MLS

FT Saturday, September 15, 2018
Atlanta United FC WDWWL 3
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Colorado Rapids WDLLL 0
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Dick's Sporting Goods Park · 14,788 att.

Match Report

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Miguel Almiron's brace helps Atlanta beat Rapids, move to top of East

Miguel Almiron had two goals and an assist, and Julian Gressel added two assists as Atlanta United moved into first in the Eastern Conference.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

13
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
3
50.7
Possession
49.3
8
SHOTS
18
6
ON GOAL
3
0.8
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
379
Accurate Passes
370
443
Passes
431
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
5
8
Crosses
10
0.1
Cross %
0.5
84
Long Balls
42
54
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
4
13
Tackles
8
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
8
6
Effective Clearances
6
6
Clearances
6

Head to Head

ATL leads series 1-0

Lineups

COL · 4-3-1-2

  1. 1Tim HowardG
  2. 5Tommy SmithCD-L
  3. 24Kortne FordCD-R
  4. 2Edgar CastilloLB
  5. 94Marlon HairstonRB
  6. 7Giles BarnesM
  7. 19Jack PriceCM
  8. 10Kellyn AcostaAM
  9. 17Dillon SernaLM
  10. 21Bismark BoatengRM
  11. 28Sam NicholsonCF-R

ATL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 3M ParkhurstCD
  3. 5Leandro González PírezCD-L
  4. 18Jeff LarentowiczCD-R
  5. 11Eric RemediCM-L
  6. 6Darlington NagbeCM-R
  7. 10Miguel AlmirónAM
  8. 16Chris McCannLM
  9. 24Julian GresselRM
  10. 7Josef MartínezCF-L
  11. 15Héctor VillalbaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Colorado Rapids 0, Atlanta United FC 1. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
  2. 18' Goal! Colorado Rapids 0, Atlanta United FC 2. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez with a through ball.
  3. 34' Kortne Ford (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 37' Goal! Colorado Rapids 0, Atlanta United FC 3. Héctor Villalba (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
  5. 45'+3' Édgar Castillo (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45'+4' Héctor Villalba (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Niki Jackson replaces Sam Nicholson.
  8. 62' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Shkëlzen Gashi replaces Giles Barnes.
  9. 69' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Ezequiel Barco replaces Héctor Villalba.
  10. 77' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Kevin Kratz replaces Darlington Nagbe.
  11. 82' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Cole Bassett replaces Bismark Boateng.
  12. 86' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Andrew Carleton replaces Miguel Almirón.
  13. 90'+4' Shkëlzen Gashi (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+6' VAR: Red Card. Referee decision on field stands.

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