Major League Soccer: Toronto defeats Atlanta United 2-1

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TORONTO. Toronto prevailed over Atlanta United to win 2-1.

TORONTO. Toronto conquered Atlanta United to win 2-1. It was Toronto to strike first with an early goal of J. Osorio at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 57′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Priso-Mbongue gave the win to Toronto in the 79′ minute with a goal. Atlanta United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the BMO Field stadium in Toronto on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Jon Freemon with the assistance of Chantal Boudreau and Adam Wienckowski. The 4th official was Fabrizio Stasolla. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 23 degrees Celsius or 73.44 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 53%.​

Match Statistics

Atlanta United was in firm control of the ball 56% while Toronto was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Toronto was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Toronto won the contest.

Toronto shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Atlanta United shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Toronto received 2 yellow cards (J. Nelson and C. Salcedo). On the other side, Atlanta United received 2 yellow cards (M. Moreno and Luiz Araujo).

After this match, Toronto will have 15 points like SJ Earthquakes to move down in the 23rd place. On the other side, Atlanta United will stay with 19 points like Colorado Rapids to move down in the 17th place.

Match Events

  • 8'
    8'

    J. Osorio

  • 28'
    28'

    J. Nelson

  • 46'
    46'

    D. Kerr

    J. Nelson

  • 53'
    53'

    C. Salcedo

  • 57'
    57'

    M. Moreno

  • 57'
    57'

    Luiz Araujo

  • 62'
    62'

    R. Priso-Mbongue

    J. Osorio

  • 64'
    64'

    M. Rossetto

    F. Ibarra

  • 66'
    66'

    J. Shaffelburg

    J. Jimenez

  • 67'
    67'

    J. Marshall-Rutty

    L. Petrasso

  • 73'
    73'

    Luiz Araujo

  • 79'
    79'

    R. Priso-Mbongue

  • 82'
    82'

    A. Sejdic

    E. Hyndman

  • 82'
    82'

    M. Chol

    A. McFadden

  • 82'
    82'

    D. Dwyer

    Luiz Araujo

  • 86'
    86'

    S. O\'Neill

    A. Akinola

Next match

In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Toronto will host Columbus Crew on the 29th of June with a 16-12 head to head stats in favor of Columbus Crew (13 draws).

Atlanta United will play away with New York RB on the 1st of July with a 7-1 head to head in favor of New York RB (4 draws).

Toronto: Formation and Lineups

Toronto started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Bob Bradley chose to play with the following team: Quentin Westberg (6.4), Kosi Thompson (6.6), Chris Mavinga (7.3), Carlos Salcedo (6.4), Luca Petrasso (7.1), Alejandro Pozuelo (7.1), Jonathan Osorio (7.3), Michael Bradley (6.6), Jayden Nelson (6.7), Ayo Akinola (7.0) and Jesús Jiménez (6.9).

Substitutes

Toronto made 5 changes: J. Nelson for D. Kerr (46′), J. Osorio for R. Priso-Mbongue (62′), J. Jimenez for J. Shaffelburg (66′), L. Petrasso for J. Marshall-Rutty (67′) and A. Akinola for S. O’Neill (86′).

Top player: Ralph Priso

The player who no doubt impressed Toronto the most was Ralph Priso.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 12 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.

His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 62′.

Atlanta United: Formation and Lineups

Atlanta United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, Gonzalo Pineda Reyes played with: Rocco Rios Novo (6.6), Aiden McFadden (6.8), Alan Franco (7.4), George Campbell (6.9), Caleb Wiley (6.3), Franco Ibarra (6.4), Emerson Hyndman (7.3), Luiz Araújo (7.8), Marcelino Moreno (7.8), Ronaldo Cisneros (6.4) and Josef Martínez (7.0).

Substitutes

Atlanta United made 4 changes: F. Ibarra for M. Rossetto (64′), E. Hyndman for A. Sejdic (82′), A. McFadden for M. Chol (82′) and Luiz Araujo for D. Dwyer (82′).

Top player: Marcelino Moreno

The player who no doubt impressed Atlanta United the most was Marcelino Moreno.

His rating is (7.8) with 26 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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