MLS

FT Saturday, September 22, 2018
Real Salt Lake LWWWD 0
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Atlanta United FC WWLWW 2
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 72,017 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Atlanta's 16-year-old George Bello makes first start in win over Real Salt Lake

Julian Gressel had a goal and an assist as Atlanta United FC defeated visiting Real Salt Lake 2-0 Saturday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
7
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
3
53.8
Possession
46.2
8
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
392
Accurate Passes
316
441
Passes
379
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
1
14
Crosses
11
0.1
Cross %
0.1
60
Long Balls
63
42
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
11
13
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
14
Interceptions
9
20
Effective Clearances
11
20
Clearances
11

Head to Head

ATL leads series 1-0

Lineups

ATL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 18Jeff LarentowiczCD
  3. 5Leandro González PírezCD-L
  4. 2Franco EscobarCD-R
  5. 11Eric RemediCM-L
  6. 6Darlington NagbeCM-R
  7. 21George BelloLM
  8. 24Julian GresselRM
  9. 7Josef MartínezF
  10. 10Miguel AlmirónCF-L
  11. 15Héctor VillalbaCF-R

RSL · 4-4-2

  1. 18Nick RimandoG
  2. 15Justen GladCD-L
  3. 30Marcelo SilvaCD-R
  4. 22Aaron HerreraLB
  5. 12Brooks LennonRB
  6. 5Kyle BeckermanCM-L
  7. 8SunnyCM-R
  8. 10Joao PlataLM
  9. 7Jefferson SavarinoRM
  10. 6Damir KreilachCF-L
  11. 11Albert RusnákCF-R

Timeline

  1. 37' Goal! Atlanta United FC 1, Real Salt Lake 0. Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
  2. 43' Sunny (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 61' Goal! Atlanta United FC 2, Real Salt Lake 0. Héctor Villalba (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
  4. 73' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. José Hernández replaces George Bello.
  5. 77' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Sebastián Saucedo replaces Brooks Lennon.
  6. 81' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Ezequiel Barco replaces Héctor Villalba.
  7. 88' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Miles Robinson replaces Leandro González Pirez.

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