Match Report


Atlanta UnitedAtlanta United     LA GalaxyLA Galaxy
Bas HondtongBas Hondtong Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Leandro LorenzoL. Lorenzo69
G
1
G
69Edwin AckleyE. Ackley
Tomás AlvaradoT. Alvarado72
D
2
D
66Blake MartinB. Martin
Emanuel TorresE. Torres73
D
3
D
67Herbert RourkeH. Rourke
Paolo ZambranoP. Zambrano67
D
4
D
63Sal CruzS. Cruz
Raymond GomezR. Gomez69
D
5
D
69Jim KnightonJ. Knighton
Gustavo SaavedraG. Saavedra72
M
6
M
73Cheyne ThompsonC. Thompson
Rodrigo CastanedaR. Castaneda67
M
7captain
M
70Earnest PetersonE. Peterson
Osbaldo BangueraO. Banguera67
M
8
M
74Matías Ezequiel MontenegroM. Montenegro
Ezequiel NunezE. Nunez72
A
9
A
68Roy AlstonR. Alston
Tomás BustosT. Bustos71
A
captain10
A
77Francisco AvalosF. Avalos
Carlos CarrilloC. Carrillo71
A
11
A
68Andre GrayA. Gray
 
Diego SandovalD. Sandoval68
A
12
M
71Jorge TaverneseJ. Tavernese
Lucas PérezL. Pérez66
D
13
A
68Glen KingG. King
Duarte VillarrealD. Villarreal67
M
14
A
75Mateo MarzoliniM. Marzolini

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium where Atlanta United play host to LA Galaxy. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Atlanta United and LA Galaxy are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Howard Howard.


0.00
Atlanta United kick off the first half!
8.49
Rodrigo Castaneda makes a simple pass to Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Atlanta United!
12.23
Gustavo Saavedra picks a pass forward to Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
14.43
Herbert Rourke makes a simple pass to Earnest Peterson. Earnest Peterson flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Avalos collects the pass. Francisco Avalos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Raymond Gomez.
22.28
Tomás Alvarado threads the ball through to Gustavo Saavedra. Gustavo Saavedra advances with the ball. Gustavo Saavedra deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomás Bustos but the linesman indicates offside!
33.55
Emanuel Torres controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gustavo Saavedra. Gustavo Saavedra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez lofts in a cross ball towards Tomás Bustos. Tomás Bustos finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Edwin Ackley.
35.37
Gustavo Saavedra takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Ezequiel Nunez shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Jim Knighton.
36.12
Paolo Zambrano surges forward with the ball. Paolo Zambrano knocks the ball forward to Tomás Bustos. Tomás Bustos shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
40.10
Herbert Rourke barges into Osbaldo Banguera. The referee calls over Herbert Rourke and shows him a yellow card! Osbaldo Banguera stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.12
Cheyne Thompson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andre Gray. Andre Gray finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Leandro Lorenzo. What a great pair of hands!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atlanta United appear unchanged since the first half. LA Galaxy also appear unchanged since the first half. The LA Galaxy players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with LA Galaxy kicking off!
47.42
Matías Ezequiel Montenegro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andre Gray. Andre Gray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.14
With great vision, Herbert Rourke plays the ball forward to Earnest Peterson. Earnest Peterson makes a probing pass to Francisco Avalos. Francisco Avalos shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Leandro Lorenzo smothers it!
55.02
Blake Martin sees Matías Ezequiel Montenegro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. With great imagination, Matías Ezequiel Montenegro laces a through ball forward to Roy Alston. Roy Alston controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.19
Osbaldo Banguera laces a weighted ball forward to Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.04
LA Galaxy have made 3 substitutions with Glen King replacing Francisco Avalos, Mateo Marzolini replacing Cheyne Thompson and Jorge Tavernese replacing Earnest Peterson .
66.34
Raymond Gomez sees Osbaldo Banguera in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Osbaldo Banguera hits a low pass to Tomás Bustos. Tomás Bustos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.17
Gustavo Saavedra plays the ball forward to Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Blake Martin.
72.19
Paolo Zambrano flicks a high pass forward to Osbaldo Banguera who brings the ball under control. Osbaldo Banguera sees space and advances. Osbaldo Banguera controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
79.58
Sal Cruz plays the ball forward to Matías Ezequiel Montenegro. Matías Ezequiel Montenegro flicks a high ball forward to Roy Alston who takes it down. Roy Alston plays the ball forward to Glen King who has made a great run into the box. Glen King makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.10
Herbert Rourke plays the ball forward to Matías Ezequiel Montenegro. Matías Ezequiel Montenegro flicks a high ball forward to Glen King who takes it down. Glen King threads a neat ball through to Roy Alston. Roy Alston side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but somehow Leandro Lorenzo manages to keep it out.
84.35
Paolo Zambrano flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Castaneda controls it well on his chest. Rodrigo Castaneda sees Carlos Carrillo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carlos Carrillo shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
87.33
Matías Ezequiel Montenegro barges into Gustavo Saavedra. The referee calls over Matías Ezequiel Montenegro and warns him to calm down! Gustavo Saavedra runs off the knock.
90.00
Paolo Zambrano flicks a high pass forward to Rodrigo Castaneda who brings the ball under control. Rodrigo Castaneda flicks a high pass forward. Tomás Bustos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tomás Bustos whips in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez makes a deft header. Good keeping from Edwin Ackley as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
90.00
Corner kick to Atlanta United. Rodrigo Castaneda plays it short to Tomás Alvarado. Tomás Alvarado deftly flicks the ball on. Osbaldo Banguera muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Atlanta United

LA Galaxy
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
31.4%
41.4%
27.1%

Scorers
Carlos Carrillo 8

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carlos Carrillo of Atlanta United

Match Ratings
1.Leandro Lorenzo (GK)
8
2.Tomás Alvarado (DEF)
6
3.Emanuel Torres (DEF)
6
4.Paolo Zambrano (DEF)
8
5.Raymond Gomez (DEF)
6
6.Gustavo Saavedra (MID)
7
7.Rodrigo Castaneda (MID)
7
8.Osbaldo Banguera (MID)
8
9.Ezequiel Nunez (ATT)
8
10.Tomás Bustos (ATT)
6
11.Carlos Carrillo (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Diego Sandoval (ATT)
0
13.Lucas Pérez (DEF)
0
14.Duarte Villarreal (MID)
0

1.Edwin Ackley (GK)
8
2.Blake Martin (DEF)
6
3.Herbert Rourke (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Sal Cruz (DEF)
6
5.Jim Knighton (DEF)
6
6.Cheyne Thompson (MID)
6
7.Earnest Peterson (MID)
6
8.Matías Ezequiel Montenegro (MID)
7
9.Roy Alston (ATT)
6
10.Francisco Avalos (ATT)
6
11.Andre Gray (ATT)
6
 
12.Jorge Tavernese (MID)
6
13.Glen King (ATT)
6
14.Mateo Marzolini (ATT)
6