MLS

FT Saturday, February 25, 2023
San Jose Earthquakes DLWDL 1
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Atlanta United FC DLLLW 2
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SJ101
ATL022
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 67,538 att.

Match Report

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Thiago Almada's stunning late goals lift Atlanta United over Earthquakes

Thiago Almada scored twice in second-half stoppage time to rally host Atlanta United to a 2-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
3
39.6
Possession
60.4
10
SHOTS
20
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
275
Accurate Passes
441
343
Passes
514
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
6
9
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.3
59
Long Balls
45
25
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
12
18
Tackles
24
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
13
Interceptions
3
31
Effective Clearances
12
31
Clearances
12

Head to Head

ATL leads series 3-0

Lineups

ATL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 22Juanjo PurataCD-L
  3. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  4. 15Andrew GutmanLB
  5. 11Brooks LennonRB
  6. 23Thiago AlmadaAM
  7. 14Franco IbarraLM
  8. 20Matheus RossettoRM
  9. 36Jackson ConwayF
  10. 26Caleb WileyAM-L
  11. 10Luiz AraújoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Derrick Etienne Jr.SUB
  2. 35Jay FortuneSUB
  3. 37Aiden McfaddenSUB
  4. 13Amar SejdicSUB
  5. 19Miguel BerrySUB
  6. 24Noah CobbSUB
  7. 4Luis AbramSUB
  8. 31Quentin WestbergSUB
  9. 2Ronald HernándezSUB

SJ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 42DanielG
  2. 26RodriguesCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan MensahCD-R
  4. 21Miguel TraucoLB
  5. 3Paul MarieRB
  6. 35Jamiro MonteiroAM
  7. 7Carlos GruezoLM
  8. 14Jackson YueillRM
  9. 11Jeremy EbobisseF
  10. 44Cade CowellAM-L
  11. 10Cristian EspinozaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 29Carlos AkapoSUB
  2. 25Ousseni BoudaSUB
  3. 28Benjamin KikanovicSUB
  4. 15Tanner BeasonSUB
  5. 55Michael BaldisimoSUB
  6. 1JT MarcinkowskiSUB
  7. 22Tommy ThompsonSUB
  8. 16Jack SkahanSUB
  9. 24Daniel MunieSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Atlanta United 0, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
  2. 13' Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 39' Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) left footed shot is close, but misses to the left. Luiz Araújo should be disappointed.
  4. 56' Substitution, Atlanta United. Derrick Etienne replaces Caleb Wiley.
  5. 56' Substitution, Atlanta United. Miguel Berry replaces Jackson Conway.
  6. 60' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Carlos Akapo replaces Paul Marie.
  7. 69' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Benjamin Kikanovic replaces Cade Cowell.
  8. 80' Substitution, Atlanta United. Amar Sejdic replaces Matheus Rossetto.
  9. 80' Substitution, Atlanta United. Luis Abram replaces Juan José Purata.
  10. 85' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Tanner Beason replaces Miguel Trauco because of an injury.
  11. 85' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan replaces Cristian Espinoza.
  12. 85' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Michael Baldisimo replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
  13. 90'+1' Benjamin Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+1' Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+3' Goal! Atlanta United 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Brooks Lennon following a corner.
  16. 90'+9' Goal! Atlanta United 2, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  17. 90'+9' Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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