Orlando City SC vs Atlanta United FC, 2022 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSAtlanta 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 Timeline
- 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
 ATL |
ORL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 15,340
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | +22 | 66 |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | +12 | 65 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | +26 | 65 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 34 | +9 | 59 |
Line-Ups
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  |
| 9 | Ercan Kara |
| 17 | Facundo Torres |
| 77 | Iván Angulo |
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 |
| 19 | Luiz Araújo |
| 11 | Brooks Lennon |
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