MLS

FT Saturday, May 11, 2024
D.C. United DLLWD 3
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Atlanta United FC DLDLW 2
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DC213
ATL112
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 42,822 att.

Match Report

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Christian Benteke's hat trick propels D.C. United over Atlanta United

Christian Benteke scored his second hat trick of the season to lead D.C. United to a 3-2 victory over host Atlanta United on Saturday.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
7
2
Saves
3
36.4
Possession
63.6
15
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
241
Accurate Passes
479
303
Passes
549
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
8
Accurate Crosses
4
23
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
54
27
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
9
12
Effective Tackles
14
21
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
7
Interceptions
4
23
Effective Clearances
19
23
Clearances
19

Head to Head

ATL leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ATL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 4Luis AbramCD-L
  3. 24Noah CobbCD-R
  4. 26Caleb WileyLB
  5. 11Brooks LennonRB
  6. 10Thiago AlmadaAM
  7. 6Bartosz SliszLM
  8. 8Tristan MuyumbaRM
  9. 7Giorgos GiakoumakisF
  10. 20Edwin MosqueraAM-L
  11. 9Saba LobjanidzeAM-R

DC · 5-3-2

  1. 24Alex BonoG
  2. 3Lucas BartlettCD
  3. 4Matti PeltolaCD-L
  4. 97Christopher McVeyCD-R
  5. 11Cristián DájomeLB
  6. 22Aaron HerreraRB
  7. 43Mateusz KlichCM
  8. 25Jackson HopkinsCM-L
  9. 21Ted Ku-DipietroCM-R
  10. 20Christian BentekeCF-L
  11. 8Jared StroudCF-R

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Atlanta United 1, D.C. United 0. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 19' Goal! Atlanta United 1, D.C. United 1. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jared Stroud with a cross.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  3. 29' Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 38' Cristian Dájome (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 44' Goal! Atlanta United 1, D.C. United 2. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jared Stroud.
  6. 45'+2' Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, Atlanta United. Dax McCarty replaces Edwin Mosquera.
  8. 45' Substitution, D.C. United. Conner Antley replaces Cristian Dájome.
  9. 45' Substitution, D.C. United. Jacob Murrell replaces Theodore Ku-DiPietro.
  10. 48' Own Goal by Matti Peltola, D.C. United. Atlanta United 2, D.C. United 2.
  11. 55' Goal! Atlanta United 2, D.C. United 3. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a cross following a corner.
  12. 61' Substitution, Atlanta United. Xande Silva replaces Tristan Muyumba.
  13. 70' Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 73' Substitution, D.C. United. Gabriel Pirani replaces Jared Stroud.
  15. 73' Substitution, Atlanta United. Daniel Ríos replaces Saba Lobjanidze.
  16. 75' Luis Abram (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 81' Substitution, D.C. United. Garrison Tubbs replaces Jackson Hopkins.
  18. 84' Garrison Tubbs (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 86' Substitution, Atlanta United. Nick Firmino replaces Bartosz Slisz.
  20. 87' Substitution, D.C. United. Pedro Santos replaces Christian Benteke.

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