MLS

FT Sunday, August 19, 2018
Columbus Crew LLWWW 1
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Atlanta United FC WDWWD 3
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ATL123
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 45,303 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Atlanta United goes top of MLS as Josef Martinez equals MLS record

Josef Martinez tied the Major League Soccer record for goals in a season with 27 as the Atlanta United defeated the visiting Columbus Crew 3-1.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
2
48.9
Possession
51.1
13
SHOTS
18
3
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
368
Accurate Passes
378
433
Passes
448
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
20
0.4
Cross %
0.2
42
Long Balls
78
27
Accurate Long Balls
50
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
5
15
Effective Tackles
9
19
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
15
Interceptions
12
23
Effective Clearances
12
23
Clearances
12

Head to Head

ATL leads series 3-2

Lineups

ATL · 4-1-4-1

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

CLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Zack SteffenG
  2. 17Lalas AbubakarCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan MensahCD-R
  4. 16Hector JimenezLB
  5. 25Harrison AffulRB
  6. 10Federico HiguaínAM
  7. 8ArturLM
  8. 6Wil TrappRM
  9. 11Gyasi ZardesF
  10. 7Pedro SantosAM-L
  11. 27Edward OpokuAM-R

Timeline

  1. 31' Goal! Atlanta United FC 1, Columbus Crew SC 0. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
  2. 45'+1' Chris McCann (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 50' Goal! Atlanta United FC 1, Columbus Crew SC 1. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wil Trapp.
  4. 70' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Justin Meram replaces Edward Opoku.
  5. 71' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Patrick Mullins replaces Federico Higuaín.
  6. 74' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Ezequiel Barco replaces Julian Gressel.
  7. 76' Goal! Atlanta United FC 2, Columbus Crew SC 1. Héctor Villalba (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeff Larentowicz following a fast break.
  8. 82' Goal! Atlanta United FC 3, Columbus Crew SC 1. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
  9. 83' Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  10. 86' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Luis Argudo replaces Pedro Santos.
  11. 86' Héctor Villalba (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 86' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Kevin Kratz replaces Héctor Villalba.
  13. 88' Brad Guzan (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Miles Robinson replaces Miguel Almirón.
  15. 90'+4' Artur (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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