New York City defeats Atlanta United 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ATLANTA. New York City prevailed over Atlanta United to win 2-1.

New York City defeats Atlanta United 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ATLANTA. New York City bested Atlanta United to win 2-1. It was New York City to strike first with an early goal of G. Pereira at the 9′. Then Heber scored again for New York City in the 60′ minute. Eventually, A. Gutman reduced the distance for Atlanta United (67′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium stadium in Atlanta on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. In front of 43,312 spectators.​ The referee was Chris Penso with the support of Gianni Facchini and Walter Heatherly. The 4th official was Matthew Conger. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.4 degrees Celsius or 70.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 12 Total 14
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 8 Off Target 11
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 120 Attack 99
  • 47 Dangerous attack 45
  • 82 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 7 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Atlanta United was in firm control of the ball 55% while New York City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atlanta United was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, New York City managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Atlanta United shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, New York City shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Atlanta United received 3 yellow cards (Luiz Araujo, T. Almada and J. Sanchez). Talking about the opposition, New York City received 4 yellow cards (A. Callens, S. Rodriguez, S. Johnson and A. Tinnerholm).

Match Timeline

9'
10'
18'
45'
45'
46'
Rocco Ríos Novo- sub ->R. Gudino
46'
46'
60'
62'
Thiago Almada- Yellow
64'
65'
65'
Santiago Rodríguez- sub ->G. Pereira
65'
67'
72'
Santiago Rodríguez- Yellow
81'
83'
85'
Caleb Wiley- sub ->A. Sejdic
86'

Standings

After playing this match, Atlanta United will stay with 40 points to sit in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, New York City will have 55 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the New York City will host Inter Miami on the 17th of October with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of New York City (0 draws).

Atlanta United – Formation

Atlanta United
G
Raúl Gudiño 23.Mexico
6.6
46'
D
Brooks Lennon 11.United States
6.6
D
Andrew Gutman 15.United States
7.1
Goals67'
D
Alan Franco 6.Argentina
6.9
D
Juan Sánchez 22.Mexico
6.8
81'
M
Matheus Rossetto 9.Brazil
6.6
46'
M
Thiago Almada 8.Argentina
7.4
64'
M
Amar Sejdic 13.United States
6.7
86'
M
Luiz Araújo 19.Brazil
6.3
45'
M
Edwin Mosquera 21.Colombia
6.3
62'
F
D. Dwyer 4.USA
7.1
46'
Substitutes
G
R. Ríos 34.Argentina
6.0
46'
D
Caleb Wiley 26.United States
86'
M
M. Moreno 10.Argentina
7.0
46'
M
George Campbell 32.United States
M
Franco Ibarra 14.Argentina
6.2
62'
F
Ronaldo Cisneros 29.Mexico
F
Machop Chol 30.South Sudan
F
Josef Martínez 7.Venezuela
6.2
46'

Atlanta United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Gonzalo Pineda Reyes decided to play with the following team: Raúl Gudiño (6.6), Brooks Lennon (6.6), Juan Sánchez Purata (6.8), Alan Franco (6.9), Andrew Gutman (7.1), Amar Sejdic (6.7), Matheus Rossetto (6.6), Luiz Araújo (6.3), Thiago Almada (7.4), Edwin Mosquera (6.3) and Dom Dwyer (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ronaldo Cisneros Morell, Machop Chol, Josef Martínez (6.2), Marcelino Moreno (7.0), Rocco Rios Novo (6.0), Ronald José Hernández Pimentel, Caleb Wiley, George Campbell and Franco Ibarra (6.2).

Substitutions

Atlanta United made 5 changes: D. Dwyer for J. Martinez (46′), R. Gudino for R. Rios (46′), M. Rossetto for M. Moreno (46′), E. Mosquera for F. Ibarra (62′) and A. Sejdic for C. Wiley (86′).

Best player: Thiago Almada​

The most impressive player for Atlanta United was Thiago Almada.

His rating is (7.4) with 53 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.

New York City – Formation

New York City
G
Sean Johnson  1.United States
6.6
83'
D
A. Callens 6.Peru
7.0
65' 10'
D
Maxime Chanot 4.Luxembourg
7.1
D
Thiago Martins 5.Brazil
6.4
D
Tayvon Gray 24.United States
6.9
18'
M
Maxi Moralez 10.Argentina
7.5
M
Keaton Parks 55.United States
7.5
65'
M
N. Acevedo 26.Uruguay
6.8
M
Gabriel Pereira 38.Brazil
8.1
65' Goals9'
M
Kevin O'Toole 22.United States
6.7
F
Talles Magno 43.Brazil
6.8
45'
Substitutes
G
Luis Barraza 13.Mexico
D
Malte Amundsen 12.Denmark
D
Ronald Ramírez 3.Sweden
6.6
18' 85'
M
Justin Haak 80.United States
M
Alfredo Morales 7.United States
6.1
65'
M
Santiago Rodríguez 20.Uruguay
6.8
65' 72'
M
Matías Pellegrini 17.Argentina
F
Héber 9.Brazil
7.3
45' Goals60'
F
Thiago Andrade 8.Brazil
6.3
65'

Also New York City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Nick Cushing played with: Sean Johnson (6.6), Tayvon Gray (6.9), Thiago Martins (6.4), Maxime Chanot (7.1), Alexander Callens (7.0), Keaton Parks (7.5), Nicolás Acevedo (6.8), Gabriel Pereira (8.1), Maxi Moralez (7.5), Kevin O’Toole (6.7) and Talles Magno (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Malte Amundsen, Héber (7.3), Justin Haak, Anton Tinnerholm (6.6), Alfredo Morales (6.1), Santiago Rodríguez (6.8), Matías Pellegrini, Thiago Andrade (6.3) and Luis Barraza.

Substitutions

New York City made 5 changes: T. Gray for A. Tinnerholm (18′), T. Magno for Heber (45′), A. Callens for A. Morales (65′), G. Pereira for S. Rodriguez (65′) and K. Parks for T. Andrade (65′).

Best player: Gabriel Pereira​

The most impressive player for New York City was Gabriel Pereira.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 28 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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