MLS

FT Saturday, May 5, 2018
Atlanta United FC WDWWW 2
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Chicago Fire FC WLWDL 1
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Match Report

John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

Ezequiel Barco nets first MLS goal as Atlanta United defeat Chicago Fire

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
4
50
Possession
50
10
SHOTS
14
6
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
357
Accurate Passes
340
449
Passes
425
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
7
Crosses
24
0.3
Cross %
0.2
66
Long Balls
52
29
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
3
21
Effective Tackles
13
28
Tackles
21
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
27
Effective Clearances
11
27
Clearances
11

Head to Head

series tied 1-1

Lineups

CHI · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 45Richard SánchezG
  2. 15Grant LillardCD-L
  3. 4Johan KappelhofCD-R
  4. 6Dax McCartyDM
  5. 3Brandon VincentLB
  6. 5Kevin EllisRB
  7. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerAM
  8. 28Elliot CollierLM
  9. 19Mohammed AdamsRM
  10. 10Aleksandar KataiCF-L
  11. 23Nemanja NikolicCF-R

ATL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 3M ParkhurstCD
  3. 5Leandro González PírezCD-L
  4. 2Franco EscobarCD-R
  5. 18Jeff LarentowiczCM-L
  6. 6Darlington NagbeCM-R
  7. 10Miguel AlmirónAM
  8. 4Gregory GarzaLM
  9. 24Julian GresselRM
  10. 7Josef MartínezCF-L
  11. 8Ezequiel BarcoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 24' Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 53' Goal! Chicago Fire 0, Atlanta United FC 1. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
  3. 57' Goal! Chicago Fire 0, Atlanta United FC 2. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
  4. 59' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Diego Campos replaces Elliot Collier.
  5. 59' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Alan Gordon replaces Mohammed Adams.
  6. 61' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, Atlanta United FC 2. Kevin Ellis (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  7. 65' Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 72' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Kevin Kratz replaces Josef Martínez.
  9. 73' Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 80' Grant Lillard (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 80' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Jonathan Campbell replaces Grant Lillard.
  12. 81' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Héctor Villalba replaces Ezequiel Barco.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Miles Robinson replaces Franco Escobar because of an injury.
  14. 90'+5' Héctor Villalba (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card.

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