MLS

FT Sunday, July 2, 2023
Philadelphia Union WWLDW 0
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Atlanta United FC DDWDL 2
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PHI000
ATL112
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 43,527 att.

Match Report

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Atlanta United beats Philadelphia Union behind Thiago Almada

Thiago Almada scored his eighth goal and contributed his MLS-leading 10th assist as Atlanta beat the visiting Philadelphia Union on 2-0 on Sunday afternoon.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
11
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
1
50.9
Possession
49.1
15
SHOTS
13
1
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
262
Accurate Passes
246
326
Passes
317
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
7
20
Crosses
18
0.1
Cross %
0.4
46
Long Balls
55
33
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
9
Blocked Shots
6
9
Effective Tackles
11
14
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
17
Interceptions
8
14
Effective Clearances
16
14
Clearances
16

Highlights

00:46 Thiago Almada volleys home rebound off own free kick Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

PHI leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

ATL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 22Juanjo PurataCD
  3. 4Luis AbramCD-L
  4. 2Ronald HernándezCD-R
  5. 13Amar SejdicCM-L
  6. 14Franco IbarraCM-R
  7. 26Caleb WileyLM
  8. 11Brooks LennonRM
  9. 7Giorgos GiakoumakisF
  10. 23Thiago AlmadaCF-L
  11. 30Machop CholCF-R

PHI · 3-4-1-2

  1. 12Joe BendikG
  2. 3Jack ElliottCD
  3. 26Nathan HarrielCD-L
  4. 5Jakob GlesnesCD-R
  5. 8José Andrés MartínezCM-L
  6. 11Alejandro BedoyaCM-R
  7. 10Dániel GazdagAM
  8. 31Leon FlachLM
  9. 15Olivier MbaizoRM
  10. 7Mikkel UhreCF-L
  11. 9Julián CarranzaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 7' Goal! Atlanta United 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  3. 30' Substitution, Atlanta United. Miguel Berry replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis because of an injury.
  4. 47' Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 63' Substitution, Atlanta United. Tyler Wolff replaces Machop Chol.
  6. 65' Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 70' Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
  8. 72' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn replaces Alejandro Bedoya.
  9. 72' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Mikael Uhre.
  10. 75' Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 76' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Joaquín Torres replaces José Martínez.
  12. 79' Goal! Atlanta United 2, Philadelphia Union 0. Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
  13. 86' Substitution, Atlanta United. Santiago Sosa replaces Franco Ibarra.
  14. 86' Substitution, Atlanta United. Osvaldo Alonso replaces Amar Sejdic.
  15. 86' Substitution, Atlanta United. Andrew Gutman replaces Caleb Wiley.
  16. 90'+3' Joaquín Torres (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.

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