MLS

FT Saturday, September 23, 2023
CF Montréal WLLDD 1
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Atlanta United FC WLDWD 4
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MTL101
ATL224
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 42,569 att.

Match Report

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Atlanta United routs CF Montreal to clinch MLS playoff spot

Xande Silva and Thiago Almada each had a goal and an assist to help Atlanta United clinch a playoff spot with a 4-1 win against visiting CF Montreal on Saturday.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

10
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
2
35.8
Possession
64.2
11
SHOTS
17
3
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
265
Accurate Passes
535
321
Passes
598
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
10
0.4
Cross %
0.2
42
Long Balls
59
24
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
5
4
Effective Tackles
7
13
Tackles
15
0.3
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
7
15
Effective Clearances
13
15
Clearances
13

Head to Head

MTL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ATL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 4Luis AbramCD-L
  3. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  4. 26Caleb WileyLB
  5. 11Brooks LennonRB
  6. 10Thiago AlmadaAM
  7. 20Matheus RossettoLM
  8. 8Tristan MuyumbaRM
  9. 7Giorgos GiakoumakisF
  10. 16Xande SilvaAM-L
  11. 9Saba LobjanidzeAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 29Jamal ThiaréSUB
  2. 2Ronald HernándezSUB
  3. 13Amar SejdicSUB
  4. 31Quentin WestbergSUB
  5. 35Jay FortuneSUB
  6. 28Tyler WolffSUB
  7. 21Edwin MosqueraSUB
  8. 19Miguel BerrySUB
  9. 22Juanjo PurataSUB

MTL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 40Jonathan SiroisG
  2. 16Joel WatermanCD
  3. 25Gabriele CorboCD-L
  4. 24George CampbellCD-R
  5. 29Mathieu ChoinièreCM-L
  6. 6Samuel PietteCM-R
  7. 7Ahmed HamdiAM
  8. 21Lassi LappalainenLM
  9. 15Zachary Brault-GuillardRM
  10. 90Kwadwo OpokuCF-L
  11. 9Chinonso OfforCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Sunusi IbrahimSUB
  2. 23Ousman JabangSUB
  3. 41James PantemisSUB
  4. 4Fernando ÁlvarezSUB
  5. 19Nathan SalibaSUB
  6. 2Victor WanyamaSUB
  7. 10Bryce DukeSUB
  8. 30Romell QuiotoSUB
  9. 11Ariel LassiterSUB

Timeline

  1. 30' Goal! Atlanta United 1, CF Montréal 0. Xande Silva (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saba Lobjanidze.
  2. 33' Goal! Atlanta United 2, CF Montréal 0. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xande Silva.
  3. 40' Goal! Atlanta United 2, CF Montréal 1. Ahmed Hamdi (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
  4. 45' Substitution, CF Montréal. Fernando Álvarez replaces George Campbell.
  5. 46' Goal! Atlanta United 3, CF Montréal 1. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  6. 59' Substitution, CF Montréal. Nathan Saliba replaces Samuel Piette.
  7. 65' Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 67' Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 71' Substitution, Atlanta United. Edwin Mosquera replaces Saba Lobjanidze.
  10. 71' Substitution, Atlanta United. Ajani Fortune replaces Tristan Muyumba.
  11. 75' Substitution, CF Montréal. Ariel Lassiter replaces Zachary Brault-Guillard.
  12. 75' Substitution, CF Montréal. Sunusi Ibrahim replaces Ahmed Hamdi.
  13. 79' Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 83' Substitution, Atlanta United. Tyler Wolff replaces Xande Silva.
  15. 83' Substitution, Atlanta United. Jamal Thiare replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis.
  16. 85' Substitution, CF Montréal. Bryce Duke replaces Lassi Lappalainen.
  17. 87' Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) is shown the red card.
  18. 89' Goal! Atlanta United 4, CF Montréal 1. Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Almada following a fast break.
  19. 90' Substitution, Atlanta United. Amar Sejdic replaces Matheus Rossetto.
  20. 90'+1' Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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