MLS

FT Sunday, November 21, 2021
Atlanta United FC DWDDW 0
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New York City FC DWWWD 2
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Yankee Stadium · 25,267 att. · ABC

Match Report

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

NYCFC best Atlanta United in MLS playoffs to set up conference semifinal date at New England

Golden Boot winner Valentin Castellanos scored his first MLS playoff goal to lead New York City FC to a Round 1 win over Atlanta United.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
4
57.7
Possession
42.3
9
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
407
Accurate Passes
278
495
Passes
366
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
4
23
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.3
55
Long Balls
52
26
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
12
10
Tackles
26
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
20
15
Effective Clearances
17
15
Clearances
17

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  3. 4Maxime ChanotCD-R
  4. 12Malte AmundsenLB
  5. 24Tayvon GrayRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 16James SandsLM
  8. 7Alfredo MoralesRM
  9. 11Valentín CastellanosF
  10. 42Santiago RodríguezAM-L
  11. 19Jesús MedinaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 32Vuk LatinovichSUB
  2. 21Andres JassonSUB
  3. 17Ismael Tajouri-ShradiSUB
  4. 43Talles MagnoSUB
  5. 9HéberSUB
  6. 8ThiagoSUB
  7. 13Luis BarrazaSUB
  8. 15Tony RochaSUB
  9. 20Gudmundur ThórarinssonSUB

ATL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 6Alan FrancoCD-L
  3. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  4. 21George BelloLB
  5. 11Brooks LennonRB
  6. 8Ezequiel BarcoAM
  7. 5Santiago SosaLM
  8. 9Matheus RossettoRM
  9. 7Josef MartínezF
  10. 10Marcelino MorenoAM-L
  11. 19Luiz AraújoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 31Erick TorresSUB
  2. 14Franco IbarraSUB
  3. 22Jürgen DammSUB
  4. 25Alec KannSUB
  5. 32George CampbellSUB
  6. 2Ronald HernándezSUB
  7. 29Mohammed AdamsSUB
  8. 23Jake MulraneySUB
  9. 4Anton WalkesSUB

Timeline

  1. 43' Alan Franco (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 49' Goal! New York City FC 1, Atlanta United 0. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez with a cross following a corner.
  3. 53' Goal! New York City FC 2, Atlanta United 0. Alexander Callens (New York City FC) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  4. 62' Substitution, Atlanta United. Jürgen Damm replaces Luiz Araújo.
  5. 62' Substitution, Atlanta United. Jake Mulraney replaces Santiago Sosa.
  6. 81' Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 85' Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Santiago Rodríguez.
  8. 89' Substitution, New York City FC. Tony Rocha replaces Jesús Medina.
  9. 90'+3' Second yellow card to Alan Franco (Atlanta United).
  10. 90'+6' Substitution, New York City FC. Andres Jasson replaces Alfredo Morales because of an injury.

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