MLS

FT Wednesday, October 20, 2021
New York City FC DLLDL 1
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Atlanta United FC WLWLW 1
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 42,511 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

NYCFC ends scoreless drought in draw vs. Atlanta

Substitute Gudmunder Thorarinsson scored on a free kick as NYCFC and Atalanta played to a draw in MLS.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
3
45.6
Possession
54.4
13
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
321
Accurate Passes
402
403
Passes
485
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
13
Crosses
17
0.2
Cross %
0.4
51
Long Balls
84
27
Accurate Long Balls
49
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
0
15
Effective Tackles
4
23
Tackles
10
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
7
Interceptions
5
13
Effective Clearances
18
13
Clearances
18

Head to Head

ATL leads series 3-2

Lineups

ATL · 3-4-3

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 6Alan FrancoCD
  3. 4Anton WalkesCD-L
  4. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  5. 5Santiago SosaCM-L
  6. 9Matheus RossettoCM-R
  7. 21George BelloLM
  8. 11Brooks LennonRM
  9. 31Erick TorresF
  10. 10Marcelino MorenoCF-L
  11. 19Luiz AraújoCF-R

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  3. 16James SandsCD-R
  4. 12Malte AmundsenLB
  5. 24Tayvon GrayRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 55Keaton ParksLM
  8. 7Alfredo MoralesRM
  9. 11Valentín CastellanosF
  10. 8ThiagoAM-L
  11. 19Jesús MedinaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Atlanta United 1, New York City FC 0. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luiz Araújo.
  2. 24' Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 59' Substitution, Atlanta United. Josef Martínez replaces Erick Torres.
  4. 60' Alan Franco (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 61' Substitution, New York City FC. Gudmundur Thórarinsson replaces Malte Amundsen.
  6. 62' Substitution, New York City FC. Santiago Rodríguez replaces Jesús Medina.
  7. 69' Substitution, Atlanta United. Franco Ibarra replaces Santiago Sosa.
  8. 73' Substitution, New York City FC. Gedion Zelalem replaces Alfredo Morales.
  9. 74' Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Thiago.
  10. 81' Substitution, Atlanta United. Amar Sejdic replaces Luiz Araújo.
  11. 85' Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 85' Substitution, New York City FC. Héber replaces Keaton Parks.
  13. 90' Goal! Atlanta United 1, New York City FC 1. Gudmundur Thórarinsson (New York City FC) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  14. 90'+3' James Sands (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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