MLS

FT Saturday, October 19, 2019
New England Revolution DDDWL 0
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Atlanta United FC WWLDW 1
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 66,114 att.

Match Report

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Atlanta start MLS Cup defense with hard-fought win over Revolution

Franco Escobar scored in the 70th minute and Brad Guzan made six saves as Atlanta United started defense of the MLS Cup title with a 1-0 victory.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
6
45
Possession
55
14
SHOTS
14
6
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
303
Accurate Passes
388
378
Passes
467
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
21
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.2
53
Long Balls
69
31
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
4
5
Effective Tackles
12
14
Tackles
25
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
12
13
Effective Clearances
14
13
Clearances
14

Head to Head

ATL leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

ATL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 3M ParkhurstCD
  3. 5Leandro González PírezCD-L
  4. 2Franco EscobarCD-R
  5. 18Jeff LarentowiczCM-L
  6. 6Darlington NagbeCM-R
  7. 14Justin MeramLM
  8. 24Julian GresselRM
  9. 7Josef MartínezF
  10. 16Emerson HyndmanCF-L
  11. 8Ezequiel BarcoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Alec KannSUB
  2. 29Mohammed AdamsSUB
  3. 19Brandon VázquezSUB
  4. 11Eric RemediSUB
  5. 10Gonzalo MartínezSUB
  6. 15Héctor VillalbaSUB
  7. 4Florentin PogbaSUB

NE · 4-4-2

  1. 30Matt TurnerG
  2. 19Antonio Dalamea MilnarCD-L
  3. 2Andrew FarrellCD-R
  4. 24DeJuan JonesLB
  5. 15Brandon ByeRB
  6. 23Wilfried ZahiboCM-L
  7. 6Scott CaldwellCM-R
  8. 70Cristian PenillaLM
  9. 22Carles GilRM
  10. 7Gustavo BouCF-L
  11. 10Teal BunburyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Diego FagundezSUB
  2. 17Juan AgudeloSUB
  3. 28Michael MancienneSUB
  4. 9Juan CaicedoSUB
  5. 18Brad KnightonSUB
  6. 3Jalil AnibabaSUB
  7. 27Luis CaicedoSUB

Timeline

  1. 42' Wilfried Zahibo (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 43' Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 53' Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 58' Jeff Larentowicz (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 65' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Florentin Pogba replaces Emerson Hyndman.
  6. 65' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Héctor Villalba replaces Justin Meram.
  7. 70' Goal! Atlanta United FC 1, New England Revolution 0. Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco.
  8. 76' Antonio Mlinar Delamea (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 80' Substitution, New England Revolution. Diego Fagundez replaces Wilfried Zahibo.
  10. 80' Substitution, New England Revolution. Juan Fernando Caicedo replaces Teal Bunbury.
  11. 85' Substitution, New England Revolution. Juan Agudelo replaces Antonio Mlinar Delamea.
  12. 88' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Mohammed Adams replaces Ezequiel Barco.

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