MLS

FT Saturday, April 24, 2021
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Atlanta United FC WWWDW 3
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ATL123
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 20,335 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Barco, Hyndman goals lead Atlanta United past Chicago 3-1

— Ezequiel Barco scored Atlanta's first MLS goal of the season and an own goal by the Chicago Fire propelled United to a 3-1 victory in its home opener Saturday night, giving new coach Gabriel Heinze his first league victory.

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Team Stats

25
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
4
39
Possession
61
12
SHOTS
18
5
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
244
Accurate Passes
419
317
Passes
500
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
7
16
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.3
43
Long Balls
70
19
Accurate Long Balls
43
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
8
19
Effective Tackles
10
30
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
8
Interceptions
3
16
Effective Clearances
15
16
Clearances
15

Head to Head

CHI leads series 3-2

Lineups

ATL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 4Anton WalkesCD-L
  3. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  4. 21George BelloLB
  5. 11Brooks LennonRB
  6. 5Santiago SosaCM
  7. 8Ezequiel BarcoLM
  8. 20Emerson HyndmanRM
  9. 15Lisandro LópezF
  10. 10Marcelino MorenoLF
  11. 23Jake MulraneyRF

Substitutes

  1. 22Jürgen DammSUB
  2. 33Mikey AmbroseSUB
  3. 26Jack GurrSUB
  4. 6Alan FrancoSUB
  5. 18Ben LundgaardSUB
  6. 14Franco IbarraSUB
  7. 7Josef MartínezSUB
  8. 31Erick TorresSUB
  9. 16Erik LópezSUB

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bobby ShuttleworthG
  2. 5Francisco CalvoCD-L
  3. 4Johan KappelhofCD-R
  4. 3Jonathan BornsteinLB
  5. 2Boris SekulicRB
  6. 8Luka StojanovicAM
  7. 10Álvaro MedránLM
  8. 30Gastón GiménezRM
  9. 27Robert BericF
  10. 9Chinonso OfforAM-L
  11. 11Przemyslaw FrankowskiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 40Brian GutiérrezSUB
  2. 32Gaga SloninaSUB
  3. 36Andre ReynoldsSUB
  4. 20Wyatt OmsbergSUB
  5. 38Alex MonisSUB
  6. 37Javier CasasSUB
  7. 14Jhon Jairo EspinozaSUB
  8. 23Carlos TeránSUB
  9. 22Mauricio PinedaSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Atlanta United 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  2. 27' Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45' Substitution, Atlanta United. Jack Gurr replaces Brooks Lennon because of an injury.
  4. 46' Goal! Atlanta United 1, Chicago Fire FC 1. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Boris Sekulic with a cross.
  5. 65' Own Goal by Johan Kappelhof, Chicago Fire FC. Atlanta United 2, Chicago Fire FC 1.
  6. 66' Substitution, Atlanta United. Jürgen Damm replaces Marcelino Moreno.
  7. 67' Substitution, Atlanta United. Josef Martínez replaces Lisandro López.
  8. 70' Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 81' Emerson Hyndman (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 85' Goal! Atlanta United 3, Chicago Fire FC 1. Emerson Hyndman (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  11. 86' Substitution, Atlanta United. Franco Ibarra replaces Jake Mulraney.
  12. 86' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jhon Espinoza replaces Nnamdi Chinonso Offor.
  13. 88' Substitution, Atlanta United. Erik López replaces Ezequiel Barco.
  14. 90' Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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