MLS

FT Saturday, August 28, 2021
Nashville SC DDLWD 2
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Atlanta United FC DWWWW 0
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NSH112
ATL000
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 42,506 att.

Match Report

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Nashville SC finally wins on the road, beats Atlanta 2-0

Daniel Rios scored late in the first half and Randall Leal added an insurance goal late in the second half Saturday as Nashville beat Atlanta.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
3
38.7
Possession
61.3
16
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
292
Accurate Passes
494
348
Passes
556
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
5
15
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.3
44
Long Balls
45
24
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
6
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
8
15
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
7
24
Effective Clearances
10
24
Clearances
10

Head to Head

ATL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ATL · 5-3-2

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 6Alan FrancoCD
  3. 4Anton WalkesCD-L
  4. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  5. 21George BelloLB
  6. 11Brooks LennonRB
  7. 13Amar SejdicCM
  8. 10Marcelino MorenoCM-L
  9. 19Luiz AraújoCM-R
  10. 8Ezequiel BarcoCF-L
  11. 7Josef MartínezCF-R

NSH · 5-3-2

  1. 1Joe WillisG
  2. 25Walker ZimmermanCD
  3. 4Dave RomneyCD-L
  4. 12Alistair JohnstonCD-R
  5. 23Taylor WashingtonLB
  6. 2Daniel LovitzRB
  7. 20Aníbal GodoyCM
  8. 10Hany MukhtarCM-L
  9. 27Tah AnungaCM-R
  10. 17C.J. SapongCF-L
  11. 14Daniel RíosCF-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 37' Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45'+2' Goal! Atlanta United 0, Nashville SC 1. Daniel Ríos (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz.
  4. 59' Substitution, Nashville SC. Randall Leal replaces Daniel Ríos.
  5. 61' Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 68' Substitution, Atlanta United. Matheus Rossetto replaces Alan Franco.
  7. 68' Substitution, Atlanta United. Erik López replaces Amar Sejdic.
  8. 74' Tah Anunga (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 80' Substitution, Nashville SC. Aké Arnaud Loba replaces C.J. Sapong.
  10. 84' Substitution, Atlanta United. Ronald Hernández replaces Brooks Lennon.
  11. 84' Substitution, Atlanta United. Jürgen Damm replaces Luiz Araújo.
  12. 89' Substitution, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl replaces Hany Mukhtar.
  13. 90'+5' Goal! Atlanta United 0, Nashville SC 2. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from long range on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Willis following a fast break.
  14. 90'+5' Randall Leal (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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