MLS

FT Saturday, June 15, 2024
Houston Dynamo FC LDLWD 2
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Atlanta United FC DWLWL 2
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HOU112
ATL112
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 42,630 att.

Match Report

Latif Blessing lifts Atlanta United to draw with Dynamo

Latif Blessing made the most of his 30-plus minutes as a substitute by scoring the match-tying goal in the waning moments of the second half, lifting the visiting Houston Dynamo to a 2-2 draw with Atlanta United on Saturday in the first meeting...

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
4
6
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
7
55.4
Possession
44.6
19
SHOTS
12
9
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
451
Accurate Passes
344
502
Passes
400
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
4
16
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.3
52
Long Balls
52
38
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
10
13
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
4
14
Effective Clearances
19
14
Clearances
19

Highlights

00:43 Franco Escobar scores goal for Houston Dynamo Watch on ESPN 01:12 Daniel Ríos scores goal for Atlanta United FC Watch on ESPN 00:29 Xande Silva gets on the scoresheet for Atlanta United FC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATL leads series 2-1

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. 13Dax McCartyRM
  9. 19Daniel RíosF
  10. 16Xande SilvaAM-L
  11. 20Edwin MosqueraAM-R

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 31MicaelCD-L
  3. 28Erik SviatchenkoCD-R
  4. 2Franco EscobarLB
  5. 25Griffin DorseyRB
  6. 8Amine BassiAM
  7. 16Héctor HerreraLM
  8. 6ArturRM
  9. 27Sebastian KowalczykF
  10. 18Ibrahim AliyuAM-L
  11. 20Adalberto CarrasquillaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Atlanta United 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) header from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  2. 8' Xande Silva (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 18' Substitution, Atlanta United. Luke Brennan replaces Edwin Mosquera because of an injury.
  4. 25' Goal! Atlanta United 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  5. 42' Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 44' Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 53' Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 55' Goal! Atlanta United 2, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Xande Silva (Atlanta United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner.
  9. 58' Micael (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 67' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Latif Blessing replaces Ibrahim Aliyu.
  11. 76' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastián Ferreira replaces Sebastian Kowalczyk.
  12. 76' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Tate Schmitt replaces Erik Sviatchenko.
  13. 76' Substitution, Atlanta United. Jamal Thiaré replaces Daniel Ríos.
  14. 80' Substitution, Atlanta United. Ajani Fortune replaces Xande Silva because of an injury.
  15. 89' Goal! Atlanta United 2, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Latif Blessing (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla with a through ball.
  16. 90'+7' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ethan Bartlow replaces Amine Bassi.

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