Atlanta United 2 vs Louisville City FC, 2022 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Atlanta United 2
    FT
    0 - 4
    Louisville City FC
    • 5': Paolo DelPiccolo
    • 52': Niall McCabe
    • 60': Jorge Gonzalez Asensi
    • 85': Napo Matsoso

    About

    Atlanta United 2 are hosting Louisville City FC at Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Kennesaw, Georgia, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Wilson Harris (Louisville City).
    • 1': Orji Nelson Chukwuma (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Wilson Harris (Louisville City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 5': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Noah Cobb.
    • 5': Goal! Atlanta United 2 0, Louisville City 1. Paolo DelPiccolo (Louisville City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Niall McCabe with a cross.
    • 11': Foul by Robbie Mertz (Atlanta United 2).
    • 11': Niall McCabe (Louisville City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Erik Centeno (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Niall McCabe (Louisville City).
    • 14': Foul by Paolo DelPiccolo (Louisville City).
    • 14': Nick Firmino (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Foul by Robbie Mertz (Atlanta United 2).
    • 14': Paolo DelPiccolo (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Bryce Washington.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Brian Ownby (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 26': Foul by Aiden McFadden (Atlanta United 2).
    • 26': Niall McCabe (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Sean Totsch (Louisville City).
    • 27': Luke Brennan (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Niall McCabe (Louisville City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Darwin Matheus (Atlanta United 2) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Centeno.
    • 31': Foul by Sean Totsch (Louisville City).
    • 31': Luke Brennan (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Niall McCabe (Louisville City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilson Harris.
    • 33': Offside, Louisville City. Paolo DelPiccolo tries a through ball, but Brian Ownby is caught offside.
    • 34': Orji Nelson Chukwuma (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Dangerous play by Wilson Harris (Louisville City).
    • 35': Attempt missed. Robbie Mertz (Atlanta United 2) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 36': Foul by Sean Totsch (Louisville City).
    • 36': Nick Firmino (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Sean Totsch (Louisville City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Enoch Mushagalusa (Louisville City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Manny Perez with a cross.
    • 40': Offside, Atlanta United 2. Robbie Mertz tries a through ball, but Luke Brennan is caught offside.
    • 40': Foul by Luke Brennan (Atlanta United 2).
    • 40': Sean Totsch (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Erik Centeno (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Wesley Charpie (Louisville City).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Atlanta United 2 0, Louisville City 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Atlanta United 2 0, Louisville City 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Louisville City. Jorge González replaces Enoch Mushagalusa.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Wilson Harris (Louisville City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jorge González.
    • 47': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Bryce Washington.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Brian Ownby (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wesley Charpie.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Darwin Matheus (Atlanta United 2) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Aiden McFadden with a cross.
    • 51': Corner, Atlanta United 2. Conceded by Kyle Morton.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Bryce Washington (Atlanta United 2) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aiden McFadden with a cross following a corner.
    • 52': Goal! Atlanta United 2 0, Louisville City 2. Niall McCabe (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Wilson Harris.
    • 54': Darwin Matheus (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Niall McCabe (Louisville City).
    • 54': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Noah Cobb.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Sean Totsch (Louisville City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paolo DelPiccolo with a cross following a corner.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Jorge González (Louisville City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tyler Gibson.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Luke Brennan (Atlanta United 2) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Erik Centeno.
    • 57': Foul by Joshua Wynder (Louisville City).
    • 57': Luke Brennan (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Niall McCabe (Louisville City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 58': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Orji Nelson Chukwuma.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Jorge González (Louisville City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niall McCabe with a cross following a corner.
    • 60': Goal! Atlanta United 2 0, Louisville City 3. Jorge González (Louisville City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian Ownby with a through ball.
    • 61': Substitution, Atlanta United 2. Raimar replaces Luke Brennan.
    • 63': Substitution, Louisville City. Napo Matsoso replaces Paolo DelPiccolo.
    • 64': Substitution, Louisville City. Carlos Moguel replaces Niall McCabe.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Wilson Harris (Louisville City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brian Ownby.
    • 66': Corner, Atlanta United 2. Conceded by Wesley Charpie.
    • 68': Substitution, Atlanta United 2. Efraín Morales replaces Robbie Mertz.
    • 68': Substitution, Atlanta United 2. Jonantan Villal replaces Darwin Matheus.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Erik Centeno (Atlanta United 2) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aiden McFadden.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Napo Matsoso (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Moguel.
    • 73': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Orji Nelson Chukwuma.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Wilson Harris (Louisville City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Moguel with a cross.
    • 74': Hand ball by Jonantan Villal (Atlanta United 2).
    • 75': Attempt saved. Wilson Harris (Louisville City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorge González.
    • 76': Foul by Raimar (Atlanta United 2).
    • 76': Jorge González (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Louisville City. Corben Bone replaces Wilson Harris.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Brian Ownby (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Napo Matsoso.
    • 79': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Orji Nelson Chukwuma.
    • 80': Offside, Atlanta United 2. Michael Ambrose tries a through ball, but Raimar is caught offside.
    • 81': Foul by Bryce Washington (Atlanta United 2).
    • 81': Napo Matsoso (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Bryce Washington (Atlanta United 2) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Brian Ownby (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Efraín Morales (Atlanta United 2).
    • 82': Substitution, Atlanta United 2. Alan Carleton replaces Nick Firmino.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Napo Matsoso (Louisville City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Morton.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Brian Ownby (Louisville City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Corben Bone.
    • 85': Goal! Atlanta United 2 0, Louisville City 4. Napo Matsoso (Louisville City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brian Ownby with a cross.
    • 86': Substitution, Louisville City. Oscar Jimenez replaces Wesley Charpie.
    • 87': Brian Ownby (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Efraín Morales (Atlanta United 2).
    • 87': Efraín Morales (Atlanta United 2) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Foul by Jorge González (Louisville City).
    • 89': Vicente Reyes (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Brian Ownby (Louisville City).
    • 90'+1': Raimar (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Atlanta United 2 0, Louisville City 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Atlanta United 2 0, Louisville City 4.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 9
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    7 Corner Kicks 2
    2 Saves 3
    54.8 Possession 45.2
    21 SHOTS 6
    7 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    419 Accurate Passes 323
    489 Passes 409
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 2
    18 Crosses 8
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    60 Long Balls 65
    38 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    6 Blocked Shots 0
    2 Effective Tackles 13
    6 Tackles 16
    0.3 Tackle % 0.8
    9 Interceptions 15
    13 Effective Clearances 20
    13 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: USL Championship

    Venue: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Location: Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
    Attendance: 640

    USL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Hartford Athletic 1 +3 3
    2 Louisville City FC 1 +1 3
    3 Charleston Battery 1 +1 3
    4 Brooklyn FC 1 +1 3
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ATL2 Atlanta United 2 (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Vicente Reyes (GK)
    6 Orji Nelson Chukwuma
    39 Noah Cobb
    33 Mikey Ambrose
    27 Bryce Washington Yellow Card
    2 Aiden Mcfadden
    29 Nicolas Firmino
    14 Robbie Mertz
    41 Luke Brennan
    10 Darwin Matheus
    31 Erik Centeno
    Atlanta United 2 Substitutes:
    Justin Garces, Jonantan Villal, Grant Howard, Alan Carleton, Emenike Nwogu, Raimar, Efraín Morales.

    LOU Louisville City FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Kyle Morton (GK)
    66 Joshua Wynder
    4 Sean Totsch Yellow Card
    6 Wesley Charpie
    15 Manny Perez
    36 Paolo DelPiccolo
    12 Tyler Gibson
    11 Niall McCabe
    14 Wilson Harris
    77 Enoch Mushagalusa
    10 Brian Ownby
    Louisville City FC Substitutes:
    Osacar Jimenez, Jorge Gonzalez Asensi, Parker Siegfried, Carlos Moguel, Corben Bone, Napo Matsoso, Ian Pino.

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