MLS

FT Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Atlanta United FC LLDWL 3
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Inter Miami CF WWDWW 1
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ATL123
MIA011
Chase Stadium · 21,326 att.

Match Report

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Saba Lobjanidze scores twice as Atlanta United upends Inter Miami

Saba Lobjanidze scored a pair of goals to lift Atlanta United to a 3-1 victory over the returning Lionel Messi and Inter Miami on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
5
39.1
Possession
60.9
25
SHOTS
12
8
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
351
Accurate Passes
574
403
Passes
633
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
2
10
Crosses
18
0.5
Cross %
0.1
38
Long Balls
33
18
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
6
Blocked Shots
6
15
Effective Tackles
7
18
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.4
8
Interceptions
9
33
Effective Clearances
11
33
Clearances
11

Highlights

00:33 Messi and Busquets reignite Barca connection for an Inter Miami goal Watch on ESPN 01:00 Saba Lobjanidze buries two goals for Atlanta United Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 3-2

Lineups

MIA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Drake CallenderG
  2. 27Serhiy KryvtsovCD-L
  3. 6Tomás AvilésCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 57Marcelo WeigandtRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 55Federico RedondoLM
  8. 24Julian GresselRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 16Robert TaylorLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Substitutes

  1. 30Benjamin CremaschiSUB
  2. 41David RuizSUB
  3. 13CJ dos SantosSUB
  4. 73Leo AfonsoSUB
  5. 15Ryan SailorSUB
  6. 32Noah AllenSUB
  7. 8Leonardo CampanaSUB
  8. 7Matías RojasSUB
  9. 33Franco NegriSUB

ATL · 3-4-3

  1. 22Josh CohenG
  2. 3Derrick WilliamsCD
  3. 4Luis AbramCD-L
  4. 5Stian GregersenCD-R
  5. 8Tristan MuyumbaCM-L
  6. 13Dax McCartyCM-R
  7. 26Caleb WileyLM
  8. 11Brooks LennonRM
  9. 29Jamal ThiaréF
  10. 10Thiago AlmadaCF-L
  11. 9Saba LobjanidzeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Edwin MosqueraSUB
  2. 21Efraín MoralesSUB
  3. 7Giorgos GiakoumakisSUB
  4. 2Ronald HernándezSUB
  5. 16Xande SilvaSUB
  6. 19Daniel RíosSUB
  7. 35Jay FortuneSUB
  8. 31Quentin WestbergSUB
  9. 24Noah CobbSUB

Timeline

  1. 44' Goal! Inter Miami CF 0, Atlanta United 1. Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tristan Muyumba.
  2. 57' Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 57' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Matías Rojas replaces Julian Gressel.
  4. 59' Goal! Inter Miami CF 0, Atlanta United 2. Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brooks Lennon.
  5. 62' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Atlanta United 2. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
  6. 73' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Atlanta United 3. Jamal Thiaré (Atlanta United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
  7. 75' Substitution, Atlanta United. Noah Cobb replaces Derrick Williams.
  8. 75' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Leonardo Campana replaces Robert Taylor.
  9. 75' Substitution, Atlanta United. Edwin Mosquera replaces Saba Lobjanidze.
  10. 83' Substitution, Atlanta United. Giorgos Giakoumakis replaces Jamal Thiaré.
  11. 83' Substitution, Atlanta United. Ajani Fortune replaces Dax McCarty.
  12. 89' Substitution, Atlanta United. Ronald Hernández replaces Thiago Almada.

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