Match Report


Atlanta UnitedAtlanta United     Virginia CavalryVirginia Cavalry
Bas HondtongBas Hondtong Computer Player Computer Player
Leandro LorenzoL. Lorenzo69
G
1
G
59Luiz Gustavo AlmeidaL. Almeida
Tomás AlvaradoT. Alvarado72
D
2
D
71Randy WilliamsR. Williams
Emanuel TorresE. Torres73
D
3
D
66Raymond KallmanR. Kallman
Paolo ZambranoP. Zambrano67
D
4
D
59Kent RégisK. Régis
Raymond GomezR. Gomez69
D
5
D
57Jorge LozanoJ. Lozano
Gustavo SaavedraG. Saavedra72
M
6
M
63Jessie NoonanJ. Noonan
Rodrigo CastanedaR. Castaneda67
M
7
M
61Jeffrey CoxJ. Cox
Osbaldo BangueraO. Banguera67
M
8
M
54Jimmy HallJ. Hall
Ezequiel NunezE. Nunez72
A
9
M
49Roberto MorganR. Morgan
Diego SandovalD. Sandoval68
A
captain10captain
A
70Chance MappC. Mapp
Carlos CarrilloC. Carrillo71
A
11
A
61N. De Araujo AdailtonN. Adailton
 
Tomás BustosT. Bustos71
A
12
A
60Gonzalo MoralesG. Morales
Lucas PérezL. Pérez66
D
13
G
59Bautista AlonsoB. Alonso
Duarte VillarrealD. Villarreal67
M
14
D
56Benjamín ZavagnoB. Zavagno

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium where Atlanta United play host to Virginia Cavalry. A crowd of 13,361 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Atlanta United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Virginia Cavalry appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Howard Howard.


0.00
The first half starts with Atlanta United kicking off!
4.13
Rodrigo Castaneda threads a neat ball through to Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.56
Rodrigo Castaneda hits a low pass to Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo lofts in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez makes a deft header. Luiz Gustavo Almeida didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
12.57
Raymond Gomez flicks the ball to his team mate, Osbaldo Banguera. Osbaldo Banguera flicks a high pass forward. Ezequiel Nunez controls it well on his chest. Ezequiel Nunez threads the ball through into the box. Diego Sandoval takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but Jorge Lozano blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
18.24
Osbaldo Banguera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Diego Sandoval. Diego Sandoval knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kent Régis.
20.28
Rodrigo Castaneda flicks a high pass forward to Ezequiel Nunez who brings the ball neatly under control. Ezequiel Nunez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.41
Paolo Zambrano chips the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Castaneda. Rodrigo Castaneda kicks a strong pass forward to Diego Sandoval. Diego Sandoval knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.04
With vision, Tomás Alvarado laces a weighted ball forward to Rodrigo Castaneda. Rodrigo Castaneda flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo lofts in a cross ball towards Diego Sandoval. With a superhuman jump, Diego Sandoval connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Luiz Gustavo Almeida didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
40.07
Gustavo Saavedra makes a probing pass to Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atlanta United appear unchanged since the first half. Virginia Cavalry also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Virginia Cavalry kick off the second half!
47.16
Roberto Morgan hits a low pass to Chance Mapp. Chance Mapp knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Emanuel Torres.
51.37
Osbaldo Banguera runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Osbaldo Banguera lofts in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.03
Jimmy Hall makes a simple pass to Chance Mapp. Chance Mapp knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leandro Lorenzo who gathers it comfortably.
60.26
Atlanta United have made a substitution with Tomás Bustos replacing Diego Sandoval .Virginia Cavalry have made a substitution with Benjamín Zavagno replacing N. De Araujo Adailton .
63.01
Rodrigo Castaneda flicks a high pass forward to Tomás Bustos who brings the ball under control. Tomás Bustos whips in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez beats his man to it with a header but it misses the target by a large margin!
65.01
Jeffrey Cox sees Chance Mapp in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Chance Mapp sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Leandro Lorenzo!
71.42
Roberto Morgan knocks the ball to his team mate, Benjamín Zavagno. Benjamín Zavagno shoots from 20 yards but Leandro Lorenzo is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
72.50
Osbaldo Banguera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomás Bustos. Tomás Bustos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.41
Virginia Cavalry have made 2 substitutions with Gonzalo Morales replacing Kent Régis and Bautista Alonso replacing Jimmy Hall .
78.42
Gustavo Saavedra hits a low pass to Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo whips in a cross ball towards Tomás Bustos. Tomás Bustos directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.11
Emanuel Torres pushes up the pitch. Emanuel Torres threads the ball through to Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo edges inside the box! Carlos Carrillo comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Solid save from Luiz Gustavo Almeida. What a great pair of hands!
83.15
Gustavo Saavedra hits a low pass to Tomás Bustos. Tomás Bustos whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is miles over!
85.37
Bautista Alonso sees space and advances. Bautista Alonso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.38
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Atlanta United

Virginia Cavalry
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.2%
33.8%
Play Area
23.5%
50%
26.5%

Scorers
Ezequiel Nunez 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ezequiel Nunez of Atlanta United

Match Ratings