MLS

Atlanta United FC vs CF Montréal, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS
Atlanta United FC
  • 30': Xande Silva
  • 33': Thiago Almada
  • 46': Giorgos Giakoumakis
  • 89': Edwin Mosquera
FT
4 - 1
CF Montréal
  • 40': Ahmed Hamdi
  • Red Card 87': Joel Waterman

Atlanta United routs CF Montreal to clinch MLS playoff spot

Xande Silva and Thiago Almada each had a goal and an assist to help Atlanta United clinch a playoff spot with a 4-1 win against visiting CF Montreal on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United).
  • 1': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xande Silva.
  • 5': Offside, Atlanta United. Brooks Lennon tries a through ball, but Giorgos Giakoumakis is caught offside.
  • 6': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United).
  • 6': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Ahmed Hamdi (CF Montréal).
  • 7': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United).
  • 9': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United).
  • 9': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chinonso Offor.
  • 10': Offside, CF Montréal. Lassi Lappalainen tries a through ball, but Zachary Brault-Guillard is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
  • 11': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Offside, CF Montréal. Kwadwo Opoku tries a through ball, but Mathieu Choinière is caught offside.
  • 15': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Zachary Brault-Guillard.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Luis Abram (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Xande Silva (Atlanta United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
  • 15': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Zachary Brault-Guillard.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross following a corner.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ahmed Hamdi.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xande Silva.
  • 19': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Mathieu Choinière.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Xande Silva (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
  • 23': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriele Corbo.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 30': Goal! Atlanta United 1, CF Montréal 0. Xande Silva (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saba Lobjanidze.
  • 33': Goal! Atlanta United 2, CF Montréal 0. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xande Silva.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zachary Brault-Guillard with a cross.
  • 38': Foul by Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United).
  • 38': Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Goal! Atlanta United 2, CF Montréal 1. Ahmed Hamdi (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
  • 44': Hand ball by Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Atlanta United 2, CF Montréal 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atlanta United 2, CF Montréal 1.
  • 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Fernando Álvarez replaces George Campbell.
  • 46': Goal! Atlanta United 3, CF Montréal 1. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 48': VAR Decision: Goal Atlanta United - Atlanta United 3-1 CF Montréal (Giorgos Giakoumakis).
  • 50': Foul by Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal).
  • 50': Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Fernando Álvarez.
  • 53': Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Zachary Brault-Guillard with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Samuel Piette.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Xande Silva (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Saba Lobjanidze.
  • 55': Offside, CF Montréal. Joel Waterman tries a through ball, but Chinonso Offor is caught offside.
  • 57': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
  • 57': Foul by Ahmed Hamdi (CF Montréal).
  • 57': Xande Silva (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Hand ball by Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal).
  • 59': Substitution, CF Montréal. Nathan Saliba replaces Samuel Piette.
  • 59': Offside, Atlanta United. Caleb Wiley tries a through ball, but Xande Silva is caught offside.
  • 60': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
  • 60': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Ahmed Hamdi.
  • 62': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United).
  • 62': Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a through ball.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
  • 65': Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Foul by Miles Robinson (Atlanta United).
  • 65': Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
  • 66': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xande Silva with a through ball.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgos Giakoumakis with a through ball.
  • 71': Substitution, Atlanta United. Edwin Mosquera replaces Saba Lobjanidze.
  • 71': Substitution, Atlanta United. Ajani Fortune replaces Tristan Muyumba.
  • 72': Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
  • 75': Substitution, CF Montréal. Ariel Lassiter replaces Zachary Brault-Guillard.
  • 75': Substitution, CF Montréal. Sunusi Ibrahim replaces Ahmed Hamdi.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 77': Foul by Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United).
  • 77': Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Foul by Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal).
  • 79': Xande Silva (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
  • 82': Foul by Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United).
  • 82': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Substitution, Atlanta United. Tyler Wolff replaces Xande Silva.
  • 83': Substitution, Atlanta United. Jamal Thiare replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis.
  • 85': Substitution, CF Montréal. Bryce Duke replaces Lassi Lappalainen.
  • 87': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
  • 87': Jamal Thiare (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) is shown the red card.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
  • 89': Goal! Atlanta United 4, CF Montréal 1. Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Almada following a fast break.
  • 90': Substitution, Atlanta United. Amar Sejdic replaces Matheus Rossetto.
  • 90'+1': Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United).
  • 90'+1': Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atlanta United 4, CF Montréal 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Atlanta United 4, CF Montréal 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 2
35.8 Possession 64.2
11 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
265 Accurate Passes 535
321 Passes 598
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 2
17 Crosses 10
0.4 Cross % 0.2
42 Long Balls 59
24 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 5
4 Effective Tackles 7
13 Tackles 15
0.3 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 7
15 Effective Clearances 13
15 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 42,569

MLS Table

# 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 Table

Line-Ups

ATL Atlanta United FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Brad Guzan (GK)
4 Luis Abram
12 Miles Robinson Yellow Card
26 Caleb Wiley
11 Brooks Lennon
10 Thiago Almada
20 Matheus Rossetto
8 Tristan Muyumba
7 Giorgos Giakoumakis
16 Xande Silva
9 Saba Lobjanidze
Atlanta United FC Substitutes:
Jamal Thiaré, Ronald Hernández, Amar Sejdic, Quentin Westberg, Ajani Fortune, Tyler Wolff, Edwin Mosquera, Miguel Berry, Juanjo Purata.

MTL CF Montréal (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
40 Jonathan Sirois (GK)
16 Joel Waterman Yellow Card
25 Gabriele Corbo
24 George Campbell
29 Mathieu Choinière Yellow Card
6 Samuel Piette
7 Ahmed Hamdi
21 Lassi Lappalainen
15 Zachary Brault-Guillard
90 Kwadwo Opoku
9 Chinonso Offor
CF Montréal Substitutes:
Sunusi Ibrahim, Ousman Jabang, James Pantemis, Fernando Alvarez, Nathan Saliba, Victor Wanyama, Bryce Duke, Romell Quioto, Ariel Lassiter.

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