Philadelphia Union vs Atlanta United FC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
Union pile on at end of first half, take down Atlanta
Daniel Gazdag scored his team-leading 14th goal of the season on a brilliant bicycle kick to begin a late-first-half outburst, and the host Philadelphia Union held on for a 3-2 victory over Atlanta United FC Wednesday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United).
- 2': Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakob Glesnes with a headed pass.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 2': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Matheus Rossetto.
- 3': Attempt saved. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jesús Bueno with a cross.
- 7': Delay in match because of an injury Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
- 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9': Offside, Atlanta United. Thiago Almada tries a through ball, but Giorgos Giakoumakis is caught offside.
- 12': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tristan Muyumba.
- 12': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. José Martínez replaces Jesús Bueno because of an injury.
- 13': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn tries a through ball, but Mikael Uhre is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mikael Uhre with a cross following a fast break.
- 18': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United).
- 19': Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 20': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 20': Luis Abram (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Offside, Atlanta United. Thiago Almada tries a through ball, but Giorgos Giakoumakis is caught offside.
- 26': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United).
- 26': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
- 28': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 28': Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 30': Attempt saved. Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Xande Silva with a cross.
- 32': Foul by Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United).
- 32': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
- 34': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt saved. Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgos Giakoumakis.
- 38': Foul by Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United).
- 38': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Atlanta United 0. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya following a set piece situation.
- 41': Goal! Philadelphia Union 2, Atlanta United 0. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julián Carranza following a fast break.
- 43': Offside, Atlanta United. Caleb Wiley tries a through ball, but Giorgos Giakoumakis is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 45': Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 45': Luis Abram (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 45'+1': Luis Abram (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United).
- 45'+2': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Goal! Philadelphia Union 3, Atlanta United 0. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 3, Atlanta United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 3, Atlanta United 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Xande Silva (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 50': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 50': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Mikael Uhre.
- 52': Penalty conceded by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 54': VAR Decision: Penalty Atlanta United.
- 56': Goal! Philadelphia Union 3, Atlanta United 1. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Mikael Uhre because of an injury.
- 63': Attempt saved. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
- 63': Attempt saved. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 64': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Brad Guzan.
- 64': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
- 66': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn tries a through ball, but Quinn Sullivan is caught offside.
- 66': Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Substitution, Atlanta United. Ajani Fortune replaces Matheus Rossetto.
- 66': Substitution, Atlanta United. Edwin Mosquera replaces Xande Silva.
- 68': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by José Martínez.
- 69': Foul by Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United).
- 69': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giorgos Giakoumakis.
- 71': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
- 72': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross.
- 73': Substitution, Atlanta United. Derrick Etienne Jr. replaces Saba Lobjanidze.
- 73': Substitution, Atlanta United. Jamal Thiare replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis.
- 75': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Foul by Jamal Thiare (Atlanta United).
- 75': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Jamal Thiare (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt saved. Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brooks Lennon.
- 77': Goal! Philadelphia Union 3, Atlanta United 2. Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tristan Muyumba.
- 79': Attempt missed. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tristan Muyumba following a fast break.
- 81': Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 81': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 83': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Damion Lowe replaces Olivier Mbaizo.
- 84': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Matt Real replaces Alejandro Bedoya.
- 85': Attempt missed. Jamal Thiare (Atlanta United) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
- 85': Substitution, Atlanta United. Miguel Berry replaces Tristan Muyumba.
- 86': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julián Carranza.
- 87': Foul by Luis Abram (Atlanta United).
- 87': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United).
- 90'+1': Foul by Jamal Thiare (Atlanta United).
- 90'+1': Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Matt Real (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
- 90'+4': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Damion Lowe.
- 90'+4': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 90'+8': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 3, Atlanta United 2.
- 0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 3, Atlanta United 2.
Statistics
 ATL |
PHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 59.9 | Possession | 40.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 472 | Accurate Passes | 291 |
| 531 | Passes | 350 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 24 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 9 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 15 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 18,605
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 18,605
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Miami CF | 10 | +7 | 18 |
| 2 | New York Red Bulls | 9 | +4 | 16 |
| 3 | FC Cincinnati | 9 | +2 | 15 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 9 | +3 | 14 |
Line-Ups
Philadelphia Union (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Andre Blake (GK) |
| 3 | Jack Elliott  |
| 5 | Jakob Glesnes |
| 26 | Nathan Harriel |
| 15 | Olivier Mbaizo |
| 7 | Mikkel Uhre |
| 20 | Jesús Bueno |
| 10 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 16 | Jack McGlynn |
| 11 | Alejandro Bedoya |
| 9 | Julián Carranza |
Atlanta United FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan (GK) |
| 4 | Luis Abram |
| 12 | Miles Robinson |
| 26 | Caleb Wiley |
| 11 | Brooks Lennon |
| 10 | Thiago Almada |
| 20 | Matheus Rossetto |
| 8 | Tristan Muyumba Nkita |
| 7 | Giorgos Giakoumakis |
| 16 | Xande Silva |
| 9 | Saba Lobjanidze |
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