Match Report


Minnesota UnitedMinnesota United     Atlanta UnitedAtlanta United
Nicholas BroadNicholas Broad Bas Hondtong Bas Hondtong
Tomás ContrerasT. Contreras69
G
1
G
69Leandro LorenzoL. Lorenzo
Chris KellyC. Kelly72
D
2
D
72Tomás AlvaradoT. Alvarado
Luis Fernando PerezL. Perez72
D
3
D
73Emanuel TorresE. Torres
André RochaA. Rocha73
D
4
D
67Paolo ZambranoP. Zambrano
Floyd MorganF. Morgan79
M
5
D
69Raymond GomezR. Gomez
Emerson DidiE. Didi78
M
captain6
M
67Duarte VillarrealD. Villarreal
Sergio CoronadoS. Coronado71
M
7
M
68Osbaldo BangueraO. Banguera
Nicolás HerreraN. Herrera72
M
8
M
72Gustavo SaavedraG. Saavedra
Yordy ZambranoY. Zambrano67
A
9
A
72Ezequiel NunezE. Nunez
Korey ReedK. Reed74
A
10captain
A
71Carlos CarrilloC. Carrillo
Guy MartinG. Martin73
A
11
A
71Tomás BustosT. Bustos
 
Earnest GrossmanE. Grossman59
D
12
A
68Marcos YanezM. Yanez
Jeb MurphyJ. Murphy63
M
13
M
68Raúl DezaR. Deza
Leonardo CafùL. Cafù73
A
14
D
67André DidaA. Dida

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at National Sports Center where Minnesota United play host to Atlanta United in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Minnesota United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Atlanta United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Mike Tavernese.


0.00
Minnesota United kick off and get the match underway!
3.40
Chris Kelly deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Emerson Didi. Emerson Didi flicks a high pass forward. Yordy Zambrano holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Yordy Zambrano tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
6.21
Luis Fernando Perez chips the ball to his team mate, Sergio Coronado. Sergio Coronado flicks the ball to his team mate, Korey Reed. Korey Reed controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Leandro Lorenzo gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
8.32
Sergio Coronado sees space and advances. Sergio Coronado knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Emanuel Torres.
10.51
Chris Kelly flicks the ball to his team mate, Emerson Didi. Emerson Didi hits a low pass to Yordy Zambrano. Yordy Zambrano lofts in a cross ball towards Guy Martin. Guy Martin makes a deft header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Leandro Lorenzo with no chance!! Goal for Minnesota United!
14.48
Korey Reed hacks Emanuel Torres from behind! The referee calls over Korey Reed and warns him to calm down! Emanuel Torres runs off the knock.
15.04
Gustavo Saavedra flicks a high pass forward. Ezequiel Nunez collects the pass. Ezequiel Nunez whips in a cross ball towards Tomás Bustos. Tomás Bustos beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Tomás Contreras. Excellent save.
16.42
Floyd Morgan darts forward. Floyd Morgan plays a sublime one-two with Korey Reed and races in on goal... Floyd Morgan looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Leandro Lorenzo reads it well. Well saved!
20.06
Osbaldo Banguera makes a probing pass to Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo lofts in a cross ball towards Tomás Bustos. Tomás Bustos jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.11
Duarte Villarreal clumsily knocks into Nicolás Herrera. The referee warns Duarte Villarreal to calm down! Nicolás Herrera runs off the knock.
32.19
Gustavo Saavedra knocks the ball forward to Tomás Bustos. Tomás Bustos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
39.43
Nicolás Herrera flicks a high ball forward to Korey Reed who takes it down. Korey Reed knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.40
Duarte Villarreal barges into Nicolás Herrera. Duarte Villarreal is shown the yellow card! Nicolás Herrera stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Atlanta United get the second half underway!
48.37
Showing intelligent composure, Paolo Zambrano laces a weighted ball forward to Gustavo Saavedra. Gustavo Saavedra flicks a high pass forward. Ezequiel Nunez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ezequiel Nunez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.18
Chris Kelly flicks a high pass forward. Sergio Coronado collects the pass. Sergio Coronado flicks a high pass forward to Guy Martin who brings the ball under control. Guy Martin makes a probing pass to Korey Reed but he's offside!
54.33
Sergio Coronado threads a neat ball through to Yordy Zambrano. Yordy Zambrano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tomás Alvarado.
57.37
Floyd Morgan flicks the ball to his team mate, Yordy Zambrano. Yordy Zambrano shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
60.35
André Rocha makes a simple pass to Sergio Coronado. Sergio Coronado flicks a high pass forward. Korey Reed controls it well on his chest. Korey Reed whips in a cross ball towards Yordy Zambrano. Yordy Zambrano beats his man to it with a header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
61.20
Osbaldo Banguera hacks Emerson Didi from behind! Osbaldo Banguera is given a warning by the referee! Emerson Didi stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.52
Atlanta United have made a substitution with André Dida replacing Paolo Zambrano .
83.14
Sergio Coronado catches Osbaldo Banguera on the ankles. The referee calls over Sergio Coronado and shows him a yellow card! Osbaldo Banguera runs off the knock.
85.10
Floyd Morgan flicks a high ball forward to Guy Martin who takes it down. Guy Martin plays a one-two with Korey Reed and rushes in on goal... Guy Martin comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Magnificent save by Leandro Lorenzo!
90.00
Nicolás Herrera knocks the ball forward to Guy Martin. Guy Martin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Minnesota United

Atlanta United
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
74.3%
25.7%
Play Area
21.4%
45.7%
32.9%

Scorers
Guy Martin 11
Yordy Zambrano 57
Tomás Bustos 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yordy Zambrano of Minnesota United

Match Ratings
1.Tomás Contreras (GK)
6
2.Chris Kelly (DEF)
6
3.Luis Fernando Perez (DEF)
6
4.André Rocha (DEF)
6
5.Floyd Morgan (MID)
8
6.Emerson Didi (MID)
6
7.Sergio Coronado (MID)yellow card
6
8.Nicolás Herrera (MID)
6
9.Yordy Zambrano (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Korey Reed (ATT)
6
11.Guy Martin (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Earnest Grossman (DEF)
0
13.Jeb Murphy (MID)
0
14.Leonardo Cafù (ATT)
0

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