Atlanta United FC vs Philadelphia Union, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Union rally late for 2-2 draw with Atlanta United
Less than 20 minutes from seeing their unbeaten start to the season come to an end, the Philadelphia Union rallied for an improbable 2-2 draw on the road at Atlanta United on Sunday afternoon.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Harriel.
- 11': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 12': Attempt missed. Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Foul by Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United).
- 13': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United).
- 16': Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union).
- 17': Attempt missed. Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Thiago Almada following a set piece situation.
- 20': Foul by Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United).
- 20': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 21': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 22': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Offside, Atlanta United. Daniel Ríos is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Noah Cobb (Atlanta United).
- 28': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Damion Lowe is caught offside.
- 30': Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union).
- 31': Attempt blocked. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Carranza.
- 31': Attempt missed. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 32': Attempt saved. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
- 35': Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 35': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
- 36': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bartosz Slisz.
- 36': Foul by Noah Cobb (Atlanta United).
- 36': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nathan Harriel.
- 39': Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
- 40': Attempt missed. Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 40': Offside, Atlanta United. Tyler Wolff is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tristan Muyumba.
- 42': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Damion Lowe.
- 43': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United).
- 44': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tristan Muyumba.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union).
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Oliver Semmle replaces Andre Blake because of an injury.
- 45'+5': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Tyler Wolff.
- 45'+6': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Daniel Ríos.
- 45'+6': Attempt blocked. José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Damion Lowe.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Atlanta United 0, Philadelphia Union 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atlanta United 0, Philadelphia Union 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tristan Muyumba.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Foul by Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United).
- 54': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Goal! Atlanta United 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross.
- 57': Attempt saved. Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Saba Lobjanidze.
- 58': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 60': Foul by Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United).
- 60': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Atlanta United. Edwin Mosquera replaces Tyler Wolff.
- 60': Substitution, Atlanta United. Nick Firmino replaces Daniel Ríos.
- 62': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
- 63': Foul by Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union).
- 63': Nick Firmino (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Goal! Atlanta United 2, Philadelphia Union 0. Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edwin Mosquera.
- 65': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Caleb Wiley.
- 65': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Mikael Uhre replaces José Martínez.
- 66': Attempt saved. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 66': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Luis Abram.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edwin Mosquera.
- 69': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Jakob Glesnes.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Luis Abram (Atlanta United).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Attempt missed. Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Tristan Muyumba.
- 73': Goal! Atlanta United 2, Philadelphia Union 1. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner.
- 74': Offside, Atlanta United. Saba Lobjanidze is caught offside.
- 75': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Foul by Luis Abram (Atlanta United).
- 76': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Goal! Atlanta United 2, Philadelphia Union 2. Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 79': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Mikael Uhre is caught offside.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
- 82': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 82': Attempt missed. Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Foul by Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United).
- 84': Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Edwin Mosquera.
- 87': Offside, Atlanta United. Nick Firmino is caught offside.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saba Lobjanidze.
- 89': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
- 90': Foul by Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United).
- 90': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Saba Lobjanidze.
- 90'+5': Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Atlanta United 2, Philadelphia Union 2.
- 0': Match ends, Atlanta United 2, Philadelphia Union 2.
Statistics
 PHI |
ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 37.7 | Possession | 62.3 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 206 | Accurate Passes | 405 |
| 286 | Passes | 479 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 18 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 20 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 27 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 20 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 42,763
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 42,763
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Cincinnati | 13 | +4 | 28 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Union | 13 | +12 | 26 |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 13 | +8 | 26 |
| 4 | Nashville SC | 13 | +8 | 23 |
Line-Ups
Atlanta United FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan (GK) |
| 4 | Luis Abram |
| 24 | Noah Cobb |
| 26 | Caleb Wiley |
| 11 | Brooks Lennon |
| 10 | Thiago Almada  |
| 8 | Tristan Muyumba |
| 6 | Bartosz Slisz |
| 19 | Daniel Ríos |
| 28 | Tyler Wolff |
| 9 | Saba Lobjanidze |
Philadelphia Union (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Andre Blake (GK) |
| 17 | Damion Lowe |
| 5 | Jakob Glesnes |
| 8 | José Andrés Martínez |
| 27 | Kai Wagner |
| 26 | Nathan Harriel |
| 10 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 16 | Jack McGlynn |
| 11 | Alejandro Bedoya |
| 9 | Julián Carranza |
| 33 | Quinn Sullivan |
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