Philadelphia Union vs Atlas, 2023 Concacaf Champions League, Quarterfinals

· 1st Leg
Philadelphia Union
  • 89': Dániel Gazdag (P)
FT
1 - 0
1st Leg
Atlas
  • Red Card 45'+4': Anderson Santamaría

Philadelphia Union beat Atlas in CCL quarterfinal first leg

The Philadelphia Union beat Atlas at Subaru Park on Tuesday night in a tense first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal matchup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Julián Quiñones (Atlas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aldo Rocha.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
  • 5': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Anderson Santamaría.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Julio Furch (Atlas).
  • 8': Attempt missed. Luis Reyes (Atlas) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aldo Rocha.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Brian Lozano (Atlas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Julián Quiñones (Atlas) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brian Lozano.
  • 11': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn tries a through ball, but Julián Carranza is caught offside.
  • 13': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn tries a through ball, but Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
  • 14': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Diego Barbosa (Atlas).
  • 15': Foul by Gaddi Aguirre (Atlas).
  • 15': Joaquín Torres (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
  • 18': Foul by Julián Quiñones (Atlas).
  • 18': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Brian Lozano (Atlas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Aldo Rocha (Atlas).
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Anderson Santamaría (Atlas).
  • 25': Attempt saved. Julián Quiñones (Atlas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brian Lozano.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Julián Quiñones (Atlas) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 26': Foul by Ozziel Herrera (Atlas).
  • 26': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Luis Reyes.
  • 28': Hand ball by Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union).
  • 29': Foul by Ozziel Herrera (Atlas).
  • 29': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Anderson Santamaría (Atlas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
  • 31': Corner, Atlas. Conceded by Damion Lowe.
  • 32': Foul by Gaddi Aguirre (Atlas).
  • 32': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Luis Reyes.
  • 34': Offside, Atlas. Brian Lozano tries a through ball, but Aldo Rocha is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union).
  • 36': Julio Furch (Atlas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Brian Lozano (Atlas).
  • 39': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 43': Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Julio Furch (Atlas).
  • 45': Foul by Brian Lozano (Atlas).
  • 45': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': VAR Decision: No Penalty Philadelphia Union.
  • 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+4': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Anderson Santamaría (Atlas).
  • 45'+4': Anderson Santamaría (Atlas) is shown the red card.
  • 45'+7': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 0, Atlas 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 0, Atlas 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Atlas. Javier Abella replaces Julio Furch.
  • 46': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
  • 46': Julián Quiñones (Atlas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Carlos Robles (Atlas).
  • 48': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Offside, Philadelphia Union. José Martínez tries a through ball, but Olivier Mbaizo is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Julián Quiñones (Atlas) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Robles.
  • 54': Camilo Vargas (Atlas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
  • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Camilo Vargas (Atlas).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Mbaizo.
  • 59': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Mikael Uhre replaces Joaquín Torres.
  • 60': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
  • 60': Luis Reyes (Atlas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Martínez.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
  • 62': Luis Reyes (Atlas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Javier Abella (Atlas) is shown the yellow card.
  • 65': Foul by Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union).
  • 65': Julián Quiñones (Atlas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Brian Lozano (Atlas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
  • 67': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
  • 69': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Carlos Robles (Atlas).
  • 70': Attempt saved. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 70': Foul by Ozziel Herrera (Atlas).
  • 70': Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
  • 71': Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Julián Quiñones (Atlas).
  • 72': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Olivier Mbaizo.
  • 73': Diego Barbosa (Atlas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union).
  • 75': Attempt saved. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Julián Carranza.
  • 75': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Camilo Vargas.
  • 75': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Diego Barbosa.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross following a corner.
  • 77': Substitution, Atlas. Édgar Zaldívar replaces Ozziel Herrera.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
  • 79': Foul by Aldo Rocha (Atlas).
  • 79': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Aldo Rocha (Atlas).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Substitution, Atlas. Martín Nervo replaces Aldo Rocha because of an injury.
  • 82': Foul by Carlos Robles (Atlas).
  • 82': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
  • 85': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Carlos Robles.
  • 86': Penalty Philadelphia Union. Julián Carranza draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 86': Penalty conceded by Camilo Vargas (Atlas) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 89': Brian Lozano (Atlas) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Atlas 0. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
  • 90'+1': Martín Nervo (Atlas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Julián Quiñones (Atlas).
  • 90'+1': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
  • 90'+3': Gaddi Aguirre (Atlas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Martín Nervo (Atlas).
  • 90'+3': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Martínez.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
  • 90'+4': Luis Reyes (Atlas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
  • 90'+4': Luis Reyes (Atlas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Brian Lozano (Atlas) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 1, Atlas 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 1, Atlas 0.

Statistics

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21 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 2
42.4 Possession 57.6
8 SHOTS 18
3 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
232 Accurate Passes 352
327 Passes 439
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 5
6 Crosses 17
0.0 Cross % 0.3
61 Long Balls 52
32 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 11
20 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 9
26 Effective Clearances 7
26 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Line-Ups

PHI Philadelphia Union (4-3-3)

No. Name
18 Andre Blake (GK)
17 Damion Lowe
5 Jakob Glesnes
26 Nathan Harriel
15 Olivier Mbaizo
8 José Andrés Martínez
16 Jack McGlynn
11 Alejandro Bedoya
9 Julián Carranza
10 Dániel Gazdag
19 Joaquín Torres
Philadelphia Union Substitutes:
Jeremy Rafanello, Andrés Perea, Jack Elliott, Chris Donovan, Holden Trent, Leon Flach, Brandan Craig, Joe Bendik, Quinn Sullivan, Jesús Bueno, Matthew Real, Mikkel Uhre.

ATS Atlas (5-3-2)

No. Name
12 Camilo Vargas (GK)
21 Carlos Robles
13 Gaddi Aguirre
5 Anderson Santamaría Red Card
14 Luis Reyes
15 Diego Zaragoza
26 Aldo Rocha
29 Brian Lozano Yellow Card
7 Ozziel Herrera
33 Julián Quiñones
9 Julio Furch
Atlas Substitutes:
Jesús Gómez, Christopher Trejo, Aníbal Chalá, Hugo Nervo, Jesús Ocejo, José Abella, Edgar Zaldivar, Jaziel Martínez, Ángel Márquez, Mauro Manotas, José Hernández, Edison Flores.

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