MLS

FT Sunday, August 28, 2022
D.C. United LDLLL 2
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Atlanta United FC DWDLD 3
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 42,561 att.

Match Report

Wayne Rooney's D.C. United struggles continue as Atlanta United rally late

Alan Franco, Josef Martinez and Juan Jose Purata all scored goals on headers Sunday as Atlanta United FC earned a 3-2 victory over D.C. United.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
8
6
Saves
1
40.9
Possession
59.1
10
SHOTS
25
3
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
224
Accurate Passes
368
306
Passes
457
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
17
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
62
28
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
9
8
Effective Tackles
6
18
Tackles
10
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
9
20
Effective Clearances
16
20
Clearances
16

Head to Head

ATL leads series 4-1

Lineups

ATL · 3-5-1-1

  1. 34Rocco Ríos NovoG
  2. 6Alan FrancoCD
  3. 15Andrew GutmanCD-L
  4. 22Juanjo PurataCD-R
  5. 8Thiago AlmadaCM-L
  6. 19Luiz AraújoCM-R
  7. 5Santiago SosaAM
  8. 26Caleb WileyLM
  9. 11Brooks LennonRM
  10. 29Ronaldo CisnerosF
  11. 13Amar SejdicRCF

DC · 4-3-1-2

  1. 32David OchoaG
  2. 93Tony AlfaroCD-L
  3. 15Steve BirnbaumCD-R
  4. 97Sami GuediriLB
  5. 14Andy NájarRB
  6. 11Taxiarchis FountasM
  7. 44Victor PalssonCM
  8. 49Ravel MorrisonAM
  9. 13Sofiane DjeffalLM
  10. 8Christopher DurkinRM
  11. 77Martín RodríguezCF-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Juan José Purata (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 29' Substitution, D.C. United. Ola Kamara replaces Taxiarchis Fountas because of an injury.
  3. 47' Goal! Atlanta United 0, D.C. United 1. Ravel Morrison (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  4. 49' Goal! Atlanta United 1, D.C. United 1. Alan Franco (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross following a corner.
  5. 55' Goal! Atlanta United 1, D.C. United 2. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Durkin with a cross.
  6. 60' Substitution, Atlanta United. Josef Martínez replaces Ronaldo Cisneros.
  7. 62' Goal! Atlanta United 2, D.C. United 2. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross.
  8. 67' Substitution, D.C. United. Chris Odoi-Atsem replaces Sami Guediri.
  9. 69' Goal! Atlanta United 3, D.C. United 2. Juan José Purata (Atlanta United) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross following a set piece situation.
  10. 70' Substitution, Atlanta United. Marcelino Moreno replaces Caleb Wiley.
  11. 70' Substitution, Atlanta United. Edwin Mosquera replaces Amar Sejdic.
  12. 80' Substitution, D.C. United. Miguel Berry replaces Martín Rodríguez.
  13. 80' Substitution, D.C. United. Donovan Pines replaces Andy Najar.
  14. 80' Substitution, D.C. United. Jackson Hopkins replaces Sofiane Djeffal.
  15. 85' Substitution, Atlanta United. Franco Ibarra replaces Luiz Araújo.
  16. 86' Substitution, D.C. United. Kimarni Smith replaces Ravel Morrison.

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