Match Report


Atlanta UnitedAtlanta United     New York CosmosNew York Cosmos
Bas HondtongBas Hondtong Jamie Livermore Jamie Livermore
Leandro LorenzoL. Lorenzo69
G
1captain
G
86Mathew BellM. Bell
Tomás AlvaradoT. Alvarado72
D
2
D
66Alex PalacioA. Palacio
Emanuel TorresE. Torres73
D
3
D
72Arthur WhiteA. White
Paolo ZambranoP. Zambrano67
D
4
D
78Patricio ZavagnoP. Zavagno
Raymond GomezR. Gomez69
D
5
D
68Joaquín RamírezJ. Ramírez
Duarte VillarrealD. Villarreal67
M
6
M
78Wade TestoW. Testo
Osbaldo BangueraO. Banguera68
M
7
M
76Sergio C. CésarS. César
Gustavo SaavedraG. Saavedra72
M
8
M
75Vicente SepúlvedaV. Sepúlveda
Ezequiel NunezE. Nunez72
A
9
A
71Javier LeivaJ. Leiva
Tomás BustosT. Bustos71
A
captain10
A
72Justin PerezJ. Perez
Carlos CarrilloC. Carrillo71
A
11
A
76Dwayne TorresD. Torres
 
Marcos YanezM. Yanez68
A
12
D
78Tyrone KasselT. Kassel
Vicente ValenzuelaV. Valenzuela27
D
13
M
80Dax GoreD. Gore
Lucas PérezL. Pérez66
D
14
A
77Adam KasselA. Kassel

Risky Business
today's match is sponsored by Risky Business
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium where Atlanta United play host to New York Cosmos. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Atlanta United and New York Cosmos are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Eduardo Carter.


0.00
New York Cosmos start the match!
6.17
Justin Perez comes in with a late challenge on Paolo Zambrano. The referee brings Justin Perez to one side and gives him a warning! Paolo Zambrano stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.57
Vicente Sepúlveda hits a low pass to Justin Perez. Justin Perez knocks in a cross ball towards Javier Leiva. Javier Leiva powers a header at goal but somehow Tomás Alvarado happens to be in the right place to block it.
12.14
Patricio Zavagno knocks the ball to his team mate, Wade Testo. Wade Testo knocks the ball to his team mate, Javier Leiva. Javier Leiva knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Raymond Gomez.
14.26
Patricio Zavagno hacks Tomás Bustos from behind! Patricio Zavagno is shown the yellow card! Tomás Bustos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.09
Emanuel Torres threads a neat ball through to Duarte Villarreal. Duarte Villarreal runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Duarte Villarreal shoots from long range. The ball takes a deflection leaving Mathew Bell with no chance!! Goal for Atlanta United!
33.17
Emanuel Torres makes a beautiful solo run. Emanuel Torres plays the ball forward to Tomás Bustos. Tomás Bustos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mathew Bell who gathers it comfortably.
39.56
Gustavo Saavedra makes an attacking run forward. Gustavo Saavedra controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
40.12
Sergio C. César knocks the ball to his team mate, Dwayne Torres. Dwayne Torres whips in a cross ball towards Javier Leiva. Javier Leiva is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Leandro Lorenzo is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
44.19
Patricio Zavagno takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Joaquín Ramírez. Joaquín Ramírez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sergio C. César. Sergio C. César threads a neat ball through to Javier Leiva. Javier Leiva lofts in a cross ball towards Justin Perez. Justin Perez powers a header at goal but Leandro Lorenzo is on top of it.
45.00
Sergio C. César deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dwayne Torres. Dwayne Torres plays a scrappy one-two with Justin Perez and advances towards the goal... Tomás Alvarado catches Dwayne Torres on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
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. New York Cosmos also appear unchanged since the first half. The New York Cosmos players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Atlanta United kick off!
48.32
Sergio C. César knocks the ball to his team mate, Javier Leiva. Javier Leiva lofts in a cross ball towards Dwayne Torres. Dwayne Torres rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Leandro Lorenzo didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
53.24
Emanuel Torres flicks a high pass forward. Gustavo Saavedra collects the pass. Gustavo Saavedra knocks the ball forward to Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Joaquín Ramírez.
55.58
Patricio Zavagno knocks the ball to his team mate, Wade Testo. Wade Testo flicks a high pass forward. Dwayne Torres controls it well on his chest. Dwayne Torres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.27
Gustavo Saavedra comes in with a late challenge on Wade Testo. Gustavo Saavedra is shown the yellow card! Wade Testo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.48
Arthur White plays the ball forward to Vicente Sepúlveda. Vicente Sepúlveda flicks a high ball forward to Justin Perez who takes it down. Justin Perez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
66.01
Paolo Zambrano laces a weighted ball forward to Duarte Villarreal. Duarte Villarreal advances with the ball. Duarte Villarreal lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo flicks the ball with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
67.12
Emanuel Torres threads a neat ball through to Gustavo Saavedra. Gustavo Saavedra makes an attacking run forward. Gustavo Saavedra knocks in a cross ball towards Tomás Bustos. Tomás Bustos is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies just off target!
72.17
Wade Testo flicks a high pass forward. Dwayne Torres controls it well on his chest. Dwayne Torres knocks in a cross ball towards Javier Leiva. Javier Leiva knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
79.52
Wade Testo makes a simple pass to Javier Leiva. Javier Leiva sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
81.00
With a delightful solo run, Wade Testo stretches the opposition's defence. Wade Testo lofts in a cross ball towards Justin Perez. Justin Perez heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.40
Carlos Carrillo comes in with a late challenge on Patricio Zavagno. The referee calls over Carlos Carrillo and shows him a yellow card! Patricio Zavagno stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Paolo Zambrano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duarte Villarreal. Duarte Villarreal knocks the ball to his team mate, Tomás Bustos. Tomás Bustos knocks in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez flicks the ball 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 for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Atlanta United

New York Cosmos
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.5%
42.5%
Play Area
34.2%
46.6%
19.2%

Scorers
Duarte Villarreal 24
Ezequiel Nunez 91
Javier Leiva 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duarte Villarreal of Atlanta United

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

1.Mathew Bell (GK)
6
2.Alex Palacio (DEF)
6
3.Arthur White (DEF)
6
4.Patricio Zavagno (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Joaquín Ramírez (DEF)
6
6.Wade Testo (MID)
7
7.Sergio C. César (MID)
6
8.Vicente Sepúlveda (MID)
6
9.Javier Leiva (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Justin Perez (ATT)
6
11.Dwayne Torres (ATT)
7
 
12.Tyrone Kassel (DEF)
0
13.Dax Gore (MID)
0
14.Adam Kassel (ATT)
0