MLS

FT Sunday, October 21, 2018
Chicago Fire FC WDLWL 1
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Atlanta United FC WWWLW 2
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CHI101
ATL202
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 71,812 att. · ESPN

Match Report

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Atlanta United beat Chicago Fire to secure CONCACAF Champions League spot

Atlanta United moved closer to the Supporters' Shield and booked a place in next year's CONCACAF Champions League with a 2-1 win over Chicago Fire.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
1
49.7
Possession
50.3
7
SHOTS
13
1
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
369
Accurate Passes
393
449
Passes
458
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
18
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.2
62
Long Balls
53
31
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
5
14
Tackles
8
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
12
15
Effective Clearances
18
15
Clearances
18

Head to Head

series tied 2-2

Lineups

ATL · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 5Leandro González PírezCD-L
  3. 3M ParkhurstCD-R
  4. 11Eric RemediDM
  5. 16Chris McCannLB
  6. 2Franco EscobarRB
  7. 24Julian GresselCM-L
  8. 6Darlington NagbeCM-R
  9. 8Ezequiel BarcoLM
  10. 30Andrew CarletonRM
  11. 7Josef MartínezF

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 32Patrick McLainG
  2. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerCD-L
  3. 4Johan KappelhofCD-R
  4. 3Brandon VincentLB
  5. 17Diego CamposRB
  6. 14Djordje MihailovicAM
  7. 13Brandt BronicoLM
  8. 6Dax McCartyRM
  9. 23Nemanja NikolicF
  10. 10Aleksandar KataiAM-L
  11. 8Michael de LeeuwAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Atlanta United FC 1, Chicago Fire 0. Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
  2. 24' Goal! Atlanta United FC 1, Chicago Fire 1. Michael de Leeuw (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
  3. 26' Own Goal by Johan Kappelhof, Chicago Fire. Atlanta United FC 2, Chicago Fire 1.
  4. 64' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Raheem Edwards replaces Michael de Leeuw.
  5. 67' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Jeff Larentowicz replaces Andrew Carleton.
  6. 72' Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 73' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Yura Movsisyan replaces Djordje Mihailovic.
  8. 73' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Matt Polster replaces Diego Campos.
  9. 81' Eric Remedi (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 86' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Kevin Kratz replaces Ezequiel Barco.

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