MLS

FT Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Atlanta United FC WWLWW 4
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San Jose Earthquakes LWLLL 3
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ATL134
SJ213
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Match Report

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Atlanta United overtake San Jose Earthquakes with late comeback

In one of the most controversial MLS games of the year, Atlanta United rallied to defeat the San Jose Earthquakes 4-3 on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
11
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
4
55.9
Possession
44.1
19
SHOTS
9
9
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.7
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
387
Accurate Passes
298
469
Passes
380
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
2
28
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.2
49
Long Balls
74
23
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
11
18
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
15
12
Effective Clearances
18
12
Clearances
18

Highlights

02:07 San Jose 3-4 Atlanta: Martinez sparks late comeback - Via MLS Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATL leads series 1-0

Lineups

SJ · 4-1-4-1

  1. 18JT MarcinkowskiG
  2. 31Harold CummingsCD-L
  3. 37Guram KashiaCD-R
  4. 96Luis Felipe FernandesDM
  5. 6Shea SalinasLB
  6. 24Nick LimaRB
  7. 14Jackson YueillCM-L
  8. 20Aníbal GodoyCM-R
  9. 7Magnus ErikssonLM
  10. 11Valeri QazaishviliRM
  11. 9Danny HoesenF

ATL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 5Leandro González PírezCD-L
  3. 3M ParkhurstCD-R
  4. 16Chris McCannLB
  5. 2Franco EscobarRB
  6. 18Jeff LarentowiczCM
  7. 10Miguel AlmirónLM
  8. 24Julian GresselRM
  9. 7Josef MartínezF
  10. 15Héctor VillalbaLF
  11. 11Eric RemediRF

Timeline

  1. 7' Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 13' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 1, Atlanta United FC 0. Nick Lima (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shea Salinas with a cross.
  3. 16' VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field stands.
  4. 18' Jeff Larentowicz (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 43' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 2, Atlanta United FC 0. Danny Hoesen (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  6. 45'+3' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 2, Atlanta United FC 1. Héctor Villalba (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
  7. 45' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Ezequiel Barco replaces Jeff Larentowicz.
  8. 53' Shea Salinas (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 58' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 3, Atlanta United FC 1. Valeri Qazaishvili (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nick Lima.
  10. 61' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Chris Wondolowski replaces Danny Hoesen.
  11. 70' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 3, Atlanta United FC 2. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  12. 70' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Kevin Kratz replaces Franco Escobar.
  13. 73' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 3, Atlanta United FC 3. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  14. 76' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Tommy Thompson replaces Jackson Yueill.
  15. 83' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Florian Jungwirth replaces Aníbal Godoy because of an injury.
  16. 87' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Brandon Vázquez replaces Héctor Villalba.
  17. 90'+5' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 3, Atlanta United FC 4. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miguel Almirón with a cross.

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