MLS

FT Sunday, November 25, 2018
Red Bull New York WWWLW 0
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Atlanta United FC WWLWW 3
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ATL123
1st Leg · Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 70,016 att. · ESPN

Match Report

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Atlanta United FC rolls over New York Red Bulls in Eastern Conference final first leg

Atlanta United cruised to a 3-0 victory over the visiting New York Red Bulls in the first leg of their Eastern Conference final on Sunday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
1
47.9
Possession
52.1
6
SHOTS
13
1
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
217
Accurate Passes
254
350
Passes
372
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
6
10
Crosses
16
0.4
Cross %
0.4
68
Long Balls
82
14
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.2
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
18
13
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
1.0
9
Interceptions
17
13
Effective Clearances
21
13
Clearances
21

Head to Head

RBNY leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

ATL · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 3M ParkhurstCD
  3. 5Leandro González PírezCD-L
  4. 18Jeff LarentowiczCD-R
  5. 11Eric RemediSW
  6. 24Julian GresselCM-L
  7. 6Darlington NagbeCM-R
  8. 4Gregory GarzaLM
  9. 2Franco EscobarRM
  10. 10Miguel AlmirónCF-L
  11. 7Josef MartínezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 32Kevin Kratz
  2. 12Miles Robinson
  3. 19Brandon Vázquez
  4. 8Ezequiel Barco
  5. 15Héctor Villalba
  6. 25Alec Kann
  7. 16Chris McCann

RBNY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Luis RoblesG
  2. 31Luis RoblesG
  3. 33Aaron LongCD-L
  4. 26Tim ParkerCD-R
  5. 5Connor LadeLB
  6. 62Amir MurilloRB
  7. 10Alejandro Romero GamarraAM
  8. 27Sean DavisLM
  9. 4Tyler AdamsRM
  10. 99Bradley Wright-PhillipsF
  11. 77Daniel RoyerAM-L
  12. 19Alex MuylAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Cristian Cásseres Jr.SUB
  2. 7Derrick Etienne Jr.SUB
  3. 29Fidel EscobarSUB
  4. 18Ryan MearaSUB
  5. 9Andreas IvanSUB
  6. 90Marc RzatkowskiSUB
  7. 42Brian WhiteSUB

Timeline

  1. 32' Goal! Atlanta United FC 1, New York Red Bulls 0. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeff Larentowicz with a cross.
  2. 54' VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  3. 62' Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 71' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Derrick Etienne replaces Daniel Royer.
  5. 71' Goal! Atlanta United FC 2, New York Red Bulls 0. Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
  6. 77' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Héctor Villalba replaces Josef Martínez.
  7. 83' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Chris McCann replaces Greg Garza.
  8. 84' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Marc Rzatkowski replaces Alex Muyl.
  9. 86' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Ezequiel Barco replaces Miguel Almirón.
  10. 87' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Brian White replaces Sean Davis.
  11. 90'+5' Goal! Atlanta United FC 3, New York Red Bulls 0. Héctor Villalba (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Franco Escobar.

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