MLS

FT Saturday, December 8, 2018
Portland Timbers WLDWL 0
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Atlanta United FC WWWLW 2
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POR000
ATL112
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 73,019 att.

Match Report

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Josef Martinez powers Atlanta United to MLS Cup win over Portland Timbers

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
3
51.8
Possession
48.2
8
SHOTS
9
3
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
326
Accurate Passes
308
443
Passes
416
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
6
17
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.4
72
Long Balls
81
30
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
0
6
Effective Tackles
5
9
Tackles
9
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
14
14
Effective Clearances
18
14
Clearances
18

Highlights

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Head to Head

Lineups

ATL · 5-3-2

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

Substitutes

  1. 19Brandon VázquezSUB
  2. 12Miles RobinsonSUB
  3. 25Alec KannSUB
  4. 15Héctor VillalbaSUB
  5. 8Ezequiel BarcoSUB
  6. 32Kevin KratzSUB
  7. 16Chris McCannSUB

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jeff AttinellaG
  2. 24Liam RidgewellCD-L
  3. 33Larrys MabialaCD-R
  4. 4Jorge VillafañaLB
  5. 16Zarek ValentinRB
  6. 8Diego ValeriAM
  7. 20David GuzmánLM
  8. 21Diego CharáRM
  9. 17Jeremy EbobisseF
  10. 10Sebastián BlancoAM-L
  11. 11Andy PoloAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Andres FloresSUB
  2. 26Lucas MelanoSUB
  3. 12Steve ClarkSUB
  4. 13Lawrence OlumSUB
  5. 27Dairon AsprillaSUB
  6. 2Alvas PowellSUB
  7. 25Bill TuilomaSUB

Timeline

  1. 39' Goal! Atlanta United FC 1, Portland Timbers 0. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
  2. 54' Goal! Atlanta United FC 2, Portland Timbers 0. Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez following a set piece situation.
  3. 59' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Lucas Melano replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
  4. 68' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Dairon Asprilla replaces Andy Polo.
  5. 76' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Héctor Villalba replaces Josef Martínez.
  6. 80' Diego Chara (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 82' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Alvas Powell replaces David Guzmán.
  8. 90'+1' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Ezequiel Barco replaces Miguel Almirón.
  9. 90'+2' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Chris McCann replaces Greg Garza.
  10. 90'+4' Chris McCann (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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