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
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
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 started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Pat Noonan decided to play with the following team: Roman Celentano
, Alvas Powell , Nick Hagglund , Geoff Cameron , Matthew Miazga , Álvaro Barreal , Obinna Nwobodo , Luciano Acosta , Júnior Moreno , Brandon Vazquez and Brenner .The home team had on the bench: Ian Murphy, John Nelson
, Raymon Gaddis, Alec Kann, Tyler Blackett , 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
with 24 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4.Atlanta United – Formation
Atlanta United started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Gonzalo Pineda Reyes played with: Rocco Rios Novo
, Juan Sánchez Purata , Alan Franco , Andrew Gutman , Ronald Hernández , Thiago Almada , Santiago Sosa , Caleb Wiley , Luiz Araújo , Ronaldo Cisneros and Marcelino Moreno .The following players were sitting on the bench: Aiden McFadden
, Dom Dwyer , Alex De John, Josef Martínez , Raúl Gudiño, Edwin Mosquera , Brooks Lennon , 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
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.
- Toronto – Portland Timbers – 3-1
- New England – DC United – 1-0
- New York RB – Orlando City – 0-1
- Philadelphia Union – Chicago Fire – 4-1
- Cincinnati – Atlanta United – 2-2