Real Salt Lake vs Atlanta United FC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
- 1': Matt Crooks
- 59': Braian Ojeda
- 68': Cristian Arango
- 78': Alexandros Katranis
- 84': Diego Luna
FT
5 - 2
5 - 2
Diego Luna, Real Salt Lake pour it on in victory vs. Atlanta United
Diego Luna collected a goal and three assists as Real Salt Lake recorded a 5-2 win over Atlanta United on Saturday in Sandy, Utah.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, Atlanta United 0. Matt Crooks (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Luna with a cross.
- 4': Foul by Noah Cobb (Atlanta United).
- 4': Matt Crooks (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Caleb Wiley.
- 5': Attempt missed. Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 7': Attempt missed. Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bartosz Slisz.
- 7': Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United).
- 8': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Dax McCarty.
- 9': Hand ball by Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake).
- 10': Attempt missed. Dax McCarty (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 10': Attempt missed. Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dax McCarty following a set piece situation.
- 11': Attempt missed. Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Saba Lobjanidze with a cross.
- 14': Dax McCarty (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake).
- 16': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Philip Quinton.
- 17': Derrick Williams (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake).
- 21': Attempt saved. Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 21': Attempt missed. Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
- 23': Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United).
- 31': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, Atlanta United 1. Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Ríos.
- 36': Foul by Matt Crooks (Real Salt Lake).
- 36': Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Philip Quinton (Real Salt Lake).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Dax McCarty (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake).
- 41': Foul by Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake).
- 41': Xande Silva (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dax McCarty.
- 45'+1': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Gavin Beavers.
- 45'+2': Offside, Atlanta United. Saba Lobjanidze is caught offside.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Real Salt Lake 1, Atlanta United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Salt Lake 1, Atlanta United 1.
- 45': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Andrew Brody replaces Philip Quinton.
- 45': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Nelson Palacio replaces Emeka Eneli.
- 52': Attempt missed. Matt Crooks (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandros Katranis with a cross.
- 54': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
- 55': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 57': Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake).
- 57': Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Ronald Hernández.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandros Katranis with a cross.
- 59': Goal! Real Salt Lake 2, Atlanta United 1. Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 60': Substitution, Atlanta United. Tristan Muyumba replaces Dax McCarty.
- 60': Substitution, Atlanta United. Tyler Wolff replaces Xande Silva.
- 61': Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake).
- 63': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Nelson Palacio.
- 64': Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake).
- 64': Attempt missed. Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
- 66': Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Derrick Williams (Atlanta United).
- 67': Derrick Williams (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bryan Oviedo replaces Brayan Vera.
- 67': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio replaces Matt Crooks.
- 68': Goal! Real Salt Lake 3, Atlanta United 1. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Luna with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 69': Substitution, Atlanta United. Ajani Fortune replaces Saba Lobjanidze.
- 70': Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Foul by Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United).
- 73': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Alexandros Katranis.
- 74': Attempt missed. Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tristan Muyumba following a corner.
- 75': Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United).
- 77': Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake).
- 77': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Ronald Hernández.
- 78': Goal! Real Salt Lake 4, Atlanta United 1. Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Diego Luna following a corner.
- 79': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Maikel Chang replaces Andrés Gómez.
- 80': Goal! Real Salt Lake 4, Atlanta United 2. Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross.
- 81': Hand ball by Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake).
- 82': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Alexandros Katranis.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross.
- 82': Attempt missed. Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 84': Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Braian Ojeda with a through ball.
- 84': Goal! Real Salt Lake 5, Atlanta United 2. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maikel Chang.
- 88': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Maikel Chang is caught offside.
- 89': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United).
- 89': Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Atlanta United. Matt Edwards replaces Ronald Hernández.
- 90': Substitution, Atlanta United. Luke Brennan replaces Bartosz Slisz.
- 90'+1': Foul by Noah Cobb (Atlanta United).
- 90'+1': Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anderson Julio.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Matt Edwards (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Arango following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Real Salt Lake 5, Atlanta United 2.
- 0': Match ends, Real Salt Lake 5, Atlanta United 2.
Statistics
 ATL |
RSL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 37.5 | Possession | 62.5 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 302 | Accurate Passes | 586 |
| 376 | Passes | 651 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 23 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 17 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 12 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 20,396
Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 20,396
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Miami CF | 28 | +24 | 62 |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 28 | +12 | 52 |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 27 | +24 | 50 |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls | 29 | +8 | 43 |
Line-Ups
Real Salt Lake (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 35 | Gavin Beavers (GK) |
| 4 | Brayan Vera |
| 19 | Bode Hidalgo |
| 98 | Alexandros Katranis |
| 26 | Philip Quinton |
| 25 | Matt Crooks |
| 14 | Emeka Eneli |
| 6 | Braian Ojeda |
| 9 | Cristian Arango |
| 8 | Diego Luna |
| 11 | Andres Gomez |
Atlanta United FC (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan (GK) |
| 3 | Derrick Williams  |
| 24 | Noah Cobb |
| 2 | Ronald Hernández |
| 13 | Dax McCarty |
| 6 | Bartosz Slisz |
| 26 | Caleb Wiley |
| 11 | Brooks Lennon |
| 19 | Daniel Ríos |
| 16 | Xande Silva |
| 9 | Saba Lobjanidze |
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