Alajuelense vs Atlanta United FC, 2021 CONCACAF Champions League, Round of 16
· 1st LegAtlanta United beat Alajuelense despite Brad Guzan red card
Atlanta United defeated Alajuelense 1-0 in the first leg of its CONCACAF Champions League opening-round series in Alajuela, Costa Rica, on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Marcel Hernández Campanioni (Alajuelense) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 2': Foul by Daniel Arreola (Alajuelense).
- 2': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Anton Walkes (Atlanta United).
- 8': Johan Venegas (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Alexander López (Alajuelense).
- 11': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 12': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Barlon Sequeira.
- 12': Attempt missed. Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Attempt missed. Lisandro López (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Mulraney with a cross.
- 14': Offside, Alajuelense. Adrián Martínez tries a through ball, but Johan Venegas is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt saved. Lisandro López (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco.
- 14': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Leonel Moreira.
- 15': Attempt missed. Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Offside, Alajuelense. Johan Venegas tries a through ball, but Marcel Hernández Campanioni is caught offside.
- 18': Foul by Yurguin Román (Alajuelense).
- 18': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Emerson Hyndman (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Marcel Hernández Campanioni (Alajuelense).
- 22': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
- 22': Yurguin Román (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Offside, Alajuelense. Bryan Ruiz tries a through ball, but Barlon Sequeira is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Yurguin Román (Alajuelense).
- 25': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Attempt saved. Johan Venegas (Alajuelense) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrián Martínez.
- 26': Foul by Yurguin Román (Alajuelense).
- 26': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Hand ball by George Bello (Atlanta United).
- 29': Hand ball by Bryan Ruiz (Alajuelense).
- 29': Foul by Yurguin Román (Alajuelense).
- 29': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United).
- 30': Marcel Hernández Campanioni (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United).
- 33': Johan Venegas (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Adrián Martínez (Alajuelense) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the right.
- 35': Attempt missed. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 39': Attempt saved. Emerson Hyndman (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross.
- 39': Offside, Alajuelense. Leonel Moreira tries a through ball, but Marcel Hernández Campanioni is caught offside.
- 41': Daniel Arreola (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Lisandro López (Atlanta United).
- 42': Foul by Bradley Guzan (Atlanta United).
- 42': Marcel Hernández Campanioni (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Bradley Guzan (Atlanta United) is shown the red card.
- 45'+2': Substitution, Atlanta United. Rocco Rios Novo replaces Jake Mulraney.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Marcel Hernández Campanioni (Alajuelense) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Alajuelense 0, Atlanta United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Alajuelense 0, Atlanta United 0.
- 48': Penalty conceded by José Salvatierra (Alajuelense) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 50': Goal! Alajuelense 0, Atlanta United 1. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 51': Corner, Alajuelense. Conceded by Anton Walkes.
- 52': Substitution, Alajuelense. Jurguens Montenegro replaces Barlon Sequeira.
- 52': Foul by Marcel Hernández Campanioni (Alajuelense).
- 52': Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Alexander López (Alajuelense) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Corner, Alajuelense. Conceded by Santiago Sosa.
- 56': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by José Miguel Cubero (Alajuelense).
- 56': Foul by Lisandro López (Atlanta United).
- 56': José Salvatierra (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Miles Robinson (Atlanta United).
- 57': Jurguens Montenegro (Alajuelense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Adrián Martínez (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Anton Walkes (Atlanta United).
- 57': Anton Walkes (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt saved. Yurguin Román (Alajuelense) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 58': Foul by José Miguel Cubero (Alajuelense).
- 58': Rocco Rios Novo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Offside, Atlanta United. Ezequiel Barco tries a through ball, but Brooks Lennon is caught offside.
- 64': Attempt saved. Adrián Martínez (Alajuelense) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander López.
- 66': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Foul by José Miguel Cubero (Alajuelense).
- 67': Substitution, Atlanta United. Josef Martínez replaces Lisandro López.
- 69': Rocco Rios Novo (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Corner, Alajuelense. Conceded by Franco Ibarra.
- 70': Attempt missed. Johan Venegas (Alajuelense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yurguin Román with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Foul by Josef Martínez (Atlanta United).
- 72': José Salvatierra (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Corner, Alajuelense. Conceded by Anton Walkes.
- 73': Corner, Alajuelense. Conceded by Emerson Hyndman.
- 73': Substitution, Alajuelense. Fernán Faerrón replaces José Salvatierra.
- 74': Attempt missed. Marcel Hernández Campanioni (Alajuelense) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yurguin Román with a cross.
- 74': Alexander López (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
- 75': Attempt saved. Adrián Martínez (Alajuelense) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yurguin Román with a cross.
- 76': Foul by Johan Venegas (Alajuelense).
- 76': Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Johan Venegas (Alajuelense) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Fernán Faerrón (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United).
- 77': Foul by Johan Venegas (Alajuelense).
- 77': Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Fernán Faerrón (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Josef Martínez (Atlanta United).
- 78': Foul by Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United).
- 78': Yurguin Román (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Yurguin Román (Alajuelense).
- 79': Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Daniel Arreola (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
- 80': Attempt saved. Adrián Martínez (Alajuelense) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander López.
- 82': Alexander López (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
- 82': Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt missed. Johan Venegas (Alajuelense) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 84': Daniel Arreola (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Josef Martínez (Atlanta United).
- 84': Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Yurguin Román (Alajuelense).
- 86': Attempt missed. Marcel Hernández Campanioni (Alajuelense) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fernán Faerrón with a cross.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Johan Venegas (Alajuelense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Hernández Campanioni with a through ball.
- 87': Attempt saved. Adrián Martínez (Alajuelense) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 87': Foul by Josef Martínez (Atlanta United).
- 87': José Miguel Cubero (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Atlanta United. George Campbell replaces Franco Ibarra.
- 88': Corner, Alajuelense. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Jurguens Montenegro (Alajuelense) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90': Offside, Alajuelense. Jurguens Montenegro tries a through ball, but Marcel Hernández Campanioni is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Offside, Atlanta United. Ezequiel Barco tries a through ball, but Josef Martínez is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Marcel Hernández Campanioni (Alajuelense) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+4': Foul by Yurguin Román (Alajuelense).
- 90'+4': Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Alajuelense 0, Atlanta United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Alajuelense 0, Atlanta United 1.
Statistics
 ATL |
ALA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 7 | Saves | 3 |
| 51.4 | Possession | 48.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 333 | Accurate Passes | 298 |
| 420 | Passes | 383 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 11 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 76 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 17 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 31 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup
Venue: Alejandro Morera Soto
Location: Alajuela, Costa Rica
Venue: Alejandro Morera Soto
Location: Alajuela, Costa Rica
Line-Ups
Alajuelense (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Leonel Moreira (GK) |
| 4 | Daniel Arreola |
| 33 | José Cubero |
| 5 | Yurguin Román |
| 6 | José Salvatierra |
| 11 | Alexander López |
| 10 | Bryan Ruiz |
| 22 | Barlon Sequeira |
| 16 | Alonso Martínez |
| 9 | Marcel Hernandez |
| 8 | Johan Venegas  |
Atlanta United FC (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan (GK)  |
| 5 | Santiago Sosa |
| 4 | Anton Walkes |
| 12 | Miles Robinson |
| 20 | Emerson Hyndman |
| 14 | Franco Ibarra |
| 21 | George Bello |
| 11 | Brooks Lennon |
| 15 | Lisandro López |
| 8 | Ezequiel Barco |
| 23 | Jake Mulraney |
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