Atlanta United grabs a 2-1 win against Charlotte. HIGHLIGHTS

ATLANTA. Atlanta United conquered Charlotte to win 2-1. A goal from J. Mulraney was decisive in the 90min.

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Atlanta United grabs a 2-1 win against Charlotte. HIGHLIGHTS

ATLANTA. Atlanta United defeated Charlotte to win 2-1. A goal from J. Mulraney was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Atlanta United to strike first with a penalty of J. Martinez at the 59′. Then it was a goal in the 66′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Mulraney gave the win to Atlanta United in the 90′ minute with a goal. Atlanta United was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium stadium in Atlanta on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Guido Gonzalez with the support of Jason White and Ian McKay. The 4th official was Nima Saghafi. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 25%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Atlanta United

2 - 1

Team 1

Charlotte

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 15 Total 12
  • 9 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 6 Shots blocked 1
  • 96 Attack 86
  • 41 Dangerous attack 32
  • 75 Ball safe 80
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 5
  • 6 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Atlanta United had a superior ball possession 61% while Charlotte was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atlanta United had a more offensive attitude with 41 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlanta United won the match​.

Atlanta United shot 15 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Charlotte shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Atlanta United received 2 yellow cards (G. Campbell and O. Alonso). Regarding the opposition, Charlotte received 4 yellow cards (C. Ortiz, A. Franco, B. Bronico and D. Rios).

Match Timeline

30'
36'
46'
Harrison Afful- sub ->Orrin McKinze Gaines II
46'
T. Almada- sub ->T. Wolff
56'
56'
59'
66'
Daniel Ríos- sub ->K. Swiderski
69'
76'
Brandt Bronico- Yellow
83'
Daniel Ríos- Yellow
84'
87'
90'
Osvaldo Alonso- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Philadelphia Union
67
34
CF Montréal
65
34
New York City
55
34
New York RB
53
34
Cincinnati
49
34
Inter Miami
48
34
Orlando City
48
34
Columbus Crew
46
34
New England
42
34
Charlotte
42
34
Atlanta United
40
34
Chicago Fire
39
34
Toronto
34
34
DC United
27
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Los Angeles FC
67
34
Austin
56
34
Dallas
53
34
Nashville SC
50
34
LA Galaxy
50
34
Minnesota United
48
34
Real Salt Lake
47
34
Portland Timbers
46
34
Colorado Rapids
43
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
43
34
Seattle Sounders
41
34
Sporting KC
40
34
Houston Dynamo
36
34
SJ Earthquakes
35
34

After this encounter, Atlanta United has 6 points to occupy the 9th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Charlotte stays with 0 points (25th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Atlanta United will host New York City on the 8th of October with a 4-4 head to head stats.

Charlotte will play away agasint New York RB on the 8th of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Atlanta United – Formation

Atlanta United
G
Brad Guzan  1.United States
7.5
D
Andrew Gutman 15.United States
6.8
D
Ronald Hernández 2.Venezuela
6.4
83'
D
A. Franco 6.Argentina
7.1
D
G. Campbell 32.United States
6.7
87'
M
Osvaldo Alonso 16.Cuba
6.4
90'
M
Matheus Rossetto 9.Brazil
7.1
M
Amar Sejdic 13.United States
7.0
56'
F
Brooks Lennon 11.United States
7.6
F
Josef Martínez 7.Venezuela
7.3
Goals59'
F
Tyler Wolff 28.United States
6.5
56'
Substitutes
G
B. Shuttleworth 18.USA
D
A. De 3.USA
D
C. Wiley 26.United States
M
T. Almada 8.Argentina
6.2
56'
M
Santiago Sosa 5.Argentina
M
Jake Mulraney 23.Republic of Ireland
7.6
83' Goals90'
M
M. Moreno 10.Argentina
6.2
56'
F
D. Dwyer 4.USA

Atlanta United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Gonzalo Pineda Reyes decided to play with the following team: Brad Guzan (7.5), Ronald Hernández (6.4), Alan Franco (7.1), George Campbell (6.7), Andrew Gutman (6.8), Matheus Rossetto (7.1), Osvaldo Alonso (6.4), Amar Sejdic (7.0), Brooks Lennon (7.6), Josef Martínez (7.3) and Tyler Wolff (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Thiago Almada (6.2), Santiago Sosa, Dom Dwyer, Jake Mulraney (7.6), Marcelino Moreno (6.2), Alex De John, Caleb Wiley and Bobby Shuttleworth.

Substitutions

Atlanta United made 3 changes: T. Wolff for T. Almada (56′), A. Sejdic for M. Moreno (56′) and R. Hernandez for J. Mulraney (83′).

Best player: Brooks Lennon​

The most impressive player for Atlanta United was Brooks Lennon even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 48 passes (81% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 14 crosses.

Charlotte – Formation

Charlotte
G
Kristijan Kahlina 1.Croatia
7.1
D
C. Fuchs 22.Austria
6.8
D
J. Lindsey 24.United States
6.8
D
Christian Makoun 14.Venezuela
6.9
D
Guzmán Corujo 4.Uruguay
6.8
M
Alan Franco 21.Ecuador
6.5
36'
M
Brandt Bronico 13.United States
6.4
76'
M
Ben Bender 15.United States
8.3
M
Christian Ortíz 10.Argentina
6.7
46' 30'
M
Orrin McKinze Gaines II. 17.United States
7.0
46'
F
Karol Świderski 11.Poland
6.1
69'
Substitutes
G
G. Marks 31.United States
D
Koa Santos 36.United States
D
Harrison Afful 25.Ghana
5.9
46'
D
Jan Sobocinski 2.Poland
D
Adam Armour 3.USA
6.9
46' Goals66'
D
A. Walkes 5.England
D
Joseph Mora 28.Costa Rica
M
Jordy Alcívar 8.Ecuador
F
Daniel Ríos 12.Mexico
6.7
69' 84'

Charlotte started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Miguel Ángel Ramírez played with: Kristijan Kahlina (7.1), Jaylin Lindsey (6.8), Guzmán Corujo (6.8), Christian Makoun (6.9), Christian Fuchs (6.8), Brandt Bronico (6.4), Orrin McKinze Gaines II. (7.0), Alan Franco (6.5), Christian Ortíz (6.7), Benjamin Bender (8.3) and Karol Świderski (6.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Koa Santos, Harrison Afful (5.9), Jan Sobociński, Adam Armour (6.9), Anton Walkes, George Marks, Jordy Alcivar, Joseph Mora and Daniel Rios (6.7).

Substitutions

Charlotte made 3 changes: C. Ortiz for A. Armour (47′), O. McKinze Gaines II for H. Afful (47′) and K. Swiderski for D. Rios (69′).

Best player: Benjamin Bender​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Charlotte was Benjamin Bender.

His rating is (8.3) with 26 passes (88% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

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