FOXBOROUGH. New England beat Atlanta United to win 2-1. A goal from G. Bou was decisive in the 85min. It was New England to strike first with a penalty of G. Vrioni at the 31′. Then it was a goal in the 81′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, G. Bou gave the win to New England in the 85′ minute with a goal. Atlanta United was much better in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Gillette Stadium stadium in Foxborough on Saturday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Armando Villarreal who was helped by Ian Anderson and Jeffrey Greeson. The 4th official was Tori Penso. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13 degrees Celsius or 55.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 16 Total 19
- 4 On Target 4
- 12 Off Target 15
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 100 Attack 117
- 58 Dangerous attack 55
- 70 Ball safe 90
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 7
Ball possession
Atlanta United had a strong ball possession 62% while New England was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New England was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why New England won the match.
New England shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Atlanta United shot 19 times, 4 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
New England received 2 yellow cards (I. Gil and T. McNamara). On the other side, Atlanta United received 2 yellow cards (S. Sosa and A. Gutman).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, New England will have 41 points like Charlotte to remain in the 9th place. On the other side, Atlanta United will stay with 40 points to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New England will play away with Chicago Fire on the 9th of October with a 23-18 head to head stats in favor of Chicago Fire (14 draws).
Atlanta United will host New York City on the 9th of October with a 4-4 head to head stats.
New England – Formation
New England
46'
43'
85'
New England started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Bruce Arena decided to play with the following team: Đorđe Petrović , Brandon Bye , Andrew Farrell , Henry Kessler , Ryan Spaulding , Tommy McNamara , Matt Polster , Nacho Gil , Carles Gil , Gustavo Bou and Giacomo Vrioni .
The home team had on the bench: Justin Rennicks , Wilfrid Kaptoum , Omar Gonzalez, Dylan Borrero , Earl Edwards Jr., Noel Buck, Christian Makoun , Damian Rivera and Emmanuel Boateng.
Substitutions
New England made 5 changes: R. Spaulding for C. Makoun (46′), M. Polster for W. Kaptoum (58′), G. Vrioni for J. Rennicks (75′), I. Gil for D. Borrero (76′) and G. Bou for O. Gonzalez (88′).
Best player: Carles Gil
The most impressive player for New England was Carles Gil even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 64 passes (87% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Atlanta United – Formation
Atlanta United
Atlanta United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Gonzalo Pineda Reyes played with: Raúl Gudiño , Ronald Hernández , Juan Sánchez Purata , Alan Franco , Andrew Gutman , Amar Sejdic , Santiago Sosa , Thiago Almada , Brooks Lennon , Ronaldo Cisneros and Luiz Araújo .
They had on the bench: Franco Ibarra, Caleb Wiley , Machop Chol, George Campbell, Matheus Rossetto , Edwin Mosquera , Josef Martínez , Marcelino Moreno and Rocco Rios Novo.
Substitutions
Atlanta United made 5 changes: R. Cisneros for J. Martinez (55′), A. Sejdic for M. Rossetto (55′), R. Hernandez for E. Mosquera (56′), S. Sosa for M. Moreno (76′) and Luiz Araujo for C. Wiley (76′).
Best player: Thiago Almada
The most impressive player for Atlanta United was Thiago Almada.
His rating is with 61 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Montreal Impact – DC United – 1-0
- Columbus Crew – New York RB – 2-1
- Charlotte – Philadelphia Union – 4-0
- Colorado Rapids – Dallas – 1-0
- New England – Atlanta United – 2-1
