MLS

FT Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Atlanta United FC WLLWW 1
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New York City FC WWDWD 4
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Match Report

Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Mitrita hat trick sees NYCFC past Atlanta United

Alexandru Mitrita recorded a hat trick over a 21-minute span of the first half, and Eastern Conference-leading NYCFC beat Atlanta United.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
15
4
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
3
45
Possession
55
10
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
237
Accurate Passes
320
339
Passes
418
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
2
7
Crosses
10
0.1
Cross %
0.2
77
Long Balls
80
40
Accurate Long Balls
42
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
20
25
Tackles
27
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
15
6
Effective Clearances
10
6
Clearances
10

Head to Head

ATL leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  3. 4Maxime ChanotCD-R
  4. 22Rónald MatarritaLB
  5. 33Sebastien IbeaghaRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 15Tony RochaLM
  8. 8Alexander RingRM
  9. 11Valentín CastellanosF
  10. 28Alexandru MitritaAM-L
  11. 29Ismael Tajouri-ShradiAM-R

ATL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 12Miles RobinsonCD
  3. 4Florentin PogbaCD-L
  4. 5Leandro González PírezCD-R
  5. 6Darlington NagbeCM-L
  6. 11Eric RemediCM-R
  7. 15Héctor VillalbaLM
  8. 2Franco EscobarRM
  9. 19Brandon VázquezF
  10. 16Emerson HyndmanCF-L
  11. 10Gonzalo MartínezCF-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! New York City FC 1, Atlanta United FC 0. Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi following a fast break.
  2. 23' Goal! New York City FC 2, Atlanta United FC 0. Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
  3. 27' Florentin Pogba (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 33' Alexander Ring (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 34' Goal! New York City FC 3, Atlanta United FC 0. Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  6. 36' Tony Rocha (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 43' Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left. Maximiliano Moralez should be disappointed.
  8. 45'+2' Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 52' Maxime Chanot (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 53' Goal! New York City FC 3, Atlanta United FC 1. Gonzalo Martínez (Atlanta United FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  11. 56' Eric Remedi (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 63' Substitution, New York City FC. Héber replaces Alexandru Mitrita.
  13. 69' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Mohammed Adams replaces Eric Remedi.
  14. 71' Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 71' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Justin Meram replaces Héctor Villalba.
  16. 82' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Dion Pereira replaces Franco Escobar.
  17. 87' Goal! New York City FC 4, Atlanta United FC 1. Héber (New York City FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal.
  18. 87' Substitution, New York City FC. Jesús Medina replaces Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.
  19. 89' Mohammed Adams (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 90'+1' Substitution, New York City FC. Justin Haak replaces Valentín Castellanos.
  21. 90'+3' Ronald Matarrita (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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