Major League Soccer: Atlanta United tops Sporting KC 3-1
ATLANTA. Atlanta United beats Sporting KC 3-1.
ATLANTA. Atlanta United beats Sporting KC 3-1. Atlanta United got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Luiz Araujo (20′) and D. Dwyer (45′). Sporting KC tried to recover with a goal from D. Salloi (85′). However, the match was closed by a goal (89′) scored by C. Wiley for Atlanta United. Sporting KC lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
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 Ted Unkel with the assistance of Jeremy Kieso and Adam Wienckowski. The 4th official was Pierre Luce Lauziere. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.2 degrees Celsius or 50.31 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 85%.
Match Statistics
Sporting KC was in firm control of the ball 56% while Atlanta United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Sporting KC was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Atlanta United succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Atlanta United shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting KC shot 13 times, 1 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Atlanta United received 3 yellow cards (M. Robinson, O. Alonso and A. Gutman). On the opposite side, Sporting KC received 2 yellow cards (J. Mauri and A. Fontas).
After playing this match, Atlanta United has 0 points to occupy the 19th place in the standings. while Sporting KC stays with 0 points (22nd).
Match Events
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3'3'
M. Robinson
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11'11'
O. Alonso
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20'20'
Luiz Araujo
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23'23'
A. Gutman
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26'26'
D. Dwyer
Luiz Araujo
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45'45'
D. Dwyer
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50'50'
J. Mauri
O. Rosell
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58'58'
J. Mauri
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63'63'
B. Lennon
T. Wolff
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66'66'
F. Hernandez
R. Espinoza
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75'75'
M. Moreno
A. Sejdic
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75'75'
C. Wiley
J. Martinez
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77'77'
M. Tzionis
J. Mauri
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80'80'
A. Fontas
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85'85'
D. Salloi
A. Fontas
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89'89'
C. Wiley
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Atlanta United will play away against Colorado Rapids on the 5th of March with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Atlanta United (0 draws).
Sporting KC will host Houston Dynamo on the 5th of March with a 15-14 head to head record in favor of Houston Dynamo (16 draws).
Atlanta United: Formation and Lineups
Atlanta United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Gonzalo Pineda Reyes chose to play with the following team: Brad Guzan , Ronald Hernández , George Campbell , Miles Robinson , Andrew Gutman , Matheus Rossetto , Osvaldo Alonso , Amar Sejdic , Luiz Araújo , Josef Martínez and Tyler Wolff .
Substitutes
Atlanta United made 4 changes: Luiz Araujo for D. Dwyer (26′), T. Wolff for B. Lennon (63′), A. Sejdic for M. Moreno (75′) and J. Martinez for C. Wiley (75′).
Top player: Josef Martínez
Probably the most impressive player in Atlanta United was Josef Martínez even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 14 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4.
Sporting KC: Formation and Lineups
Also Sporting KC adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Peter Vermes played with: Timothy Melia , Graham Zusi , Nicolas Isimat-Mirin , Andreu Fontàs , Logan Ndenbe , Rémi Walter , Oriol Rosell , Roger Espinoza , Johnny Russell , Khiry Shelton and Dániel Sallói .
Substitutes
Sporting KC made 3 changes: O. Rosell for J. Mauri (50′), R. Espinoza for F. Hernandez (66′) and J. Mauri for M. Tzionis (77′).
Top player: Dániel Sallói
Probably the most impressive player in Sporting KC was Dániel Sallói.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 1 cross.
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