MLS

FT Sunday, February 27, 2022
Sporting Kansas City LLLWL 1
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Atlanta United FC WDDWL 3
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SKC011
ATL213
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 67,523 att.

Match Report

Wiley scores in MLS debut as Atlanta United tops Sporting KC

— Luiz Araujo and Dom Dwyer scored first-half goals and 17-year-old homegrown forward Caleb Wiley scored in his debut to spark Atlanta United to a 3-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City in a Major League Soccer opener on Sunday.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
4
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
0
56.1
Possession
43.9
14
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
441
Accurate Passes
334
528
Passes
416
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
5
23
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.3
43
Long Balls
67
26
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
11
11
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
18
12
Effective Clearances
21
12
Clearances
21

Head to Head

series tied 1-1-1

Lineups

ATL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 12Miles RobinsonCD-L
  3. 32George CampbellCD-R
  4. 15Andrew GutmanLB
  5. 2Ronald HernándezRB
  6. 16Osvaldo AlonsoCM
  7. 13Amar SejdicLM
  8. 9Matheus RossettoRM
  9. 7Josef MartínezF
  10. 28Tyler WolffLF
  11. 19Luiz AraújoRF

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 3Andreu FontàsCD-L
  3. 5Nicolas Isimat-MirinCD-R
  4. 18Logan NdenbeLB
  5. 8Graham ZusiRB
  6. 6Oriol RosellCM
  7. 15Roger EspinozaLM
  8. 54Rémi WalterRM
  9. 11Khiry SheltonF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Timeline

  1. 3' Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 11' Osvaldo Alonso (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 20' Goal! Atlanta United 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
  4. 22' Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 26' Substitution, Atlanta United. Dom Dwyer replaces Luiz Araújo because of an injury.
  6. 45'+3' Goal! Atlanta United 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Dom Dwyer (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez following a fast break.
  7. 50' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. José Mauri replaces Oriol Rosell because of an injury.
  8. 58' José Mauri (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 64' Substitution, Atlanta United. Brooks Lennon replaces Tyler Wolff.
  10. 67' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernández replaces Roger Espinoza.
  11. 75' Substitution, Atlanta United. Marcelino Moreno replaces Amar Sejdic.
  12. 75' Substitution, Atlanta United. Caleb Wiley replaces Josef Martínez.
  13. 77' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis replaces José Mauri.
  14. 79' Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 85' Goal! Atlanta United 2, Sporting Kansas City 1. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  16. 89' Goal! Atlanta United 3, Sporting Kansas City 1. Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelino Moreno with a through ball following a fast break.

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