MLS

FT Saturday, April 7, 2018
LAFC WWL 0
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Atlanta United FC LLWWW 5
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ATL145
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 45,207 att. · ESPN

Match Report

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Miguel Almiron and VAR help Atlanta United rout LAFC

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
1
59
Possession
41
17
SHOTS
11
1
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
466
Accurate Passes
286
549
Passes
376
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
13
0.5
Cross %
0.2
52
Long Balls
77
28
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
15
19
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
7
Effective Clearances
21
7
Clearances
21

Lineups

ATL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 3M ParkhurstCD
  3. 16Chris McCannCD-L
  4. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  5. 18Jeff LarentowiczCM-L
  6. 6Darlington NagbeCM-R
  7. 10Miguel AlmirónAM
  8. 22Mikey AmbroseLM
  9. 24Julian GresselRM
  10. 15Héctor VillalbaCF-L
  11. 7Josef MartínezCF-R

LAFC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Tyler MillerG
  2. 23Laurent CimanCD-L
  3. 25Walker ZimmermanCD-R
  4. 44Joao MoutinhoLB
  5. 3Steven BeitashourRB
  6. 10Carlos VelaAM
  7. 14Mark-Anthony KayeLM
  8. 33Benny FeilhaberRM
  9. 21Marco UreñaF
  10. 7Latif BlessingAM-L
  11. 9Diego RossiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 1' Chris McCann (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 17' Goal! Atlanta United FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
  3. 48' Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 59' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Kevin Kratz replaces Héctor Villalba.
  5. 67' Goal! Atlanta United FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
  6. 71' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Eduard Atuesta replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye.
  7. 73' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Rodrigo Pacheco replaces Diego Rossi.
  8. 76' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Tristan Blackmon replaces Steven Beitashour.
  9. 84' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Romario Williams replaces Josef Martínez.
  10. 88' Goal! Atlanta United FC 3, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  11. 90' João Moutinho (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+2' Second yellow card to João Moutinho (Los Angeles Football Club) for hand ball.
  13. 90'+2' Goal! Atlanta United FC 4, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  14. 90'+3' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Andrew Carleton replaces Miguel Almirón.
  15. 90'+7' Goal! Atlanta United FC 5, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Romario Williams (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeff Larentowicz following a fast break.
  16. 90'+8' Romario Williams (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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