MLS

FT Wednesday, September 15, 2021
FC Cincinnati DLLLW 0
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Atlanta United FC WWWLW 4
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CIN000
ATL224
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 42,501 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Josef Martinez scores twice as Atlanta blanks Cincinnati

Josef Martinez celebrated his 100th regular season MLS match with two more goals as Atlanta United stayed hot with a 4-0 rout of FC Cincinnati.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
15
5
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
3
39
Possession
61
11
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
302
Accurate Passes
509
352
Passes
573
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
1
18
Crosses
5
0.2
Cross %
0.2
35
Long Balls
37
22
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.6
Long Balls %
0.8
2
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
8
17
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
12
Interceptions
5
4
Effective Clearances
16
4
Clearances
16

Head to Head

ATL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ATL · 5-3-2

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 6Alan FrancoCD
  3. 12Miles RobinsonCD-L
  4. 32George CampbellCD-R
  5. 23Jake MulraneyLB
  6. 11Brooks LennonRB
  7. 9Matheus RossettoCM
  8. 10Marcelino MorenoCM-L
  9. 19Luiz AraújoCM-R
  10. 8Ezequiel BarcoCF-L
  11. 7Josef MartínezCF-R

CIN · 3-5-2

  1. 22Przemyslaw TytonG
  2. 14Nick HagglundCD
  3. 18Rónald MatarritaCD-L
  4. 5Gustavo VallecillaCD-R
  5. 64Florian ValotCM-L
  6. 8Allan CruzCM-R
  7. 33Caleb StankoAM
  8. 2Edgar CastilloLM
  9. 16Zico BaileyRM
  10. 9BrennerCF-L
  11. 19Brandon VázquezCF-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Atlanta United 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alan Franco.
  2. 39' Brenner (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Goal! Atlanta United 2, FC Cincinnati 0. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Franco following a set piece situation.
  4. 45' Edgar Castillo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 54' Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 55' Goal! Atlanta United 3, FC Cincinnati 0. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco following a fast break.
  7. 62' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta replaces Florian Valot.
  8. 62' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Álvaro Barreal replaces Edgar Castillo.
  9. 66' Substitution, Atlanta United. Mohammed Adams replaces Matheus Rossetto.
  10. 66' Substitution, Atlanta United. George Bello replaces Jake Mulraney.
  11. 73' Mohammed Adams (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 73' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Geoff Cameron replaces Gustavo Vallecilla.
  13. 74' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Calvin Harris replaces Brenner.
  14. 74' Substitution, Atlanta United. Tyler Wolff replaces Josef Martínez.
  15. 75' Substitution, Atlanta United. Jürgen Damm replaces Brooks Lennon.
  16. 79' Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 79' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Chris Duvall replaces Zico Bailey.
  18. 82' Chris Duvall (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 85' Substitution, Atlanta United. Erick Torres replaces Luiz Araújo.
  20. 86' Goal! Atlanta United 4, FC Cincinnati 0. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  21. 90'+1' Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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