Atlanta United FC vs LAFC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSAtlanta United blanks LAFC on Josef Martinez's goal
Josef Martinez scored his fifth goal of the season and third in as many games to lift Atlanta United to a 1-0 victory over visiting LAFC.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 11': Foul by George Bello (Atlanta United).
- 11': Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 12': Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Bello.
- 14': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 14': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 17': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Mamadou Fall.
- 17': Attempt saved. Anton Walkes (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 18': Foul by Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United).
- 18': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Alan Franco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 22': Attempt missed. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Bello.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 24': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela tries a through ball, but Brian Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 25': Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 25': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Bello.
- 29': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Anton Walkes (Atlanta United).
- 30': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 30': Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 32': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 32': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Tomás Romero.
- 35': Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco.
- 35': Attempt saved. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Farfan.
- 36': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
- 37': Hand ball by Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 38': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United).
- 39': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United).
- 40': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Eduard Atuesta tries a through ball, but Mamadou Fall is caught offside.
- 41': VAR Decision: No Goal Atlanta United 0-0 Los Angeles Football Club.
- 42': Foul by Josef Martínez (Atlanta United).
- 42': Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt saved. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 44': Foul by Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United).
- 44': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mamadou Fall.
- 45'+1': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45'+1': Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Atlanta United 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atlanta United 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes replaces Marco Farfan.
- 47': Goal! Atlanta United 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco.
- 48': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 48': Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 50': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 50': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Josef Martínez (Atlanta United).
- 51': Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt missed. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 55': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Ronald Hernández.
- 56': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by George Bello.
- 56': Attempt missed. Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 58': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cristian Arango replaces Brian Rodríguez.
- 59': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sebastien Ibeagha replaces Jesús David Murillo.
- 60': Attempt saved. George Bello (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Miles Robinson.
- 60': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United).
- 62': Attempt missed. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 62': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United).
- 64': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela from a direct free kick.
- 64': Substitution, Atlanta United. Brooks Lennon replaces Ronald Hernández.
- 65': Offside, Atlanta United. Ezequiel Barco tries a through ball, but Josef Martínez is caught offside.
- 67': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by George Bello (Atlanta United).
- 69': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 69': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Alan Franco.
- 72': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Substitution, Atlanta United. Erik López replaces Marcelino Moreno.
- 77': Substitution, Atlanta United. Amar Sejdic replaces Matheus Rossetto.
- 78': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Raheem Edwards replaces Diego Palacios because of an injury.
- 80': Attempt missed. Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 81': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Crisostomo replaces Latif Blessing.
- 81': Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Danny Crisostomo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 82': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
- 84': Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 85': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by George Bello (Atlanta United).
- 85': George Bello (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Atlanta United. Erick Torres replaces Josef Martínez.
- 89': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 89': George Bello (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Anton Walkes.
- 90'+3': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+3': Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+6': Erick Torres (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Danny Crisostomo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+6': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Atlanta United 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atlanta United 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
Statistics
 LAFC |
ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 41.1 | Possession | 58.9 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 261 | Accurate Passes | 410 |
| 337 | Passes | 496 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 15 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 13 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 67,503
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 67,503
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | +13 | 12 |
| 2 | LAFC | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| 3 | San Diego FC | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | +5 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Atlanta United FC (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan (GK) |
| 6 | Alan Franco |
| 4 | Anton Walkes |
| 12 | Miles Robinson |
| 21 | George Bello  |
| 2 | Ronald Hernández |
| 5 | Santiago Sosa |
| 10 | Marcelino Moreno |
| 9 | Matheus Rossetto |
| 8 | Ezequiel Barco |
| 7 | Josef Martínez |
LAFC (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Tomas Romero (GK) |
| 94 | Jesús Murillo |
| 27 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 5 | Mamadou Fall |
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta |
| 7 | Latif Blessing |
| 12 | Diego Palacios |
| 32 | Marco Farfan |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
| 17 | Brian Rodríguez |
| 9 | Diego Rossi |
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