MLS

FT Wednesday, June 21, 2023
New York City FC LLDDD 2
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Atlanta United FC DDDDW 2
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NYC112
ATL112
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 42,557 att.

Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:14 Gabriel Pereira scores a brace against Atlanta Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NYC leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

ATL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 22Juanjo PurataCD-L
  3. 24Noah CobbCD-R
  4. 15Andrew GutmanLB
  5. 11Brooks LennonRB
  6. 13Amar SejdicAM
  7. 14Franco IbarraLM
  8. 35Jay FortuneRM
  9. 19Miguel BerryF
  10. 26Caleb WileyAM-L
  11. 28Tyler WolffAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 30Machop CholSUB
  2. 37Aiden McfaddenSUB
  3. 52Luke BrennanSUB
  4. 6Osvaldo AlonsoSUB
  5. 51Nicolas FirminoSUB
  6. 20Matheus RossettoSUB
  7. 2Ronald HernándezSUB
  8. 31Quentin WestbergSUB

NYC · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Luis BarrazaG
  2. 80Justin HaakCD
  3. 93Tony AlfaroCD-L
  4. 24Tayvon GrayCD-R
  5. 7Alfredo MoralesCM-L
  6. 55Keaton ParksCM-R
  7. 20Richard LedezmaAM
  8. 3Braian CufréLM
  9. 34Stephen TurnbullRM
  10. 10Santiago RodríguezCF-L
  11. 11Gabriel PereiraCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 30Samuel Kwaku OwusuSUB
  2. 33Nico BenalcazarSUB
  3. 21Andres JassonSUB
  4. 19Gabriel SegalSUB
  5. 35Mitja IlenicSUB
  6. 49Matt FreeseSUB
  7. 43Talles MagnoSUB
  8. 22Kevin O'TooleSUB
  9. 17Matías PellegriniSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 22' Noah Cobb (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 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.
  5. 63' Substitution, Atlanta United. Matheus Rossetto replaces Ajani Fortune.
  6. 64' Substitution, Atlanta United. Machop Chol replaces Caleb Wiley.
  7. 70' Braian Cufré (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 75' Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 75' Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Richard Ledezma.
  10. 76' Substitution, New York City FC. Matías Pellegrini replaces Gabriel Pereira.
  11. 76' Substitution, New York City FC. Kevin O'Toole replaces Braian Cufré.
  12. 77' Substitution, Atlanta United. Osvaldo Alonso replaces Tyler Wolff.
  13. 81' Matías Pellegrini (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 86' Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 87' Substitution, Atlanta United. Nick Firmino replaces Franco Ibarra.
  16. 87' Substitution, Atlanta United. Luke Brennan replaces Amar Sejdic.
  17. 90' Substitution, New York City FC. Andres Jasson replaces Santiago Rodríguez.
  18. 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.

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