MLS

FT Sunday, August 15, 2021
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 67,503 att. · ESPN

Match Report

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Atlanta 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

series tied 1-1-1

Lineups

ATL · 5-3-2

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 6Alan FrancoCD
  3. 4Anton WalkesCD-L
  4. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  5. 21George BelloLB
  6. 2Ronald HernándezRB
  7. 5Santiago SosaCM
  8. 10Marcelino MorenoCM-L
  9. 9Matheus RossettoCM-R
  10. 8Ezequiel BarcoCF-L
  11. 7Josef MartínezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Alec KannSUB
  2. 36Jackson ConwaySUB
  3. 33Mikey AmbroseSUB
  4. 22Jürgen DammSUB
  5. 31Erick TorresSUB
  6. 16Erik LópezSUB
  7. 11Brooks LennonSUB
  8. 13Amar SejdicSUB
  9. 32George CampbellSUB

LAFC · 3-4-3

  1. 30Tomas RomeroG
  2. 94Jesús MurilloCD
  3. 27Tristan BlackmonCD-L
  4. 5Mamadou FallCD-R
  5. 20Eduard AtuestaCM-L
  6. 7Latif BlessingCM-R
  7. 12Diego PalaciosLM
  8. 32Marco FarfanRM
  9. 10Carlos VelaF
  10. 17Brian RodríguezCF-L
  11. 9Diego RossiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 44Raheem EdwardsSUB
  2. 8Francisco GinellaSUB
  3. 29Cristian ArangoSUB
  4. 23Pablo SisniegaSUB
  5. 2Jordan HarveySUB
  6. 11José CifuentesSUB
  7. 25Sebastien IbeaghaSUB
  8. 24Álvaro QuezadaSUB
  9. 15Daniel CrisostomoSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes replaces Marco Farfan.
  2. 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.
  3. 59' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cristian Arango replaces Brian Rodríguez.
  4. 59' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sebastien Ibeagha replaces Jesús David Murillo.
  5. 64' Substitution, Atlanta United. Brooks Lennon replaces Ronald Hernández.
  6. 76' Substitution, Atlanta United. Erik López replaces Marcelino Moreno.
  7. 77' Substitution, Atlanta United. Amar Sejdic replaces Matheus Rossetto.
  8. 78' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Raheem Edwards replaces Diego Palacios because of an injury.
  9. 81' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Crisostomo replaces Latif Blessing.
  10. 85' George Bello (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 87' Substitution, Atlanta United. Erick Torres replaces Josef Martínez.
  12. 90'+6' Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.

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