MLS

FT Saturday, March 1, 2025
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Charlotte FC WLWLD 2
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Bank of America Stadium · 51,002 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Zaha stars in MLS debut as Charlotte beats Atlanta

Wilfried Zaha set up one goal and scored another as Charlotte FC beat Atlanta United 2-0 in its home opener Saturday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
1
3
Saves
3
57.3
Possession
42.7
15
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
493
Accurate Passes
361
577
Passes
437
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
0
17
Crosses
8
0.1
Cross %
0.0
66
Long Balls
51
28
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
7
Blocked Shots
2
17
Effective Tackles
6
23
Tackles
9
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
6
19
Effective Clearances
22
19
Clearances
22

Highlights

00:34 Pep Biel scores for Charlotte FC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CLT leads series 3-2

Lineups

CLT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kristijan KahlinaG
  2. 4Andrew PrivettCD-L
  3. 29Adilson MalandaCD-R
  4. 3Tim ReamLB
  5. 14Nathan ByrneRB
  6. 13Brandt BronicoCM-L
  7. 8Ashley WestwoodCM-R
  8. 10Wilfried ZahaLM
  9. 11Liel AbadaRM
  10. 33Patrick AgyemangCF-L
  11. 16Pep BielCF-R

ATL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 3Derrick WilliamsCD-L
  3. 5Stian GregersenCD-R
  4. 44Luis AbramLB
  5. 47Matt EdwardsRB
  6. 59Alexey MiranchukAM
  7. 35Jay FortuneLM
  8. 99Bartosz SliszRM
  9. 19Emmanuel Latte LathF
  10. 9Saba LobjanidzeAM-L
  11. 10Miguel AlmirónAM-R

Timeline

  1. 49' Goal! Charlotte FC 1, Atlanta United 0. Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  2. 54' Goal! Charlotte FC 2, Atlanta United 0. Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  3. 61' Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 70' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Eryk Williamson replaces Pep Biel.
  5. 72' Substitution, Atlanta United. Tristan Muyumba replaces Matt Edwards.
  6. 72' Substitution, Atlanta United. Jamal Thiaré replaces Emmanuel Latte Lath.
  7. 73' Substitution, Atlanta United. Edwin Mosquera replaces Aleksey Miranchuk.
  8. 73' Substitution, Atlanta United. Xande Silva replaces Saba Lobjanidze.
  9. 76' Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 77' Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 78' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Kerwin Vargas replaces Liel Abada.
  12. 78' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Idan Toklomati replaces Patrick Agyemang.
  13. 88' Substitution, Atlanta United. Dominik Chong Qui replaces Derrick Williams.
  14. 90'+7' Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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