MLS

Atlanta United FC vs D.C. United, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS
Atlanta United FC
  • 13': Giorgos Giakoumakis
  • 49': Andrew Gutman
  • 73': Tyler Wolff
FT
3 - 1
D.C. United
  • 27': Taxiarchis Fountas

Atlanta United stay hot with 3-1 win over D.C. United

Giorgos Giakoumakis scored his 10th goal of the season, Andrew Gutman had a goal and an assist, and Atlanta United pulled away to a 3-1 victory over visiting D.C. United on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United).
  • 1': Pedro Santos (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Donovan Pines.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
  • 5': Offside, D.C. United. Pedro Santos tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
  • 6': Foul by Chris Durkin (D.C. United).
  • 6': Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Jacob Greene.
  • 7': Hand ball by Miles Robinson (Atlanta United).
  • 10': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Pedro Santos.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross.
  • 11': Hand ball by Thiago Almada (Atlanta United).
  • 12': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Taxiarchis Fountas with a headed pass.
  • 13': Goal! Atlanta United 1, D.C. United 0. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miles Robinson with a through ball.
  • 14': Derrick Etienne (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Pedro Santos (D.C. United).
  • 17': Offside, Atlanta United. Brooks Lennon tries a through ball, but Ajani Fortune is caught offside.
  • 19': Offside, Atlanta United. Thiago Almada tries a through ball, but Giorgos Giakoumakis is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Derrick Etienne (Atlanta United).
  • 22': Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Pedro Santos (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Franco Ibarra.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Derrick Etienne (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giorgos Giakoumakis.
  • 26': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Tyler Miller.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 27': Goal! Atlanta United 1, D.C. United 1. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Durkin.
  • 28': Offside, Atlanta United. Brooks Lennon tries a through ball, but Derrick Etienne is caught offside.
  • 29': Foul by Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United).
  • 29': Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Derrick Etienne (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Chris Durkin (D.C. United).
  • 31': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Donovan Pines.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 31': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Jacob Greene.
  • 36': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 36': Offside, D.C. United. Lewis O'Brien tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
  • 41': Foul by Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United).
  • 41': Jacob Greene (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Juan José Purata (Atlanta United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Miles Robinson.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Atlanta United 1, D.C. United 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atlanta United 1, D.C. United 1.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
  • 47': Chris Durkin (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
  • 49': Goal! Atlanta United 2, D.C. United 1. Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a through ball.
  • 51': Foul by Donovan Pines (D.C. United).
  • 51': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Donovan Pines (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Christian Benteke (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Miles Robinson (Atlanta United).
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Chris Durkin (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 56': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
  • 56': Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Donovan Pines.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Pálsson.
  • 62': Substitution, Atlanta United. Tyler Wolff replaces Derrick Etienne.
  • 62': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Substitution, D.C. United. Cristian Dájome replaces Jacob Greene.
  • 66': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Foul by Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United).
  • 67': Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United).
  • 67': Tyler Miller (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Hand ball by Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United).
  • 69': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United).
  • 69': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Substitution, Atlanta United. Amar Sejdic replaces Ajani Fortune.
  • 72': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United).
  • 72': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Goal! Atlanta United 3, D.C. United 1. Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Gutman.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 74': VAR Decision: Goal Atlanta United 3-1 D.C. United (Andrew Gutman).
  • 77': Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
  • 78': Foul by Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United).
  • 78': Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.
  • 79': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United).
  • 79': Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Durkin.
  • 82': Substitution, D.C. United. Kristian Fletcher replaces Pedro Santos.
  • 83': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United).
  • 83': Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Substitution, Atlanta United. Miguel Berry replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis.
  • 84': Substitution, Atlanta United. Osvaldo Alonso replaces Franco Ibarra.
  • 84': Substitution, Atlanta United. Machop Chol replaces Caleb Wiley.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Chris Durkin (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Benteke with a headed pass.
  • 88': Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
  • 89': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Machop Chol (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
  • 90'+2': Cristian Dájome (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United).
  • 90'+2': Offside, D.C. United. Lewis O'Brien tries a through ball, but Kristian Fletcher is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Miguel Berry (Atlanta United).
  • 90'+4': Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Atlanta United 3, D.C. United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Atlanta United 3, D.C. United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Atlanta United 3, D.C. United 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 15
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 4
49.3 Possession 50.7
13 SHOTS 10
5 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
314 Accurate Passes 334
397 Passes 411
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
20 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.2
46 Long Balls 55
22 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 4
14 Tackles 9
0.8 Tackle % 0.4
2 Interceptions 8
17 Effective Clearances 21
17 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 42,539

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Philadelphia Union 20 +15 40
2 FC Cincinnati 20 +5 39
3 Nashville SC 20 +13 38
4 Columbus Crew 20 +7 37
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Line-Ups

ATL Atlanta United FC (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Brad Guzan (GK)
22 Juanjo Purata
12 Miles Robinson
14 Franco Ibarra
15 Andrew Gutman
11 Brooks Lennon
23 Thiago Almada
35 Jay Fortune Yellow Card
26 Caleb Wiley
18 Derrick Etienne Jr.
7 Giorgos Giakoumakis
Atlanta United FC Substitutes:
Luiz Araújo, Amar Sejdic, Osvaldo Alonso, Quentin Westberg, Tyler Wolff, Luis Abram, Ronald Hernández, Machop Chol, Miguel Berry.

DC D.C. United (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Tyler Miller (GK)
15 Steve Birnbaum Yellow Card
23 Donovan Pines Yellow Card
44 Victor Palsson
7 Pedro Santos
33 Jacob Greene
17 Lewis O'Brien
8 Christopher Durkin
11 Taxiarchis Fountas
43 Mateusz Klich Yellow Card
20 Christian Benteke
D.C. United Substitutes:
Erik Hurtado, Kristian Fletcher, Cristián Dájome, Brendan Hines-Ike, Derrick Williams, Gaoussou Samake, Alex Bono, Russell Canouse, Yamil Asad.

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