MLS

FT Sunday, March 31, 2024
Chicago Fire FC DLLWD 0
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Atlanta United FC LLWWL 3
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 42,525 att.

Match Report

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Jamal Thiare scores twice in Atlanta's win over Fire

Jamal Thiare scored the first two goals of his MLS career to help Atlanta United to a 3-0 win against the visiting Chicago Fire on Sunday.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
3
49.3
Possession
50.7
11
SHOTS
21
3
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
402
Accurate Passes
420
476
Passes
486
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
9
16
Crosses
16
0.0
Cross %
0.6
50
Long Balls
42
32
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
4
Blocked Shots
7
11
Effective Tackles
10
21
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
7
14
Effective Clearances
26
14
Clearances
26

Highlights

00:56 Georgios Giakoumakis taps home the opening goal for Atlanta United Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ATL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 3Derrick WilliamsCD-L
  3. 24Noah CobbCD-R
  4. 26Caleb WileyLB
  5. 11Brooks LennonRB
  6. 10Thiago AlmadaAM
  7. 8Tristan MuyumbaLM
  8. 6Bartosz SliszRM
  9. 7Giorgos GiakoumakisF
  10. 16Xande SilvaAM-L
  11. 9Saba LobjanidzeAM-R

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 34Chris BradyG
  2. 5Rafael CzichosCD-L
  3. 4Carlos TeránCD-R
  4. 24Jonathan DeanLB
  5. 27Allan ArigoniRB
  6. 17Brian GutiérrezAM
  7. 23Kellyn AcostaLM
  8. 30Gastón GiménezRM
  9. 9Hugo CuypersF
  10. 7Maren Haile-SelassieAM-L
  11. 21Fabian HerbersAM-R

Timeline

  1. 45' Goal! Atlanta United 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  2. 50' Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 61' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Xherdan Shaqiri replaces Brian Gutiérrez.
  4. 64' Substitution, Atlanta United. Edwin Mosquera replaces Xande Silva.
  5. 64' Substitution, Atlanta United. Jamal Thiare replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis because of an injury.
  6. 64' Substitution, Atlanta United. Ajani Fortune replaces Bartosz Slisz.
  7. 64' Goal! Atlanta United 2, Chicago Fire FC 0. Jamal Thiare (Atlanta United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross.
  8. 66' Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 75' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Gastón Giménez.
  10. 75' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Georgios Koutsias replaces Jonathan Dean.
  11. 75' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Chris Mueller replaces Allan Arigoni.
  12. 82' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Tom Barlow replaces Hugo Cuypers.
  13. 84' Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the red card.
  14. 85' Substitution, Atlanta United. Luis Abram replaces Caleb Wiley.
  15. 85' Substitution, Atlanta United. Dax McCarty replaces Tristan Muyumba.
  16. 90' Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+5' Goal! Atlanta United 3, Chicago Fire FC 0. Jamal Thiare (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

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