MLS

FT Saturday, February 29, 2020
Atlanta United FC WLDWW 2
–
Nashville SC DDDLL 1
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ATL202
NSH101
Nissan Stadium, Nashville · 59,069 att.

Match Report

Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports

Atlanta spoils Nashville's party as Josef Martinez suffers injury

Vistors Atlanta United took a 2-1 victory over Nashville SC in the first MLS contest in franchise history for the hosts.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
0
55.4
Possession
44.6
6
SHOTS
14
2
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
414
Accurate Passes
326
505
Passes
391
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
6
16
Crosses
26
0.1
Cross %
0.2
67
Long Balls
44
27
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
5
10
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
8
Interceptions
10
20
Effective Clearances
18
20
Clearances
18

Lineups

NSH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Joe WillisG
  2. 4Dave RomneyCD-L
  3. 25Walker ZimmermanCD-R
  4. 2Daniel LovitzLB
  5. 15Eric MillerRB
  6. 10Hany MukhtarAM
  7. 20Aníbal GodoyLM
  8. 6Dax McCartyRM
  9. 9Dominique BadjiF
  10. 8Randall LealAM-L
  11. 11David AccamAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Jalil AnibabaSUB
  2. 19Alan WinnSUB
  3. 55Brayan BeckelesSUB
  4. 7Abu DanladiSUB
  5. 14Daniel RíosSUB
  6. 21Derrick JonesSUB
  7. 13Adrián ZendejasSUB

ATL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 6Fernando MezaCD
  3. 4Anton WalkesCD-L
  4. 2Franco EscobarCD-R
  5. 5Eric RemediCM-L
  6. 20Emerson HyndmanCM-R
  7. 23Jake MulraneyLM
  8. 11Brooks LennonRM
  9. 7Josef MartínezF
  10. 8Ezequiel BarcoCF-L
  11. 10Gonzalo MartínezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Adam JahnSUB
  2. 29Mohammed AdamsSUB
  3. 22Luiz FernandoSUB
  4. 32George CampbellSUB
  5. 18Jeff LarentowiczSUB
  6. 27Laurence WykeSUB
  7. 25Alec KannSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Nashville SC 0, Atlanta United FC 1. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Franco Escobar.
  2. 28' Goal! Nashville SC 1, Atlanta United FC 1. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  3. 37' Goal! Nashville SC 1, Atlanta United FC 2. Emerson Hyndman (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  4. 45' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Laurence Wyke replaces Franco Escobar.
  5. 65' Substitution, Nashville SC. Alan Winn replaces David Accam.
  6. 69' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Adam Jahn replaces Josef Martínez because of an injury.
  7. 76' Eric Remedi (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  8. 79' Substitution, Nashville SC. Abu Danladi replaces Dominique Badji.
  9. 81' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Jeff Larentowicz replaces Gonzalo Martínez.
  10. 87' Substitution, Nashville SC. Daniel Ríos replaces Randall Leal.
  11. 90'+4' Joe Willis (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.

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