MLS

FT Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Toronto FC DLWLW 0
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Atlanta United FC LWLWW 2
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 42,537 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Villalba, Gressel scores as Atlanta downs Toronto for third straight win

Atlanta United FC beat Toronto FC as Hector Villalba and Julian Gressel scored goals via two Josef Martinez assists in a 2-0 decision.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
5
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
0
53.6
Possession
46.4
8
SHOTS
19
0
ON GOAL
5
0.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
491
Accurate Passes
403
548
Passes
465
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
12
Crosses
23
0.1
Cross %
0.2
56
Long Balls
40
38
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.7
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
9
16
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
10
19
Effective Clearances
12
19
Clearances
12

Head to Head

TOR leads series 1-0-3

Lineups

ATL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 5Leandro González PírezCD-L
  3. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  4. 20Brek SheaLB
  5. 2Franco EscobarRB
  6. 10Gonzalo MartínezAM
  7. 6Darlington NagbeLM
  8. 11Eric RemediRM
  9. 7Josef MartínezF
  10. 15Héctor VillalbaAM-L
  11. 24Julian GresselAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Florentin PogbaSUB
  2. 25Alec KannSUB
  3. 18Jeff LarentowiczSUB
  4. 28Dion PereiraSUB
  5. 9Romario WilliamsSUB
  6. 3M ParkhurstSUB
  7. 26Jon GallagherSUB

TOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Alex BonoG
  2. 26Laurent CimanCD-L
  3. 15Eriq ZavaletaCD-R
  4. 5Ashtone MorganLB
  5. 22Richie LaryeaRB
  6. 10Alejandro PozueloAM
  7. 4Michael BradleyLM
  8. 27Liam FraserRM
  9. 20Ayo AkinolaF
  10. 14Jay ChapmanAM-L
  11. 18Nick DeLeonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 91Terrence BoydSUB
  2. 16Quentin WestbergSUB
  3. 8Mark DelgadoSUB
  4. 96AuroSUB
  5. 2Justin MorrowSUB
  6. 23Chris MavingaSUB
  7. 21Jonathan OsorioSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Atlanta United FC 1, Toronto FC 0. Héctor Villalba (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez following a set piece situation.
  2. 21' Richie Laryea (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 51' Substitution, Toronto FC. Justin Morrow replaces Ashtone Morgan.
  4. 53' Substitution, Toronto FC. Jonathan Osorio replaces Nick DeLeon.
  5. 56' Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 61' Substitution, Toronto FC. Terrence Boyd replaces Ayo Akinola.
  7. 67' Goal! Atlanta United FC 2, Toronto FC 0. Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
  8. 70' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Michael Parkhurst replaces Brek Shea.
  9. 74' Eriq Zavaleta (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  10. 76' Michael Bradley (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 77' Terrence Boyd (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 83' Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 86' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Jeff Larentowicz replaces Julian Gressel.
  14. 86' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Dion Pereira replaces Héctor Villalba.

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