MLS

FT Saturday, August 22, 2020
Nashville SC LLLWD 0
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Atlanta United FC WLLLL 2
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NSH000
ATL112
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · ESPN+

Match Report

USA Today

Atlanta beats Nashville behind Pity Martinez's stellar brace

Pity Martinez scored twice as Atlanta United FC gave caretaker manager Stephen Glass a victory in his first match in charge, defeating Nashville SC.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

14
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
5
44.3
Possession
55.7
15
SHOTS
6
5
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
304
Accurate Passes
417
367
Passes
488
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
0
31
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.0
40
Long Balls
58
19
Accurate Long Balls
46
0.5
Long Balls %
0.8
3
Blocked Shots
1
6
Effective Tackles
5
15
Tackles
10
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
10
11
Effective Clearances
27
11
Clearances
27

Head to Head

ATL leads series 1-0

Lineups

ATL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 6Fernando MezaCD
  3. 4Anton WalkesCD-L
  4. 2Franco EscobarCD-R
  5. 20Emerson HyndmanCM-L
  6. 5Eric RemediCM-R
  7. 21George BelloLM
  8. 11Brooks LennonRM
  9. 14Adam JahnF
  10. 9Matheus RossettoCF-L
  11. 10Gonzalo MartínezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 31Erick TorresSUB
  2. 29Mohammed AdamsSUB
  3. 23Jake MulraneySUB
  4. 18Jeff LarentowiczSUB
  5. 19Edgar CastilloSUB
  6. 12Miles RobinsonSUB
  7. 25Alec KannSUB
  8. 26Jon GallagherSUB
  9. 15Manuel CastroSUB

NSH · 4-4-2

  1. 1Joe WillisG
  2. 4Dave RomneyCD-L
  3. 25Walker ZimmermanCD-R
  4. 2Daniel LovitzLB
  5. 3Jalil AnibabaRB
  6. 20Aníbal GodoyCM-L
  7. 6Dax McCartyCM-R
  8. 8Randall LealLM
  9. 12Alistair JohnstonRM
  10. 10Hany MukhtarCF-L
  11. 9Dominique BadjiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Jack MaherSUB
  2. 22Matt LaGrassaSUB
  3. 14Daniel RíosSUB
  4. 55Brayan BeckelesSUB
  5. 30Elliot PaniccoSUB
  6. 21Derrick JonesSUB
  7. 23Taylor WashingtonSUB
  8. 11David AccamSUB
  9. 7Abu DanladiSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 28' Anton Walkes (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Goal! Atlanta United FC 1, Nashville SC 0. Gonzalo Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eric Remedi.
  4. 45' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Miles Robinson replaces Fernando Meza.
  5. 48' Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 67' Substitution, Nashville SC. David Accam replaces Alistair Johnston.
  7. 70' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Mohammed Adams replaces Emerson Hyndman.
  8. 78' George Bello (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 80' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Erick Torres replaces Adam Jahn.
  10. 80' Substitution, Nashville SC. Abu Danladi replaces Dominique Badji.
  11. 80' Substitution, Nashville SC. Daniel Ríos replaces Hany Mukhtar.
  12. 85' Substitution, Nashville SC. Taylor Washington replaces Jalil Anibaba.
  13. 85' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Jeff Larentowicz replaces Eric Remedi.
  14. 87' Goal! Atlanta United FC 2, Nashville SC 0. Gonzalo Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Adams following a fast break.

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