MLS

FT Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Houston Dynamo FC LLWLL 0
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Atlanta United FC WLDWL 5
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ATL235
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 42,557 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Atlanta blows out 10-man Dynamo to go second

Josef Martinez scored a pair of second-half goals as Atlanta United blew out the Houston Dynamo to move into second in MLS' Eastern Conference.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
1
29.6
Possession
70.4
5
SHOTS
23
1
ON GOAL
8
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
202
Accurate Passes
595
278
Passes
655
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
7
6
Crosses
23
0.7
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
53
18
Accurate Long Balls
46
0.3
Long Balls %
0.9
1
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
5
12
Tackles
6
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
11
Interceptions
11
20
Effective Clearances
6
20
Clearances
6

Head to Head

series tied 1-1

Lineups

ATL · 5-3-2

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 3M ParkhurstCD
  3. 5Leandro González PírezCD-L
  4. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  5. 28Dion PereiraLB
  6. 24Julian GresselRB
  7. 18Jeff LarentowiczCM
  8. 16Emerson HyndmanCM-L
  9. 6Darlington NagbeCM-R
  10. 7Josef MartínezCF-L
  11. 19Brandon VázquezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Gonzalo MartínezSUB
  2. 11Eric RemediSUB
  3. 13Brendan MooreSUB
  4. 29Mohammed AdamsSUB
  5. 14Justin MeramSUB

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Tyler DericG
  2. 15Maynor FigueroaCD-L
  3. 6Aljaz StrunaCD-R
  4. 7DaMarcus BeasleyLB
  5. 16Kevin GarciaRB
  6. 10Tomás MartínezAM
  7. 24Darwin CerénLM
  8. 22Matias VeraRM
  9. 17Alberth ElisF
  10. 11Thomas McNamaraAM-L
  11. 14Marlon HairstonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 31Romell QuiotoSUB
  2. 5Juan CabezasSUB
  3. 9Mauro ManotasSUB
  4. 20A.J. DeLaGarzaSUB
  5. 23Joe WillisSUB
  6. 27Boniek GarcíaSUB
  7. 2Alejandro FuenmayorSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 6' Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  3. 27' Goal! Atlanta United FC 1, Houston Dynamo 0. Darlington Nagbe (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
  4. 29' Goal! Atlanta United FC 2, Houston Dynamo 0. Brandon Vázquez (Atlanta United FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  5. 45'+2' Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Juan Cabezas replaces Tomás Martínez.
  7. 45' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Romell Quioto replaces Tommy McNamara.
  8. 60' Goal! Atlanta United FC 3, Houston Dynamo 0. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
  9. 62' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Mauro Manotas replaces Marlon Hairston.
  10. 64' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Eric Remedi replaces Emerson Hyndman.
  11. 74' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Gonzalo Martínez replaces Brandon Vázquez.
  12. 77' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Mohammed Adams replaces Darlington Nagbe.
  13. 79' Goal! Atlanta United FC 4, Houston Dynamo 0. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Eric Remedi.
  14. 79' Romell Quioto (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 88' Goal! Atlanta United FC 5, Houston Dynamo 0. Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

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