey 67.Panama

6.6

46'

Bongokuhle Hlongwane 21.South Africa

6.8

63'

Teemu Pukki 22.Finland

6.4

63'

Minnesota United started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Eric Ramsay played with: Dayne St. Clair (7.1), D.J. Taylor (7.3), Kervin Arriaga (7.9), Michael Boxall (6.7), Miguel Tapias (7.1), Devin Padelford (6.6), Sang-bin Jeong (7.3), Wil Trapp (7.0), Robin Lod (7.0), Joseph Rosales (7.0) and Tani Oluwaseyi (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Zarek Valentin, Bongokuhle Hlongwane (6.8), Alejandro Bran, A. Smir, Caden Clark (6.4), Carlos Harvey (6.6), Franco Fragapane and Teemu Pukki (6.4).

Substitutions

Minnesota United made 4 changes: Sang-bin Jeong for Bongokuhle Hlongwane (63′), Tani Oluwaseyi for Teemu Pukki (63′), Joseph Rosales for Caden Clark (79′) and Robin Lod for Carlos Harvey (46′).