Atlanta United 1-1 Orlando City: Draw on Sunday
ATLANTA. Orlando City and Atlanta United draw 1-1. M. Pereyra scored the first goal (10') for Orlando City. J. Sanchez settled the score 1-1 (71').
ATLANTA. Orlando City and Atlanta United draw 1-1. M. Pereyra scored the first goal (10′) for Orlando City. J. Sanchez settled the score 1-1 (71′). Atlanta United was far superior when it came to possession ball (65%)
The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium stadium in Atlanta on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Víctor Rivas who was helped by Nick Uranga and Chris Elliott. The 4th official was Silviu Petrescu. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot around 30.9 degrees Celsius or 87.69 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 56%.
Match Statistics
Atlanta United was in firm control of the ball 65% while Orlando City was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Atlanta United was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Atlanta United to win the match.
Atlanta United shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Orlando City shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Atlanta United received 3 yellow cards (A. Sejdic, A. McFadden and Luiz Araujo). On the opposite side, Orlando City received 4 yellow cards (Urso Junior, M. Pereyra, B. Michel and Ruan).
After this encounter, Atlanta United will have 23 points to move up in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Orlando City will have 29 points like Montreal Impact to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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10'10'
M. Pereyra
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36'36'
Urso Junior
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45'45'
A. Sejdic
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55'55'
T. Akindele
E. Kara
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56'56'
B. Michel
J. Mulraney
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60'60'
A. McFadden
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60'60'
J. Martinez
A. McFadden
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60'60'
T. Almada
A. Sejdic
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68'68'
A. Perea
F. Torres
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68'68'
Carlos Antonio
K. Smith
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69'69'
M. Pereyra
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71'71'
J. Sanchez
T. Almada
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73'73'
B. Michel
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74'74'
D. Dwyer
R. Cisneros
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85'85'
Pato
M. Pereyra
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90'90'
Luiz Araujo
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90'90'
Ruan
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Atlanta United will play away with LA Galaxy on the 25th of July with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Atlanta United (1 draw).
Orlando City will host Philadelphia Union on the 23rd of July with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Philadelphia Union (5 draws).
Atlanta United and Orlando City will play the return match on the at the
Atlanta United: Formation and Lineups
Atlanta United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Gonzalo Pineda Reyes chose to play with the following team: Rocco Rios Novo , Juan Sánchez Purata , Alan Franco , George Campbell , Aiden McFadden , Amar Sejdic , Matheus Rossetto , Caleb Wiley , Luiz Araújo , Marcelino Moreno and Ronaldo Cisneros .
Substitutes
Atlanta United made 3 changes: A. McFadden for J. Martinez (60′), A. Sejdic for T. Almada (60′) and R. Cisneros for D. Dwyer (74′).
Top player: Marcelino Moreno
The player who no doubt impressed Atlanta United the most was Marcelino Moreno.
His rating is with 46 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 17 duels out of 24. He performed 7 crosses.
Orlando City: Formation and Lineups
Orlando City started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
On the other side, Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez played with: Pedro Gallese , Ruan , Rodrigo Schlegel , Robin Jansson , Kyle Smith , Facundo Torres , Júnior Urso , César Araújo , Jake Mulraney , Mauricio Pereyra and Ercan Kara .
Substitutes
Orlando City made 5 changes: E. Kara for T. Akindele (55′), J. Mulraney for B. Michel (56′), F. Torres for A. Perea (68′), K. Smith for Carlos Antonio (68′) and M. Pereyra for Pato (85′).
Best player: Pedro Gallese
The player that probably impressed the most for Orlando City was the goalkeeper: Pedro Gallese. His rating is 7.34. He performed 3 saves.
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