Major League Soccer: Atlanta United and New England draw 2-2 on Sunday
ATLANTA. Atlanta United manages to recover against New England with 2 goals from A. Buksa from a goal on the 55' and a goal on the 30'.
ATLANTA. Atlanta United manages to recover against New England with 2 goals from A. Buksa from a goal on the 55′ and a goal on the 30′. Atlanta United couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium stadium in Atlanta on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Allen Chapman with the help of Adam Garner and Logan Brown. The 4th official was Alyssa Nichols. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 27.5 degrees Celsius or 81.43 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 59%.
Match Statistics
Atlanta United was in firm control of the ball 56% while New England was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Atlanta United was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Atlanta United to win the match.
Atlanta United shot 24 times, 5 on target, 19 off target. On the opposite side, New England shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Atlanta United received 1 yellow card (A. Gutman). On the opposite side, New England received 2 yellow cards (T. McNamara and M. Polster).
After this match, Atlanta United will have 14 points like New York City and Minnesota United to move down in the 13th place. On the other side, New England will have 11 points like Toronto to move down in the 21st place.
Match Events
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15'15'
T. Almada
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30'30'
A. Buksa
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55'55'
A. Buksa
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63'63'
Luiz Araujo
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64'64'
L. Maciel
E. Boateng
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68'68'
A. Gutman
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71'71'
E. Hyndman
R. Cisneros
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79'79'
A. I. Traustason
S. Lletget
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85'85'
D. Dwyer
M. Rossetto
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87'87'
T. McNamara
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90'90'
J. Rennicks
T. McNamara
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90'90'
M. Polster
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Atlanta United will play away with Nashville SC on the 21st of May with a 2-2 head to head.
New England will play away against Cincinnati on the 21st of May with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of New England (0 draws).
Atlanta United: Formation and Lineups
Atlanta United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gonzalo Pineda Reyes chose to play with the following team: Bobby Shuttleworth , Brooks Lennon , Alan Franco , Alex De John , Andrew Gutman , Franco Ibarra , Matheus Rossetto , Thiago Almada , Marcelino Moreno , Luiz Araújo and Ronaldo Cisneros .
Substitutes
Atlanta United made 2 changes: R. Cisneros for E. Hyndman (71′) and M. Rossetto for D. Dwyer (85′).
Top player: Thiago Almada
Probably the most impressive player in Atlanta United was Thiago Almada.
His rating is with 1 goal, 63 passes (84% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.
New England: Formation and Lineups
Also New England adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Bruce Arena played with: Matt Turner , Brandon Bye , Andrew Farrell , Henry Kessler , DeJuan Jones , Matt Polster , Tommy McNamara , Sebastian Lletget , Carles Gil , Emmanuel Boateng and Adam Buksa .
Substitutes
New England made 3 changes: E. Boateng for L. Maciel (64′), S. Lletget for A. I. Traustason (79′) and T. McNamara for J. Rennicks (90′).
Top player: Adam Buksa
The player who no doubt impressed New England the most was Adam Buksa.
His rating is with 2 goals, 19 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 17.
Results of the day
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