MLS

FT Sunday, May 5, 2019
Atlanta United FC LWLWW 3
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Sporting Kansas City LDLDL 0
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Match Report

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Josef Martinez, Ezequiel Barco help Atlanta United down Sporting Kansas City

Josef Martinez scored two goals, and Ezequiel Barco had one goal and one assist as Atlanta United notched a 3-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
5
54.9
Possession
45.1
19
SHOTS
10
8
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
512
Accurate Passes
399
590
Passes
480
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
7
Crosses
11
0.4
Cross %
0.4
54
Long Balls
50
28
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
6
12
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
10
Interceptions
9
12
Effective Clearances
16
12
Clearances
16

Head to Head

SKC leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 16Graham SmithCD-L
  3. 2Botond BaráthCD-R
  4. 15Seth SinovicLB
  5. 8Graham ZusiRB
  6. 21Felipe GutiérrezCM
  7. 11Kelyn RoweLM
  8. 10Yohan CroizetRM
  9. 9Krisztian NemethF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Substitutes

  1. 6Ilie SánchezSUB
  2. 24Gedion ZelalemSUB
  3. 3Abdul RwatubyayeSUB
  4. 14Nicolas HaslerSUB
  5. 1Adrián ZendejasSUB

ATL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 5Leandro González PírezCD-L
  3. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  4. 3M ParkhurstLB
  5. 2Franco EscobarRB
  6. 10Gonzalo MartínezAM
  7. 6Darlington NagbeLM
  8. 11Eric RemediRM
  9. 7Josef MartínezF
  10. 8Ezequiel BarcoAM-L
  11. 24Julian GresselAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Alec KannSUB
  2. 26Jon GallagherSUB
  3. 28Dion PereiraSUB
  4. 15Héctor VillalbaSUB
  5. 20Brek SheaSUB
  6. 4Florentin PogbaSUB
  7. 18Jeff LarentowiczSUB

Timeline

  1. 39' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Atlanta United FC 1. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  2. 47' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Atlanta United FC 2. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 65' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Ilie Sánchez replaces Yohan Croizet.
  4. 65' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gedion Zelalem replaces Kelyn Rowe.
  5. 66' Eric Remedi (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 71' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Jeff Larentowicz replaces Eric Remedi.
  7. 71' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Héctor Villalba replaces Gonzalo Martínez.
  8. 76' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Atlanta United FC 3. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco.
  9. 81' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Brek Shea replaces Josef Martínez.

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