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FT Friday, July 26, 2019
Atlanta United FC WLWWL 3
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LAFC WLWLW 4
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Match Report

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LAFC hold on beat Atlanta in 7-goal thriller

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

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

ATL leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 23Pablo SisniegaG
  2. 4Eddie SeguraCD-L
  3. 25Walker ZimmermanCD-R
  4. 2Jordan HarveyLB
  5. 3Steven BeitashourRB
  6. 20Eduard AtuestaCM
  7. 14Mark-Anthony KayeLM
  8. 7Latif BlessingRM
  9. 99Adama DiomandéF
  10. 9Diego RossiLF
  11. 10Carlos VelaRF

Substitutes

  1. 24Lee NguyenSUB
  2. 26Adrien PerezSUB
  3. 21Christian RamírezSUB
  4. 18Joshua PérezSUB
  5. 22Rodolfo ZelayaSUB
  6. 5Dejan JankovićSUB
  7. 1Tyler MillerSUB

ATL · 3-5-1-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 12Miles RobinsonCD
  3. 5Leandro González PírezCD-L
  4. 2Franco EscobarCD-R
  5. 6Darlington NagbeCM-L
  6. 16Emerson HyndmanCM-R
  7. 11Eric RemediAM
  8. 29Mohammed AdamsLM
  9. 24Julian GresselRM
  10. 7Josef MartínezF
  11. 10Gonzalo MartínezRCF

Substitutes

  1. 4Florentin PogbaSUB
  2. 3M ParkhurstSUB
  3. 18Jeff LarentowiczSUB
  4. 8Ezequiel BarcoSUB
  5. 28Dion PereiraSUB
  6. 14Justin MeramSUB
  7. 25Alec KannSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 44' Eric Remedi (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 45' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Justin Meram replaces Mohammed Adams.
  9. 51' Own Goal by Eddie Segura, Los Angeles Football Club. Los Angeles Football Club 4, Atlanta United FC 3.
  10. 56' Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 59' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Ezequiel Barco replaces Gonzalo Martínez.
  12. 63' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Lee Nguyen replaces Steven Beitashour.
  13. 80' Justin Meram (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Dejan Jakovic replaces Diego Rossi.

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