MLS

FT Saturday, March 17, 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps WDLWW 1
–
Atlanta United FC DDLLW 4
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VAN011
ATL134
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 45,003 att.

Match Report

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Atlanta's Josef Martinez nets his fourth hat trick in 23rd MLS game

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
1
27.8
Possession
72.2
5
SHOTS
22
2
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
196
Accurate Passes
623
257
Passes
674
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
6
Crosses
27
0.2
Cross %
0.1
52
Long Balls
71
26
Accurate Long Balls
62
0.5
Long Balls %
0.9
1
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
7
12
Tackles
12
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
21
Effective Clearances
11
21
Clearances
11

Highlights

01:59 Atlanta 4-1 Vancouver: Martinez puts three past 10-man Whitecaps - Via MLS Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

VAN leads series 1-0

Lineups

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. 16Chris McCannLM
  9. 24Julian GresselRM
  10. 7Josef MartínezCF-L
  11. 15Héctor VillalbaCF-R

VAN · 3-5-2

  1. 1Stefan MarinovicG
  2. 4Kendall WastonCD
  3. 22Aaron MaundCD-L
  4. 18José AjaCD-R
  5. 77Jordon MutchCM-L
  6. 6Efraín JuárezCM-R
  7. 8FelipeAM
  8. 67Alphonso DaviesLM
  9. 28Jakob NerwinskiRM
  10. 9Anthony BlondellCF-L
  11. 11Nicolás MezquidaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 13' Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  2. 13' Efraín Juárez (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 15' Goal! Atlanta United FC 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 45'+3' Jeff Larentowicz (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brek Shea replaces Nicolás Mezquida.
  6. 55' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Erik Hurtado replaces Anthony Blondell.
  7. 58' Own Goal by Aaron Maund, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Atlanta United FC 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
  8. 59' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Kevin Kratz replaces Jeff Larentowicz.
  9. 60' Goal! Atlanta United FC 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miguel Almirón with a through ball following a fast break.
  10. 60' José Aja (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 67' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Yordy Reyna replaces Efraín Juárez.
  12. 72' Yordy Reyna (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 78' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Andrew Carleton replaces Héctor Villalba.
  14. 85' Goal! Atlanta United FC 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Erik Hurtado (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordon Mutch with a through ball following a fast break.
  15. 88' Goal! Atlanta United FC 4, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Carleton.
  16. 89' Chris McCann (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Romario Williams replaces Josef Martínez.

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