MLS

FT Saturday, March 18, 2023
Portland Timbers LLWLL 1
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Atlanta United FC LLWDW 5
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POR011
ATL235
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 42,648 att.

Match Report

Wiley, Almada spark red-hot Atlanta United past Portland 5-1

— Teenage defender Caleb Wiley scored again, Thiago Almada added a goal and two assists and Atlanta United added to the best start in club history with a 5-1 romp over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
20
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
7
3
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
2
40.9
Possession
59.1
8
SHOTS
18
3
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
252
Accurate Passes
432
331
Passes
489
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
3
14
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.3
48
Long Balls
59
22
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
2
3
Effective Tackles
9
11
Tackles
13
0.3
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
10
9
Effective Clearances
9
9
Clearances
9

Head to Head

ATL leads series 2-1-2

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. 13Amar SejdicRM
  9. 7Giorgos GiakoumakisF
  10. 26Caleb WileyAM-L
  11. 10Luiz AraújoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Derrick Etienne Jr.SUB
  2. 31Quentin WestbergSUB
  3. 35Jay FortuneSUB
  4. 5Santiago SosaSUB
  5. 2Ronald HernándezSUB
  6. 28Tyler WolffSUB
  7. 19Miguel BerrySUB
  8. 30Machop CholSUB
  9. 4Luis AbramSUB

POR · 5-3-2

  1. 31Aljaz IvacicG
  2. 33Larrys MabialaCD
  3. 18Zac McGrawCD-L
  4. 13Dario ZuparicCD-R
  5. 5Claudio BravoLB
  6. 29Juan MosqueraRB
  7. 21Diego CharáCM
  8. 30Santiago MorenoCM-L
  9. 19Eryk WilliamsonCM-R
  10. 11Jaroslaw NiezgodaCF-L
  11. 99Nathan FogaçaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Pablo BonillaSUB
  2. 16Diego GutiérrezSUB
  3. 1David BinghamSUB
  4. 44Marvin LoríaSUB
  5. 14Justin RasmussenSUB
  6. 17Tega IkobaSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Atlanta United 1, Portland Timbers 0. Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thiago Almada following a fast break.
  2. 45'+3' Larrys Mabiala (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+5' Goal! Atlanta United 2, Portland Timbers 0. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  4. 59' Goal! Atlanta United 3, Portland Timbers 0. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Caleb Wiley with a cross.
  5. 61' Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 67' Eryk Williamson (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 68' Zac McGraw (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 69' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Justin Rasmussen replaces Claudio Bravo.
  9. 69' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Marvin Loría replaces Santiago Moreno.
  10. 73' Substitution, Atlanta United. Santiago Sosa replaces Franco Ibarra.
  11. 73' Substitution, Atlanta United. Derrick Etienne replaces Caleb Wiley.
  12. 75' Goal! Atlanta United 4, Portland Timbers 0. Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a through ball.
  13. 76' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Tega Ikoba replaces Zac McGraw.
  14. 76' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Diego Gutiérrez replaces Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
  15. 77' Substitution, Atlanta United. Ajani Fortune replaces Amar Sejdic.
  16. 77' Substitution, Atlanta United. Miguel Berry replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis.
  17. 81' Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 82' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Pablo Bonilla replaces Juan Mosquera.
  19. 83' Goal! Atlanta United 4, Portland Timbers 1. Tega Ikoba (Portland Timbers) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Gutiérrez with a cross.
  20. 86' Goal! Atlanta United 5, Portland Timbers 1. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Derrick Etienne.
  21. 89' Substitution, Atlanta United. Luis Abram replaces Miles Robinson.

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