Match Report


Atlanta UnitedAtlanta United     Minnesota UnitedMinnesota United
Bas HondtongBas Hondtong Stewart Anderson Stewart Anderson
Leandro LorenzoL. Lorenzo69
G
1captain
G
78Manny NanchoffM. Nanchoff
Tomás AlvaradoT. Alvarado71
D
2
D
66Luis Fernando HurtadoL. Hurtado
Gustavo MeleánG. Meleán81
D
3
D
72André RochaA. Rocha
Emanuel TorresE. Torres73
D
4
D
44Sal MeredithS. Meredith
Raymond GomezR. Gomez69
D
5
D
71Luis Fernando PerezL. Perez
Mauro HernándezM. Hernández70
M
6
M
39Jovan BrownJ. Brown
Uruguay OrnelasU. Ornelas71
M
7
M
77Floyd MorganF. Morgan
Gustavo SaavedraG. Saavedra72
M
8
M
42Clayton CruzC. Cruz
Ezequiel NunezE. Nunez72
A
9
A
73Scott WilsonS. Wilson
Tomás BustosT. Bustos69
A
captain10
A
80Juan CaicedoJ. Caicedo
Carlos CarrilloC. Carrillo71
A
11
A
44Antonio JoyceA. Joyce
 
Norberto PinedaN. Pineda67
A
12
A
73Leonardo CafùL. Cafù
Paolo ZambranoP. Zambrano66
D
13
M
70Sergio CoronadoS. Coronado
Abraham OrozcoA. Orozco35
M
14
A
52Gerald MartinG. Martin

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium where Atlanta United play host to Minnesota United in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Atlanta United and Minnesota United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Adrian Hertel.


0.00
Minnesota United kick off and get the first half underway!
3.08
With vision, Uruguay Ornelas plays the ball forward to Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.55
Floyd Morgan knocks the ball forward to Scott Wilson. Scott Wilson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.12
Emanuel Torres makes a probing pass to Mauro Hernández. Mauro Hernández flicks a high pass forward. Tomás Bustos controls it well on his chest. Tomás Bustos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Manny Nanchoff who gathers it comfortably.
8.41
Sal Meredith hits a low pass to Jovan Brown. Jovan Brown threads a neat ball through to Juan Caicedo. Juan Caicedo threads the ball through to Antonio Joyce but he's offside!
12.51
Uruguay Ornelas flicks a high pass forward. Ezequiel Nunez collects the pass. Ezequiel Nunez whips in a cross ball towards Tomás Bustos. Tomás Bustos jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
16.02
Floyd Morgan threads the ball through to Juan Caicedo. Juan Caicedo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Leandro Lorenzo gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
20.46
Seeing a gap ahead, Mauro Hernández plays the ball forward to Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
24.36
Ezequiel Nunez hacks Luis Fernando Hurtado from behind! Ezequiel Nunez is warned by the referee! Luis Fernando Hurtado stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.54
Mauro Hernández advances with the ball. Mauro Hernández sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Manny Nanchoff easily smothers it!
27.17
Jovan Brown passes the ball forward to Antonio Joyce. Antonio Joyce sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Leandro Lorenzo!
30.49
Jovan Brown hits a low pass to Antonio Joyce. Antonio Joyce plays a one-two with Scott Wilson and rushes in on goal... Antonio Joyce comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
34.12
Floyd Morgan runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Floyd Morgan tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.24
Gustavo Meleán threads the ball through to Gustavo Saavedra. Gustavo Saavedra chips the ball to his team mate, Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by André Rocha.
40.26
Jovan Brown barges into Gustavo Saavedra. Jovan Brown is shown the yellow card! Gustavo Saavedra carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atlanta United have changed their lineup with Paolo Zambrano replacing Emanuel Torres. Minnesota United appear unchanged since the first half. The Minnesota United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Atlanta United kick off!
60.12
Minnesota United have made a substitution with Gerald Martin replacing Juan Caicedo .
61.14
Floyd Morgan flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Joyce controls it well on his chest. Antonio Joyce knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gustavo Meleán.
63.01
Gustavo Saavedra makes a probing pass to Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.28
Mauro Hernández makes an attacking run forward. Mauro Hernández knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Manny Nanchoff who gathers it comfortably.
72.17
Atlanta United are in full control of this game.
73.46
Tomás Alvarado flicks a high ball forward to Mauro Hernández who takes it down. Mauro Hernández deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomás Bustos. Tomás Bustos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.55
Uruguay Ornelas plays the ball forward to Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez makes a pass forward but Tomás Bustos is yards offside!
77.13
Mauro Hernández makes a beautiful solo run. Mauro Hernández knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luis Fernando Perez.
79.39
Floyd Morgan comes in with a late challenge on Uruguay Ornelas. The referee brings Floyd Morgan to one side and gives him a warning! Uruguay Ornelas stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.49
Sal Meredith makes a simple pass to Floyd Morgan. Floyd Morgan threads the ball through to Scott Wilson. Scott Wilson knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Joyce. Antonio Joyce jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Antonio Joyce!
84.37
Tomás Alvarado brings the ball forward. Tomás Alvarado threads a neat ball through to Tomás Bustos. Tomás Bustos plays a quick one-two with Ezequiel Nunez and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Tomás Bustos provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Manny Nanchoff comfortably gets down and covers it.
89.39
Paolo Zambrano knocks the ball to his team mate, Gustavo Saavedra. Gustavo Saavedra makes a probing pass to Tomás Bustos. Tomás Bustos whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Atlanta United

Minnesota United
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
23.1%
48.7%
28.2%

Scorers
Carlos Carrillo 89
Antonio Joyce 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Antonio Joyce of Minnesota United

Match Ratings
1.Leandro Lorenzo (GK)
7
2.Tomás Alvarado (DEF)
7
3.Gustavo Meleán (DEF)
6
4.Emanuel Torres (DEF)
6
5.Raymond Gomez (DEF)
6
6.Mauro Hernández (MID)
9
7.Uruguay Ornelas (MID)
6
8.Gustavo Saavedra (MID)
8
9.Ezequiel Nunez (ATT)
6
10.Tomás Bustos (ATT)
7
11.Carlos Carrillo (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Norberto Pineda (ATT)
0
13.Paolo Zambrano (DEF)
6
14.Abraham Orozco (MID)
0

1.Manny Nanchoff (GK)
7
2.Luis Fernando Hurtado (DEF)
6
3.André Rocha (DEF)
6
4.Sal Meredith (DEF)
7
5.Luis Fernando Perez (DEF)
6
6.Jovan Brown (MID)yellow card
6
7.Floyd Morgan (MID)
7
8.Clayton Cruz (MID)
6
9.Scott Wilson (ATT)
7
10.Juan Caicedo (ATT)
6
11.Antonio Joyce (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Leonardo Cafù (ATT)
0
13.Sergio Coronado (MID)
0
14.Gerald Martin (ATT)
6