MLS

FT Saturday, July 28, 2018
Atlanta United FC WLWDW 2
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CF Montréal WWLWD 1
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Match Report

Josef Martinez scores brace as Atlanta United overcomes Montreal Impact

Atlanta United stands atop the MLS following Saturday night's 2-1 win on the road against the Montreal Impact.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
6
44.2
Possession
55.8
13
SHOTS
12
8
ON GOAL
7
0.6
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
312
Accurate Passes
416
392
Passes
489
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
1
9
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.1
72
Long Balls
60
38
Accurate Long Balls
42
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
1
21
Effective Tackles
8
31
Tackles
10
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
15
Interceptions
12
21
Effective Clearances
10
21
Clearances
10

Head to Head

ATL leads series 2-1

Lineups

MTL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Evan BushG
  2. 4Rudy CamachoCD-L
  3. 15Rod FanniCD-R
  4. 3Daniel LovitzLB
  5. 22Jukka RaitalaRB
  6. 6Samuel PietteCM
  7. 8Saphir TaïderLM
  8. 13Ken KrolickiRM
  9. 21Matteo MancosuF
  10. 10Ignacio PiattiLF
  11. 9Alejandro SilvaRF

Substitutes

  1. 16Jeisson VargasSUB
  2. 28Shamit ShomeSUB
  3. 29Mathieu ChoinièreSUB
  4. 23Clément DiopSUB
  5. 2Víctor CabreraSUB
  6. 24Michael PetrassoSUB
  7. 7Dominic OduroSUB

ATL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 5Leandro González PírezCD-L
  3. 3M ParkhurstCD-R
  4. 16Chris McCannLB
  5. 2Franco EscobarRB
  6. 10Miguel AlmirónAM
  7. 18Jeff LarentowiczLM
  8. 11Eric RemediRM
  9. 7Josef MartínezF
  10. 15Héctor VillalbaAM-L
  11. 24Julian GresselAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Romario WilliamsSUB
  2. 30Andrew CarletonSUB
  3. 25Alec KannSUB
  4. 32Kevin KratzSUB
  5. 28Andrew Wheeler-OmiunuSUB
  6. 12Miles RobinsonSUB
  7. 19Brandon VázquezSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 31' Goal! Montreal Impact 0, Atlanta United FC 1. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Héctor Villalba with a cross.
  3. 57' Goal! Montreal Impact 0, Atlanta United FC 2. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  4. 65' Substitution, Montreal Impact. Mathieu Choinière replaces Saphir Taïder.
  5. 77' Michael Parkhurst (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 84' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Brandon Vázquez replaces Josef Martínez.
  7. 84' Substitution, Montreal Impact. Michael Petrasso replaces Jukka Raitala.
  8. 87' Goal! Montreal Impact 1, Atlanta United FC 2. Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Silva.
  9. 88' Substitution, Montreal Impact. Jeisson Vargas replaces Ken Krolicki.
  10. 90'+2' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Kevin Kratz replaces Héctor Villalba.

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