MLS

Orlando City SC vs Atlanta United FC, 2022 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

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Orlando City SC
    FT
    0 - 1
    Atlanta United FC
    • 72': Thiago Almada

    Atlanta United beats Orlando City on late second-half goal

    Thiago Almada scored in the 72nd minute to lift visiting Atlanta United to a 1-0 victory over Orlando City on Wednesday night.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Antônio Carlos.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross following a corner.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilder Cartagena.
    • 7': Foul by Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC).
    • 7': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Júnior Urso.
    • 9': Dom Dwyer (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Foul by Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC).
    • 10': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by João Moutinho.
    • 11': Foul by Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United).
    • 11': Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Dom Dwyer (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 13': Ercan Kara (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Juan José Purata (Atlanta United).
    • 18': Hand ball by Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United).
    • 20': Offside, Orlando City SC. Wilder Cartagena tries a through ball, but Ercan Kara is caught offside.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ercan Kara with a cross.
    • 21': Foul by Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC).
    • 21': Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Foul by Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United).
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 30': Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC).
    • 30': Foul by Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC).
    • 30': Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Offside, Atlanta United. Andrew Gutman tries a through ball, but Dom Dwyer is caught offside.
    • 34': Foul by Dom Dwyer (Atlanta United).
    • 34': Pedro Gallese (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amar Sejdic with a through ball.
    • 37': Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Foul by Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United).
    • 39': Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Moutinho.
    • 43': Attempt missed. João Moutinho (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 44': Foul by Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United).
    • 44': Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dom Dwyer.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by João Moutinho.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Thiago Almada (Atlanta United).
    • 45'+4': Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Orlando City SC 0, Atlanta United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Orlando City SC 0, Atlanta United 0.
    • 47': Foul by Ercan Kara (Orlando City SC).
    • 47': Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Dom Dwyer (Atlanta United).
    • 50': Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Dom Dwyer (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Ercan Kara (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Smith with a cross.
    • 53': Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Foul by Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC).
    • 56': Ercan Kara (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Foul by Alan Franco (Atlanta United).
    • 56': Substitution, Atlanta United. Josef Martínez replaces Dom Dwyer.
    • 56': Substitution, Atlanta United. Matheus Rossetto replaces Amar Sejdic.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Antônio Carlos (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 58': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Ruan replaces Kyle Smith.
    • 58': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Benji Michel replaces Ercan Kara.
    • 58': Foul by Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC).
    • 58': Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Alan Franco.
    • 60': Foul by Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC).
    • 60': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Gutman.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 64': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United).
    • 64': Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Andrés Perea replaces Wilder Cartagena.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ruan.
    • 67': Substitution, Atlanta United. Edwin Mosquera replaces Brooks Lennon.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Sosa.
    • 71': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Rodrigo Schlegel.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Alan Franco (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross.
    • 72': Goal! Orlando City SC 0, Atlanta United 1. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Gutman.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Andrés Perea (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra.
    • 74': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Jake Mulraney replaces Júnior Urso.
    • 74': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Tesho Akindele replaces Iván Angulo.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jake Mulraney with a cross.
    • 76': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Raúl Gudiño.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Jake Mulraney (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Facundo Torres following a corner.
    • 77': Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Foul by Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United).
    • 77': Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Foul by Thiago Almada (Atlanta United).
    • 78': Attempt missed. Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Facundo Torres.
    • 82': Foul by João Moutinho (Orlando City SC).
    • 82': Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United).
    • 83': Jake Mulraney (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruan.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Mulraney.
    • 86': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Santiago Sosa.
    • 87': Substitution, Atlanta United. Caleb Wiley replaces Thiago Almada.
    • 87': Substitution, Atlanta United. Ronaldo Cisneros replaces Luiz Araújo.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra with a through ball.
    • 90'+1': Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United).
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jake Mulraney (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra.
    • 90'+4': Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United).
    • 90'+4': Ruan (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Edwin Mosquera.
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Andrés Perea (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Orlando City SC 0, Atlanta United 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Orlando City SC 0, Atlanta United 1.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 10
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 3
    44.3 Possession 55.7
    10 SHOTS 20
    5 ON GOAL 3
    0.5 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    312 Accurate Passes 400
    389 Passes 480
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 8
    14 Crosses 28
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    54 Long Balls 62
    22 Accurate Long Balls 44
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 7
    12 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    13 Interceptions 9
    26 Effective Clearances 10
    26 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
    Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
    Attendance: 15,340

    MLS Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Inter Miami CF 34 +30 74
    2 Columbus Crew 34 +32 66
    3 FC Cincinnati 34 +10 59
    4 Orlando City SC 34 +9 52
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ORL Orlando City SC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Pedro Gallese (GK)
    15 Rodrigo Schlegel
    25 Antônio Carlos
    4 Joao Moutinho
    24 Kyle Smith
    11 Júnior Urso
    10 Mauricio Pereyra
    16 Wilder Cartagena Yellow Card
    9 Ercan Kara
    17 Facundo Torres
    77 Iván Angulo
    Orlando City SC Substitutes:
    Michael Halliday, Nicholas Gioacchini, Thomas Williams, Andrés Perea, Tesho Akindele, Ruan, Mason Stajduhar, Benji Michel, Jake Mulraney.

    ATL Atlanta United FC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    23 Raul Gudino (GK)
    6 Alan Franco
    22 Juanjo Purata
    15 Andrew Gutman
    2 Ronald Hernández
    5 Santiago Sosa
    8 Thiago Almada
    13 Amar Sejdic
    4 Dom Dwyer Yellow Card
    19 Luiz Araújo Yellow Card
    11 Brooks Lennon
    Atlanta United FC Substitutes:
    George Campbell, Matheus Rossetto, Caleb Wiley, Edwin Mosquera, Franco Ibarra, Marcelino Moreno, Ronaldo Cisneros, Josef Martínez, Rocco Rios Novo.

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