MLS

FT Thursday, October 24, 2019
Philadelphia Union WLLWL 0
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Atlanta United FC LDWWW 2
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ATL112
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 41,507 att. · ESPN2

Match Report

Dale Zanine/USA TODAY Sports

Atlanta United beats Philadelphia Union to keep title defense alive

Julian Gressel's early goal and Josef Martinez's late goal led Atlanta United to a 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Union on Thursday night.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
3
46.7
Possession
53.3
12
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
337
Accurate Passes
404
402
Passes
476
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
5
24
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.3
44
Long Balls
58
26
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
8
8
Tackles
10
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
11
14
Effective Clearances
24
14
Clearances
24

Head to Head

ATL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ATL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 4Florentin PogbaCD-L
  3. 5Leandro González PírezCD-R
  4. 22Mikey AmbroseLB
  5. 2Franco EscobarRB
  6. 18Jeff LarentowiczCM
  7. 10Gonzalo MartínezLM
  8. 6Darlington NagbeRM
  9. 7Josef MartínezF
  10. 8Ezequiel BarcoLF
  11. 24Julian GresselRF

PHI · 4-3-1-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 4Mark McKenzieCD-L
  3. 3Jack ElliottCD-R
  4. 27Kai WagnerLB
  5. 28Raymon GaddisRB
  6. 17Sergio SantosM
  7. 6Haris MedunjaninCM
  8. 22Brenden AaronsonAM
  9. 35Jamiro MonteiroLM
  10. 11Alejandro BedoyaRM
  11. 9Fafà PicaultCF-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Atlanta United FC 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Martínez.
  2. 34' Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 38' Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 52' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Ilsinho replaces Brenden Aaronson.
  5. 66' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Marco Fabián replaces Sergio Santos.
  6. 73' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Emerson Hyndman replaces Ezequiel Barco.
  7. 74' Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 79' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Eric Remedi replaces Gonzalo Martínez.
  9. 80' Goal! Atlanta United FC 2, Philadelphia Union 0. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel following a fast break.
  10. 82' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Andrew Wooten replaces Kai Wagner.
  11. 84' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Mohammed Adams replaces Mikey Ambrose.
  12. 87' Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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