MLS

FT Saturday, April 21, 2018
Atlanta United FC WWWDW 2
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LA Galaxy DWLWL 0
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Match Report

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Atlanta beat LA Galaxy with Martinez, Almiron goals; Zlatan Ibrahimovic plays 90

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
5
54.7
Possession
45.3
20
SHOTS
8
7
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.1
1
Penalty Goals
0
2
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
431
Accurate Passes
331
517
Passes
411
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
11
Crosses
26
0.2
Cross %
0.2
81
Long Balls
57
50
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
5
12
Tackles
9
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
25
Effective Clearances
18
25
Clearances
18

Head to Head

ATL leads series 1-0

Lineups

LA · 4-4-2

  1. 1David BinghamG
  2. 16Jorgen SkjelvikCD-L
  3. 5Daniel SteresCD-R
  4. 3Ashley ColeLB
  5. 25Rolf FeltscherRB
  6. 6Baggio HusidicCM-L
  7. 2Perry KitchenCM-R
  8. 17Sebastian LletgetLM
  9. 7Romain AlessandriniRM
  10. 11Ola KamaraCF-L
  11. 9Zlatan IbrahimovicCF-R

ATL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 3M ParkhurstCD
  3. 16Chris McCannCD-L
  4. 5Leandro González PírezCD-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. 20' Penalty missed! Still LA Galaxy 0, Atlanta United FC 0. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
  2. 22' Goal! LA Galaxy 0, Atlanta United FC 1. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
  3. 24' Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 29' Perry Kitchen (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 60' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Servando Carrasco replaces Baggio Husidic.
  6. 66' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Giovani dos Santos replaces Sebastian Lletget.
  7. 75' Michael Parkhurst (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 77' Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 81' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Kevin Kratz replaces Josef Martínez.
  10. 81' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Chris Pontius replaces Daniel Steres.
  11. 83' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Romario Williams replaces Ezequiel Barco.
  12. 85' Servando Carrasco (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Sal Zizzo replaces Julian Gressel.
  14. 90'+3' Romario Williams (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+4' Goal! LA Galaxy 0, Atlanta United FC 2. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

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