FC Dallas vs Atlanta United FC, 2018 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
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3 - 2
3 - 2
Tesho Akindele scores twice late as FC Dallas stuns Atlanta United
Major League Soccer
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC).
- 1': Reto Ziegler (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Urruti (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Ulloa.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Urruti (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reggie Cannon.
- 3': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Franco Escobar.
- 4': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Santiago Mosquera (FC Dallas).
- 6': Attempt blocked. Mikey Ambrose (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 6': Attempt missed. Michael Barrios (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maximiliano Urruti following a fast break.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Urruti (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Ulloa with a through ball.
- 7': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Michael Parkhurst.
- 8': Offside, FC Dallas. Santiago Mosquera tries a through ball, but Roland Lamah is caught offside.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
- 12': Foul by Santiago Mosquera (FC Dallas).
- 12': Jeff Larentowicz (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Michael Barrios (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Gruezo.
- 13': Offside, FC Dallas. Michael Barrios tries a through ball, but Roland Lamah is caught offside.
- 14': Roland Lamah (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card.
- 18': Attempt saved. Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikey Ambrose with a cross.
- 18': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Jesse Gonzalez.
- 21': Foul by Jeff Larentowicz (Atlanta United FC).
- 21': Roland Lamah (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Goal! FC Dallas 1, Atlanta United FC 0. Reto Ziegler (FC Dallas) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 24': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Carlos Gruezo.
- 24': Foul by Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC).
- 24': Roland Lamah (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Maynor Figueroa (FC Dallas).
- 26': Héctor Villalba (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 30': Foul by Santiago Mosquera (FC Dallas).
- 30': Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Delay in match (Atlanta United FC).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Attempt saved. Carlos Gruezo (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Ulloa.
- 34': Foul by Matt Hedges (FC Dallas).
- 34': Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mikey Ambrose.
- 39': Attempt saved. Carlos Gruezo (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Urruti.
- 41': Goal! FC Dallas 1, Atlanta United FC 1. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Héctor Villalba.
- 43': Foul by Santiago Mosquera (FC Dallas).
- 43': Mikey Ambrose (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC).
- 45': Roland Lamah (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Santiago Mosquera (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Dallas 1, Atlanta United FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Dallas 1, Atlanta United FC 1.
- 46': Foul by Reto Ziegler (FC Dallas).
- 46': Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Michael Parkhurst.
- 51': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (FC Dallas).
- 51': Mikey Ambrose (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Carlos Gruezo.
- 55': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Reggie Cannon.
- 57': Substitution, FC Dallas. Kellyn Acosta replaces Santiago Mosquera.
- 60': Attempt saved. Héctor Villalba (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Franco Escobar.
- 61': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Maynor Figueroa.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Maynor Figueroa (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a headed pass.
- 66': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Jeff Larentowicz.
- 67': Attempt missed. Héctor Villalba (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Franco Escobar.
- 68': Delay in match Héctor Villalba (Atlanta United FC) because of an injury.
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Kevin Kratz replaces Héctor Villalba because of an injury.
- 69': Foul by Jeff Larentowicz (Atlanta United FC).
- 69': Roland Lamah (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Goal! FC Dallas 1, Atlanta United FC 2. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miguel Almirón with a through ball.
- 75': Substitution, FC Dallas. Tesho Akindele replaces Victor Ulloa.
- 75': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (FC Dallas).
- 75': Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Offside, FC Dallas. Roland Lamah tries a through ball, but Tesho Akindele is caught offside.
- 79': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Urruti (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roland Lamah.
- 80': Attempt saved. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco.
- 81': Foul by Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC).
- 81': Maximiliano Urruti (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Substitution, FC Dallas. Ryan Hollingshead replaces Maynor Figueroa.
- 83': Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Miles Robinson replaces Ezequiel Barco.
- 84': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Jeff Larentowicz.
- 85': Foul by Matt Hedges (FC Dallas).
- 85': Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Goal! FC Dallas 2, Atlanta United FC 2. Tesho Akindele (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximiliano Urruti.
- 88': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
- 88': Attempt missed. Ryan Hollingshead (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Barrios with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Matt Hedges (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 88': Goal! FC Dallas 3, Atlanta United FC 2. Tesho Akindele (FC Dallas) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 89': Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Romario Williams replaces Michael Parkhurst.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Kratz.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Romario Williams (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josef Martínez with a headed pass.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Kratz.
- 90'+2': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Matt Hedges.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Carlos Gruezo.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Mikey Ambrose (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Dallas 3, Atlanta United FC 2.
- 90'+5': Match ends, FC Dallas 3, Atlanta United FC 2.
Statistics
 ATL |
DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 55.9 | Possession | 44.1 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 401 | Accurate Passes | 304 |
| 465 | Passes | 370 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 21 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 11 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Toyota Stadium
Location: Frisco, Texas, USA
Attendance: 17,298
Venue: Toyota Stadium
Location: Frisco, Texas, USA
Attendance: 17,298
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Miami CF | 5 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Union | 6 | +5 | 12 |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 6 | +4 | 12 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 6 | +3 | 11 |
Line-Ups
FC Dallas (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse Gonzalez (GK) |
| 3 | Reto Ziegler |
| 24 | Matt Hedges |
| 31 | Maynor Figueroa |
| 2 | Reggie Cannon |
| 8 | Victor Ulloa |
| 7 | Carlos Gruezo |
| 11 | Hárold Mosquera |
| 21 | Michael Barrios |
| 20 | Roland Lamah  |
| 37 | Maximiliano Urruti |
Atlanta United FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan (GK) |
| 5 | Leandro González Pírez |
| 3 | Michael Parkhurst |
| 22 | Mikey Ambrose |
| 2 | Franco Escobar |
| 10 | Miguel Almirón |
| 18 | Jeff Larentowicz |
| 24 | Julian Gressel |
| 7 | Josef Martínez |
| 8 | Ezequiel Barco |
| 15 | Héctor Villalba |
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