Atlanta United FC vs LA Galaxy, 2019 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
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3 - 0
3 - 0
Martinez scores in ninth straight as Atlanta routs Galaxy
Josef Martinez scored a goal in his ninth consecutive appearance as Atlanta United earned a 3-0 victory Sunday over the visiting LA Galaxy.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Giancarlo González (LA Galaxy).
- 3': Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy).
- 3': Gonzalo Martínez (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Jeff Larentowicz (Atlanta United FC).
- 4': Joe Corona (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt saved. Uriel Antuna (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Favio Álvarez with a through ball.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Uriel Antuna (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jørgen Skjelvik.
- 10': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Joe Corona (LA Galaxy).
- 15': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gonzalo Martínez.
- 18': Foul by Jeff Larentowicz (Atlanta United FC).
- 18': Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt saved. Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 19': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy).
- 19': Gonzalo Martínez (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
- 21': Attempt saved. Dave Romney (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos with a cross.
- 21': Attempt missed. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Franco Escobar.
- 22': Foul by Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC).
- 22': Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC).
- 22': Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Own Goal by Dave Romney, LA Galaxy. Atlanta United FC 1, LA Galaxy 0.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jørgen Skjelvik.
- 25': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Justin Meram.
- 25': Attempt saved. Dave Romney (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos with a cross.
- 26': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Brad Guzan.
- 27': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United FC) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Justin Meram.
- 28': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Perry Kitchen (LA Galaxy).
- 29': Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Martínez.
- 32': Foul by Favio Álvarez (LA Galaxy).
- 32': Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United FC).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Attempt missed. Favio Álvarez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jørgen Skjelvik.
- 36': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco with a through ball.
- 36': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by David Bingham.
- 37': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Jeff Larentowicz (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
- 37': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Giancarlo González.
- 41': Attempt missed. Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jørgen Skjelvik.
- 42': Offside, Atlanta United FC. Justin Meram tries a through ball, but Josef Martínez is caught offside.
- 43': Own Goal by Giancarlo González, LA Galaxy. Atlanta United FC 2, LA Galaxy 0.
- 45': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Justin Meram.
- 45'+1': Foul by Uriel Antuna (LA Galaxy).
- 45'+1': Miles Robinson (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Atlanta United FC 2, LA Galaxy 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atlanta United FC 2, LA Galaxy 0.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 48': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Perry Kitchen.
- 49': Foul by Florentin Pogba (Atlanta United FC).
- 49': Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Foul by Jeff Larentowicz (Atlanta United FC).
- 49': Joe Corona (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
- 52': Rolf Feltscher (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Justin Meram (Atlanta United FC).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': David Bingham (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC).
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United FC).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Offside, LA Galaxy. Favio Álvarez tries a through ball, but Sebastian Lletget is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Joe Corona (LA Galaxy).
- 57': Jeff Larentowicz (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
- 59': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by David Bingham.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Darlington Nagbe (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 60': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Perry Kitchen.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 60': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 62': Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Emerson Hyndman replaces Ezequiel Barco.
- 63': Attempt saved. Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Martínez with a through ball.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 67': Darlington Nagbe (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Uriel Antuna (LA Galaxy).
- 69': Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 69': Penalty Atlanta United FC. Emerson Hyndman draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 69': Penalty conceded by Giancarlo González (LA Galaxy) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 70': Delay in match (Atlanta United FC). VAR checking.
- 70': VAR Decision: Penalty Atlanta United FC.
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Giancarlo González (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Goal! Atlanta United FC 3, LA Galaxy 0. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 73': Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Eric Remedi replaces Darlington Nagbe.
- 74': Attempt saved. Justin Meram (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeff Larentowicz.
- 74': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by David Bingham.
- 75': Foul by Gonzalo Martínez (Atlanta United FC).
- 75': Uriel Antuna (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Gonzalo Martínez (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Favio Álvarez.
- 76': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Franco Escobar.
- 80': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Julian Araujo replaces Joe Corona.
- 80': Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Dion Pereira replaces Julian Gressel.
- 82': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Giancarlo González.
- 86': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Justin Meram.
- 88': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emerson Hyndman following a fast break.
- 89': Foul by Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy).
- 89': Justin Meram (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Foul by Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC).
- 90'+1': Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Rolf Feltscher (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget.
- 90'+4': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Justin Meram.
- 90'+4': Foul by Dave Romney (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+4': Miles Robinson (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Eric Remedi (Atlanta United FC).
- 90'+6': Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Atlanta United FC 3, LA Galaxy 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atlanta United FC 3, LA Galaxy 0.
Statistics
 LA |
ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 6 | Saves | 4 |
| 45.1 | Possession | 54.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 370 | Accurate Passes | 451 |
| 447 | Passes | 538 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 12 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 18 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 22 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 72,548
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 72,548
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | FC Dallas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Atlanta United FC (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan (GK) |
| 12 | Miles Robinson |
| 4 | Florentin Pogba |
| 2 | Franco Escobar |
| 8 | Ezequiel Barco |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 18 | Jeff Larentowicz |
| 14 | Justin Meram |
| 24 | Julian Gressel |
| 10 | Gonzalo Martínez  |
| 7 | Josef Martínez |
LA Galaxy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Bingham (GK) |
| 4 | Dave Romney |
| 21 | Giancarlo González |
| 16 | Jorgen Skjelvik |
| 25 | Rolf Feltscher |
| 2 | Perry Kitchen |
| 8 | Jonathan dos Santos |
| 14 | Joe Corona |
| 18 | Uriel Antuna |
| 11 | Favio Álvarez |
| 17 | Sebastian Lletget |
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