Cincinnati and Atlanta United draw 2-2 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

CINCINNATI. Cincinnati bounces back against Atlanta United with a goal on the T. Almada 17' and a goal on the A. Gutman 83'.

Cincinnati and Atlanta United draw 2-2 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

CINCINNATI. Cincinnati comes back against Atlanta United with a goal on the T. Almada 17′ and a goal on the A. Gutman 83′. Atlanta United was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%)​

The match was played at the Nippert Stadium stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Fotis Bazakos assisted by Andrew Bigelow and Walter Heatherly. The 4th official was Luis Arroyo. The weather was haze. The temperature was hot at 26.9 degrees Celsius or 80.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 15 Total 20
  • 9 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 14
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 84 Attack 99
  • 43 Dangerous attack 74
  • 76 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 9
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 16 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Atlanta United had a strong ball possession 61% while Cincinnati was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atlanta United was more pushing with 74 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Atlanta United to win the match​.

Cincinnati shot 15 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Atlanta United shot 20 times, 6 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Cincinnati received 3 yellow cards (A. Barreal, M. Miazga and T. Blackett). On the opposite side, Atlanta United received 1 yellow card (C. Wiley).

Match Timeline

14'
17'
Thiago Almada(goal)Luiz Araujo
27'
Caleb Wiley- Yellow
29'
41'
Matthew Miazga- Yellow
58'
59'
59'
Brooks Lennon- sub ->R. Hernandez
66'
69'
Edwin Mosquera- sub ->M. Moreno
69'
75'
78'
83'
87'
Aiden McFadden- sub ->A. Gutman
89'

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Cincinnati will play away against DC United on the 8th of October with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of DC United (4 draws).

Atlanta United will host New York City on the 8th of October with a 4-4 head to head record.

Cincinnati and Atlanta United will play the return match on the at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Cincinnati – Formation

Cincinnati
G
Roman Celentano 18.United States
6.7
D
Nick Hagglund 4.United States
7.0
D
Álvaro Barreal 31.Argentina
6.8
75' 14'
D
G. Cameron 20.USA
7.4
89'
D
Alvas Powell 2.Jamaica
6.5
D
Matthew Miazga 21.United States
7.0
66' 58'
M
Júnior Moreno 93.Venezuela
6.6
M
Luciano Acosta 10.Argentina
6.8
M
Obinna Nwobodo 5.Nigeria
7.2
F
Brandon Vazquez 19.United States
7.4
Goals29'
F
Brenner 9.Brazil
7.1
Goals41'
Substitutes
G
Alec Kann 1.United States
D
Ian Murphy 32.United States
D
John Nelson 3.United States
6.4
75'
D
Raymon Gaddis 28.United States
D
Tyler Blackett 24.England
6.1
66' 78'
M
A. Cruz 8.Costa Rica
F
Yuya Kubo 7.Japan
F
Dominique Badji 14.Senegal
89'
F
Arquimides Ordonez 29.Guatemala

Cincinnati started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Pat Noonan decided to play with the following team: Roman Celentano (6.7), Alvas Powell (6.5), Nick Hagglund (7.0), Geoff Cameron (7.4), Matthew Miazga (7.0), Álvaro Barreal (6.8), Obinna Nwobodo (7.2), Luciano Acosta (6.8), Júnior Moreno (6.6), Brandon Vazquez (7.4) and Brenner (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ian Murphy, John Nelson (6.4), Raymon Gaddis, Alec Kann, Tyler Blackett (6.1), Yuya Kubo, Dominique Badji, Arquimides Ordonez and Allan Cruz.

Substitutions

Cincinnati made 3 changes: M. Miazga for T. Blackett (66′), A. Barreal for J. Nelson (75′) and G. Cameron for D. Badji (89′).

Best player: Geoff Cameron​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cincinnati was Geoff Cameron.

His rating is (7.4) with 24 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

Atlanta United – Formation

Atlanta United
G
R. Ríos Novo 34.Argentina
7.6
D
Andrew Gutman 15.United States
7.1
87' Goals83'
D
Alan Franco 6.Argentina
6.6
D
Juan Sánchez 22.Mexico
6.8
M
6.6
59'
M
Caleb Wiley 26.United States
7.0
69' 27'
M
Santiago Sosa 5.Argentina
7.5
M
Thiago Almada 8.Argentina
7.7
Goals17'
F
M. Moreno 10.Argentina
6.9
69'
F
Luiz Araújo 19.Brazil
7.9
F
Ronaldo Cisneros 29.Mexico
6.8
59'
Substitutes
G
Raúl Gudiño 23.Mexico
D
Aiden McFadden 37.United States
6.9
87'
D
A. De 3.USA
D
Brooks Lennon 11.United States
7.0
59'
M
Franco Ibarra 14.Argentina
M
Amar Sejdic 13.United States
F
D. Dwyer 4.USA
6.2
69'
F
Josef Martínez 7.Venezuela
7.2
59'
F
Edwin Mosquera 21.Colombia
6.2
69'

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

Gonzalo Pineda Reyes played with: Rocco Rios Novo (7.6), Juan Sánchez Purata (6.8), Alan Franco (6.6), Andrew Gutman (7.1), Ronald Hernández (6.6), Thiago Almada (7.7), Santiago Sosa (7.5), Caleb Wiley (7.0), Luiz Araújo (7.9), Ronaldo Cisneros (6.8) and Marcelino Moreno (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Aiden McFadden (6.9), Dom Dwyer (6.2), Alex De John, Josef Martínez (7.2), Raúl Gudiño, Edwin Mosquera (6.2), Brooks Lennon (7.0), Franco Ibarra and Amar Sejdic.

Atlanta United could not rely on the presence of A. McFadden (injured).

Substitutions

Atlanta United made 5 changes: R. Cisneros for J. Martinez (59′), R. Hernandez for B. Lennon (59′), M. Moreno for E. Mosquera (69′), C. Wiley for D. Dwyer (69′) and A. Gutman for A. McFadden (87′).

Best player: Luiz Araújo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlanta United was Luiz Araújo.

His rating is (7.9) with 47 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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