Atlanta United FC vs New York City FC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Atlanta United score late equalizer against NYCFC
Nick Firmino's header in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time pulled host Atlanta United to a 2-2 draw against New York City FC on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! Atlanta United 0, New York City FC 1. Gabriel Pereira (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
- 3': Offside, Atlanta United. Andrew Gutman tries a through ball, but Caleb Wiley is caught offside.
- 5': Foul by Justin Haak (New York City FC).
- 5': Miguel Berry (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Attempt saved. Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 6': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Luis Barraza.
- 10': Foul by Stephen Turnbull (New York City FC).
- 10': Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Goal! Atlanta United 1, New York City FC 1. Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ajani Fortune.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
- 17': Foul by Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United).
- 17': Stephen Turnbull (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Hand ball by Stephen Turnbull (New York City FC).
- 20': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
- 20': Gabriel Pereira (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Foul by Noah Cobb (Atlanta United).
- 22': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Noah Cobb (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Franco Ibarra.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Wolff.
- 24': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Braian Cufré.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Offside, New York City FC. Luis Barraza tries a through ball, but Braian Cufré is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Richard Ledezma (New York City FC).
- 28': Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Offside, New York City FC. Santiago Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Gabriel Pereira is caught offside.
- 32': Foul by Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United).
- 32': Gabriel Pereira (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Braian Cufré.
- 37': Attempt saved. Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Amar Sejdic with a cross.
- 42': Braian Cufré (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Foul by Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United).
- 45'+4': Foul by Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United).
- 45'+4': Keaton Parks (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Atlanta United 1, New York City FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Atlanta United 1, New York City FC 1.
- 46': Alfredo Morales (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
- 48': Attempt saved. Richard Ledezma (New York City FC) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Braian Cufré with a cross.
- 50': Foul by Stephen Turnbull (New York City FC).
- 50': Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Offside, Atlanta United. Amar Sejdic tries a through ball, but Juan José Purata is caught offside.
- 51': Foul by Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United).
- 51': Stephen Turnbull (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
- 56': Braian Cufré (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United).
- 56': Goal! Atlanta United 1, New York City FC 2. Gabriel Pereira (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Richard Ledezma.
- 59': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
- 59': Richard Ledezma (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
- 63': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Atlanta United. Matheus Rossetto replaces Ajani Fortune.
- 64': Substitution, Atlanta United. Machop Chol replaces Caleb Wiley.
- 64': Attempt missed. Machop Chol (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Rossetto.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Richard Ledezma (New York City FC).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 70': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
- 70': Machop Chol (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Braian Cufré (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 72': Attempt missed. Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Machop Chol.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Machop Chol (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Rossetto.
- 75': Foul by Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United).
- 75': Gabriel Pereira (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Richard Ledezma.
- 76': Substitution, New York City FC. Kevin O'Toole replaces Braian Cufré.
- 76': Substitution, New York City FC. Matías Pellegrini replaces Gabriel Pereira.
- 77': Foul by Talles Magno (New York City FC).
- 77': Noah Cobb (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Atlanta United. Osvaldo Alonso replaces Tyler Wolff.
- 78': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Tayvon Gray.
- 78': Foul by Juan José Purata (Atlanta United).
- 78': Stephen Turnbull (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Juan José Purata (Atlanta United).
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Stephen Turnbull (New York City FC).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Matías Pellegrini (New York City FC).
- 81': Matías Pellegrini (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Justin Haak.
- 83': Foul by Miguel Berry (Atlanta United).
- 83': Keaton Parks (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
- 86': Machop Chol (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Atlanta United. Nick Firmino replaces Franco Ibarra.
- 87': Substitution, Atlanta United. Luke Brennan replaces Amar Sejdic.
- 88': Attempt saved. Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nick Firmino.
- 90': Substitution, New York City FC. Andres Jasson replaces Santiago Rodríguez.
- 90'+5': Goal! Atlanta United 2, New York City FC 2. Nick Firmino (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brooks Lennon.
- 90'+7': Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Alfredo Morales (New York City FC).
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Atlanta United 2, New York City FC 2.
- 0': Match ends, Atlanta United 2, New York City FC 2.
Statistics
 NYC |
ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.1 | Possession | 58.9 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 1.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 298 | Accurate Passes | 443 |
| 351 | Passes | 507 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 8 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 13 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 14 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 42,557
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 42,557
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Cincinnati | 12 | +3 | 25 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 12 | +8 | 25 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 12 | +11 | 23 |
| 4 | Inter Miami CF | 11 | +6 | 21 |
Line-Ups
Atlanta United FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan (GK) |
| 22 | Juanjo Purata |
| 24 | Noah Cobb  |
| 15 | Andrew Gutman |
| 11 | Brooks Lennon |
| 13 | Amar Sejdic |
| 14 | Franco Ibarra |
| 35 | Jay Fortune |
| 19 | Miguel Berry |
| 26 | Caleb Wiley |
| 28 | Tyler Wolff |
New York City FC (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Barraza (GK) |
| 80 | Justin Haak |
| 93 | Tony Alfaro |
| 24 | Tayvon Gray |
| 7 | Alfredo Morales |
| 55 | Keaton Parks |
| 20 | Richard Ledezma |
| 3 | Braian Cufré |
| 34 | Stephen Turnbull |
| 10 | Santiago Rodríguez |
| 11 | Gabriel Pereira |
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