MLS

FT Saturday, April 27, 2019
Colorado Rapids LLLLL 0
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Atlanta United FC WDLWL 1
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 43,005 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Atlanta earn first home win of season over winless Colorado

Julian Gressel scored in the 74th minute to give Atlanta United a 1-0 their first home victory against winless Colorado.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
3
33.6
Possession
66.4
6
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
229
Accurate Passes
526
316
Passes
630
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
9
12
Crosses
25
0.2
Cross %
0.4
61
Long Balls
68
21
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
4
4
Effective Tackles
10
8
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
12
32
Effective Clearances
13
32
Clearances
13

Head to Head

ATL leads series 2-0

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. 18Jeff LarentowiczRM
  9. 7Josef MartínezF
  10. 8Ezequiel BarcoAM-L
  11. 24Julian GresselAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Dion PereiraSUB
  2. 3M ParkhurstSUB
  3. 25Alec KannSUB
  4. 26Jon GallagherSUB
  5. 15Héctor VillalbaSUB
  6. 11Eric RemediSUB
  7. 4Florentin PogbaSUB

COL · 5-4-1

  1. 1Tim HowardG
  2. 5Tommy SmithCD
  3. 27Deklan WynneCD-L
  4. 2Keegan RosenberryCD-R
  5. 13Sam VinesLB
  6. 22Sebastian AndersonRB
  7. 4Danny WilsonCM-L
  8. 10Kellyn AcostaCM-R
  9. 7Diego RubioLM
  10. 28Sam NicholsonRM
  11. 23Kei KamaraF

Substitutes

  1. 6Benny FeilhaberSUB
  2. 31Clint IrwinSUB
  3. 17Dillon SernaSUB
  4. 99Andre ShinyashikiSUB
  5. 44Axel SjöbergSUB
  6. 20Nicolás MezquidaSUB
  7. 26Cole BassettSUB

Timeline

  1. 35' Sam Nicholson (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45'+1' Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 64' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Nicolás Mezquida replaces Sam Nicholson.
  4. 71' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Eric Remedi replaces Brek Shea.
  5. 71' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Héctor Villalba replaces Gonzalo Martínez.
  6. 73' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Dillon Serna replaces Diego Rubio.
  7. 74' Goal! Atlanta United FC 1, Colorado Rapids 0. Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
  8. 80' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Benny Feilhaber replaces Sebastian Anderson.
  9. 83' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Michael Parkhurst replaces Ezequiel Barco.
  10. 90'+6' Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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