Match Report


Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union     Atlanta UnitedAtlanta United
Chris WoodChris Wood Bas Hondtong Bas Hondtong
Cory ChavarriC. Chavarri66
G
1
G
69Leandro LorenzoL. Lorenzo
Todd JoyceT. Joyce70
D
2
D
72Tomás AlvaradoT. Alvarado
Joe-Max RobertsJ. Roberts67
D
3
D
73Emanuel TorresE. Torres
Alfredo RamirezA. Ramirez67
D
4
D
67André DidaA. Dida
Benjamin JohnsonB. Johnson52
D
5
D
69Raymond GomezR. Gomez
Raul MorrisR. Morris70
M
6
M
67Duarte VillarrealD. Villarreal
Kupono HallK. Hall67
M
captain7
M
68Osbaldo BangueraO. Banguera
Lance TaylorL. Taylor69
M
8
M
72Gustavo SaavedraG. Saavedra
Servando ButlerS. Butler71
A
9
A
72Ezequiel NunezE. Nunez
Larry AduL. Adu70
A
10captain
A
71Tomás BustosT. Bustos
Gerson SchneiderG. Schneider70
A
11
A
71Carlos CarrilloC. Carrillo
 
Kurt DukaK. Duka55
M
12
M
69Raúl DezaR. Deza
Casey ArnouxC. Arnoux43
M
13
D
67Paolo ZambranoP. Zambrano
Willard HowardW. Howard50
D
14
M
36Abraham OrozcoA. Orozco

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Talen Energy Stadium where Philadelphia Union play host to Atlanta United. A crowd of 19,082 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Philadelphia Union and Atlanta United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Eduardo Carter.


0.00
Philadelphia Union kick off and get the first half underway!
2.04
Emanuel Torres hits it upfield. Carlos Carrillo shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
4.22
André Dida knocks the ball forward to Gustavo Saavedra. Gustavo Saavedra threads the ball through to Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.38
Todd Joyce flicks a high pass forward. Lance Taylor controls it well on his chest. Lance Taylor makes a probing pass to Servando Butler. Servando Butler knocks in a cross ball towards Gerson Schneider. Gerson Schneider shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Leandro Lorenzo picks it out of the air!
10.24
Osbaldo Banguera sees Tomás Bustos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tomás Bustos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
14.07
André Dida makes a simple pass to Gustavo Saavedra. Gustavo Saavedra deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
20.24
Gustavo Saavedra threads a neat ball through to Tomás Bustos. Tomás Bustos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.23
Osbaldo Banguera advances with the ball. Osbaldo Banguera lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it misses the target by a large margin!
22.05
Raul Morris controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Larry Adu. Larry Adu whips in a cross ball towards Servando Butler. Servando Butler whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
26.56
Alfredo Ramirez flicks a high pass forward. Lance Taylor controls it well on his chest. Lance Taylor knocks the ball to his team mate, Gerson Schneider. Gerson Schneider whips in a cross ball towards Servando Butler. Servando Butler rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Leandro Lorenzo punches it away to safety.
27.49
Lance Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Gerson Schneider holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gerson Schneider knocks in a cross ball towards Servando Butler. Servando Butler whips the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
28.18
Raymond Gomez pushes up the pitch. Raymond Gomez advances with the ball. Raymond Gomez knocks in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Cory Chavarri has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.01
Gerson Schneider comes in with a late challenge on André Dida. Gerson Schneider is shown the yellow card! André Dida hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.42
Lance Taylor threads the ball through to Larry Adu. Larry Adu lofts in a cross ball towards Gerson Schneider. Gerson Schneider jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.50
Duarte Villarreal sees Tomás Bustos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tomás Bustos knocks in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Cory Chavarri is on top of it.
42.56
Joe-Max Roberts passes the ball forward to Lance Taylor. Lance Taylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Servando Butler. Servando Butler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.30
Alfredo Ramirez flicks a high pass forward to Raul Morris who brings the ball under control. Raul Morris kicks a strong pass forward to Larry Adu. Larry Adu controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Leandro Lorenzo!
45.00
Raul Morris knocks the ball to his team mate, Servando Butler. Servando Butler shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Leandro Lorenzo manages to gather it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Atlanta United kick off the second half!
47.11
Tomás Alvarado makes a probing pass to Osbaldo Banguera. Osbaldo Banguera makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Cory Chavarri easily smothers it!
60.09
Gustavo Saavedra makes a probing pass to Tomás Bustos. Tomás Bustos shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.31
Raul Morris advances with the ball. Raul Morris shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
66.36
Lance Taylor barges into Duarte Villarreal. The referee calls over Lance Taylor and warns him to calm down! Duarte Villarreal runs off the knock.
67.38
Joe-Max Roberts hits a low pass to Raul Morris. Raul Morris advances with the ball. Raul Morris lofts in a cross ball towards Larry Adu. Larry Adu makes a deft header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.48
Gustavo Saavedra flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Carrillo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlos Carrillo whips in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Cory Chavarri didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
77.54
Duarte Villarreal flicks a high ball forward to Carlos Carrillo who takes it down. Carlos Carrillo shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
81.47
Gustavo Saavedra barges into Raul Morris. Gustavo Saavedra is given a warning by the referee! Raul Morris stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.39
Showing composure, Osbaldo Banguera laces a weighted ball forward to Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo lofts in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
87.15
Alfredo Ramirez flicks a high pass forward. Kupono Hall holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kupono Hall sees Larry Adu in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Larry Adu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Emanuel Torres.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Philadelphia Union

Atlanta United
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.6%
56.4%
Play Area
30.8%
42.3%
26.9%

Scorers
Carlos Carrillo 14
Ezequiel Nunez 28, 83

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

Match Ratings
1.Cory Chavarri (GK)
6
2.Todd Joyce (DEF)
6
3.Joe-Max Roberts (DEF)
6
4.Alfredo Ramirez (DEF)
6
5.Benjamin Johnson (DEF)
6
6.Raul Morris (MID)
7
7.Kupono Hall (MID)
6
8.Lance Taylor (MID)
6
9.Servando Butler (ATT)
6
10.Larry Adu (ATT)
6
11.Gerson Schneider (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Kurt Duka (MID)
0
13.Casey Arnoux (MID)
0
14.Willard Howard (DEF)
0

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