LAFC vs Atlanta United FC, 2019 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS

LAFC

33': Adama Diomandé
38': Diego Rossi
42': Carlos Vela (P)
45': Eduard Atuesta

FT
4 - 3

Atlanta United FC

2': Mohammed Adams
45'+2': Josef Martínez
51': Eddie Segura (OG)

LAFC hold on beat Atlanta in 7-goal thriller

Los Angeles FC midfielder Eduard Atuesta (20) celebrates his goal with midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye [1296x729]

LAFC scored four goals in a 12-minute span as the top team in MLS defeated defending champions Atlanta United.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Hand ball by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
2': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Atlanta United FC 1. Mohammed Adams (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
3': Darlington Nagbe (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
4': Foul by Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC).
4': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Foul by Emerson Hyndman (Atlanta United FC).
8': Jordan Harvey (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Jordan Harvey tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
11': Foul by Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC).
11': Walker Zimmerman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Eric Remedi (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
13': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC).
13': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Brad Guzan.
14': Foul by Adama Diomande (Los Angeles Football Club).
14': Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Eddie Segura tries a through ball, but Adama Diomande is caught offside.
16': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
16': Attempt blocked. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
17': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Emerson Hyndman.
18': Attempt blocked. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21': Foul by Jordan Harvey (Los Angeles Football Club).
21': Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': 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 Julian Gressel.
23': Delay in match because of an injury Darlington Nagbe (Atlanta United FC).
24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
25': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Mohammed Adams.
26': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
26': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
29': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
29': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Brad Guzan.
30': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Foul by Mohammed Adams (Atlanta United FC).
32': Emerson Hyndman (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
33': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Atlanta United FC 1. Adama Diomande (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
35': Darlington Nagbe (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
36': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Franco Escobar.
38': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Atlanta United FC 1. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
39': Penalty Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela draws a foul in the penalty area.
39': Penalty conceded by Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
42': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, Atlanta United FC 1. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
43': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Jordan Harvey tries a through ball, but Adama Diomande is caught offside.
44': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by Eric Remedi (Atlanta United FC).
44': Eric Remedi (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 4, Atlanta United FC 1. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adama Diomande.
45'+2': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 4, Atlanta United FC 2. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
45'+4': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 4, Atlanta United FC 2.
45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 4, Atlanta United FC 2.
45': Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Justin Meram replaces Mohammed Adams.
46': Foul by Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club).
46': Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Darlington Nagbe (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
49': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Walker Zimmerman.
49': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Martínez with a cross following a corner.
50': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
50': Gonzalo Martínez (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Own Goal by Eddie Segura, Los Angeles Football Club. Los Angeles Football Club 4, Atlanta United FC 3.
52': Offside, Atlanta United FC. Emerson Hyndman tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Martínez is caught offside.
54': Darlington Nagbe (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Adama Diomande (Los Angeles Football Club).
54': Eric Remedi (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
56': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Foul by Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC).
56': Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
57': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Brad Guzan.
58': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Leandro González Pirez.
58': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
59': Foul by Steven Beitashour (Los Angeles Football Club).
59': Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Ezequiel Barco replaces Gonzalo Martínez.
60': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adama Diomande.
61': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
61': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Justin Meram (Atlanta United FC).
62': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
63': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Lee Nguyen replaces Steven Beitashour.
65': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Leandro González Pirez.
66': Attempt blocked. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
66': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco following a fast break.
67': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC).
67': Attempt saved. Adama Diomande (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
70': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Leandro González Pirez.
70': Attempt blocked. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
72': Attempt blocked. Emerson Hyndman (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Meram.
72': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Jordan Harvey.
75': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
75': Attempt missed. Miles Robinson (Atlanta United FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross following a corner.
79': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Foul by Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC).
80': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Harvey.
80': Foul by Justin Meram (Atlanta United FC).
80': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Justin Meram (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card.
81': Adama Diomande (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC).
82': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
84': Attempt saved. Lee Nguyen (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
84': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Brad Guzan.
84': Attempt saved. Walker Zimmerman (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
85': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Brad Guzan.
85': Attempt missed. Eric Remedi (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
89': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Lee Nguyen tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
90': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Dejan Jakovic replaces Diego Rossi.
90': Attempt blocked. Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Jordan Harvey.
90'+1': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Foul by Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC).
90'+3': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 4, Atlanta United FC 3.
0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 4, Atlanta United FC 3.

Statistics

ATL		LAFC
14	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
5	Corner Kicks	13
6	Saves	1
49.7	Possession	50.3
11	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	10
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
275	Accurate Passes	275
367	Passes	366
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	2
15	Crosses	22
0.3	Cross %	0.1
61	Long Balls	47
28	Accurate Long Balls	13
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	5
9	Effective Tackles	10
20	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	10
18	Effective Clearances	15
18	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,511

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Philadelphia Union	28	+22	54
2	FC Cincinnati	28	+7	52
3	Nashville SC	28	+17	50
4	Orlando City SC	28	+14	47

Full Table

Line-Ups

LAFC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
23	Pablo Sisniega (GK)
4	Eddie Segura
25	Walker Zimmerman
2	Jordan Harvey
3	Steven Beitashour
20	Eduard Atuesta
14	Mark-Anthony Kaye
7	Latif Blessing
99	Adama Diomandé
9	Diego Rossi
10	Carlos Vela

LAFC Substitutes:

Lee Nguyen, Adrien Perez, Christian Ramírez, Joshua Pérez, Rodolfo Zelaya, Dejan Janković, Tyler Miller.

Atlanta United FC (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Brad Guzan (GK)
12	Miles Robinson
5	Leandro González Pírez
2	Franco Escobar
6	Darlington Nagbe
16	Emerson Hyndman
11	Eric Remedi
29	Mohammed Adams
24	Julian Gressel
7	Josef Martínez
10	Gonzalo Martínez

Atlanta United FC Substitutes:

Florentin Pogba, Michael Parkhurst, Jeff Larentowicz, Ezequiel Barco, Dion Pereira, Justin Meram, Alec Kann.

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