MLS

FT Saturday, September 18, 2021
D.C. United LLWDW 2
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Atlanta United FC WWLWW 3
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ATL123
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 42,608 att.

Match Report

Barco, Atlanta stay hot, top DC United 3-2

— Ezequiel Barco had a goal and an assist, keeping Atlanta United hot with a 3-2 win over D.C. United on Saturday.

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Team Stats

25
Fouls
8
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
3
38.5
Possession
61.5
13
SHOTS
16
5
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
229
Accurate Passes
422
309
Passes
509
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
6
19
Crosses
13
0.4
Cross %
0.5
51
Long Balls
78
27
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
3
5
Effective Tackles
1
14
Tackles
6
0.4
Tackle %
0.2
10
Interceptions
7
9
Effective Clearances
10
9
Clearances
10

Head to Head

ATL leads series 3-2

Lineups

ATL · 5-3-2

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 6Alan FrancoCD
  3. 4Anton WalkesCD-L
  4. 32George CampbellCD-R
  5. 21George BelloLB
  6. 11Brooks LennonRB
  7. 9Matheus RossettoCM
  8. 10Marcelino MorenoCM-L
  9. 5Santiago SosaCM-R
  10. 8Ezequiel BarcoCF-L
  11. 7Josef MartínezCF-R

DC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 24Bill HamidG
  2. 13Frédéric BrillantCD
  3. 93Tony AlfaroCD-L
  4. 23Donovan PinesCD-R
  5. 5Júnior MorenoCM-L
  6. 6Russell CanouseCM-R
  7. 30Kevin ParedesLM
  8. 31Julian GresselRM
  9. 9Ola KamaraF
  10. 12Drew SkundrichCF-L
  11. 7Paul ArriolaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Atlanta United 1, D.C. United 0. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  2. 27' Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 34' Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 50' Kevin Paredes (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 57' Substitution, Atlanta United. Luiz Araújo replaces George Campbell.
  6. 60' Substitution, D.C. United. Felipe replaces Júnior Moreno.
  7. 60' Substitution, D.C. United. Edison Flores replaces Drew Skundrich.
  8. 64' Goal! Atlanta United 2, D.C. United 0. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco with a through ball.
  9. 65' Alan Franco (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 71' Substitution, D.C. United. Griffin Yow replaces Paul Arriola.
  11. 75' Goal! Atlanta United 2, D.C. United 1. Felipe (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  12. 77' Tony Alfaro (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 78' Substitution, Atlanta United. Mohammed Adams replaces Matheus Rossetto.
  14. 81' Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 85' Substitution, D.C. United. Steven Birnbaum replaces Frédéric Brillant.
  16. 87' Goal! Atlanta United 3, D.C. United 1. George Bello (Atlanta United) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelino Moreno.
  17. 89' Substitution, Atlanta United. Alex De John replaces Marcelino Moreno.
  18. 90'+4' Goal! Atlanta United 3, D.C. United 2. Edison Flores (D.C. United ) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ola Kamara.

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