MLS

D.C. United vs Atlanta United FC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
D.C. United
    FT
    0 - 1
    Atlanta United FC
    • 79': Thiago Almada

    Thiago Almada scores lone goal as Atlanta blanks D.C.

    Thiago Almada's spectacular second-half goal gave Atlanta United a 1-0 road victory over D.C. United on Wednesday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
    • 2': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Noah Cobb.
    • 3': Foul by Theodore Ku-DiPietro (D.C. United).
    • 3': Xande Silva (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jared Stroud with a cross.
    • 7': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Matai Akinmboni.
    • 9': Aarón Herrera (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United).
    • 11': Attempt missed. Dax McCarty (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Xande Silva (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brooks Lennon.
    • 15': Foul by Thiago Almada (Atlanta United).
    • 15': Pedro Santos (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Thiago Almada (Atlanta United).
    • 17': Pedro Santos (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 19': Foul by Efraín Morales (Atlanta United).
    • 19': Pedro Santos (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United).
    • 24': Garrison Tubbs (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Caleb Wiley.
    • 27': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Efraín Morales.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Pedro Santos (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Garrison Tubbs (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Pedro Santos with a cross.
    • 29': Offside, D.C. United. Jared Stroud is caught offside.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Matti Peltola (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Theodore Ku-DiPietro.
    • 34': Garrison Tubbs (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Foul by Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United).
    • 36': Jared Stroud (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Theodore Ku-DiPietro (D.C. United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 38': Hand ball by Theodore Ku-DiPietro (D.C. United).
    • 40': Attempt saved. Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
    • 40': Christian Benteke (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Foul by Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United).
    • 42': Efraín Morales (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Christian Benteke (D.C. United).
    • 43': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brooks Lennon.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
    • 45'+1': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, D.C. United 0, Atlanta United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins D.C. United 0, Atlanta United 0.
    • 45': Substitution, D.C. United. Cristian Dájome replaces Pedro Santos.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Cristian Dájome (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theodore Ku-DiPietro.
    • 51': Offside, D.C. United. Theodore Ku-DiPietro is caught offside.
    • 53': Offside, D.C. United. Mateusz Klich is caught offside.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Xande Silva (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caleb Wiley with a cross.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Derrick Williams (Atlanta United).
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 61': Substitution, D.C. United. Martín Rodríguez replaces Jared Stroud.
    • 63': Noah Cobb (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Martín Rodríguez.
    • 65': Substitution, Atlanta United. Ajani Fortune replaces Dax McCarty.
    • 65': Substitution, Atlanta United. Jamal Thiaré replaces Daniel Ríos.
    • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United).
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Caleb Wiley.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Cristian Dájome (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 69': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Garrison Tubbs (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a cross following a corner.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Aarón Herrera (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matti Peltola.
    • 73': Substitution, D.C. United. Jacob Murrell replaces Theodore Ku-DiPietro.
    • 74': Foul by Xande Silva (Atlanta United).
    • 74': Garrison Tubbs (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Xande Silva (Atlanta United).
    • 76': Matti Peltola (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': 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.
    • 77': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Tyler Miller.
    • 79': Goal! D.C. United 0, Atlanta United 1. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ajani Fortune.
    • 80': Substitution, D.C. United. Gabriel Pirani replaces Garrison Tubbs.
    • 81': Foul by Efraín Morales (Atlanta United).
    • 81': Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Substitution, Atlanta United. Luke Brennan replaces Xande Silva.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Dájome.
    • 85': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Jacob Murrell (D.C. United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Dájome.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Aarón Herrera (D.C. United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 87': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Efraín Morales.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a cross.
    • 87': Offside, D.C. United. Matai Akinmboni is caught offside.
    • 89': Foul by Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United).
    • 89': Luke Brennan (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jacob Murrell (D.C. United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aarón Herrera with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United).
    • 90'+2': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jacob Murrell (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Rodríguez with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Caleb Wiley.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Aarón Herrera (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martín Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mateusz Klich.
    • 90'+6': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, D.C. United 0, Atlanta United 1.
    • 0': Match ends, D.C. United 0, Atlanta United 1.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 5
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 4
    2 Corner Kicks 11
    4 Saves 3
    45.6 Possession 54.4
    9 SHOTS 19
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    265 Accurate Passes 310
    351 Passes 400
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 12
    5 Crosses 28
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    67 Long Balls 57
    31 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 6
    8 Effective Tackles 12
    17 Tackles 20
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 8
    33 Effective Clearances 7
    33 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Audi Field
    Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    Attendance: 15,899

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    DC D.C. United (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Tyler Miller (GK)
    3 Lucas Bartlett
    45 Matai Akinmboni
    16 Garrison Tubbs Yellow Card
    7 Pedro Santos
    22 Aaron Herrera
    4 Matti Peltola
    43 Mateusz Klich Yellow Card
    21 Ted Ku-Dipietro
    8 Jared Stroud
    20 Christian Benteke
    D.C. United Substitutes:
    Jacob Murrell, Gabriel Pirani, Cristián Dájome, Alex Bono, Martín Rodríguez, Nate Crockford.

    ATL Atlanta United FC (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Brad Guzan (GK)
    3 Derrick Williams
    24 Noah Cobb Yellow Card
    21 Efraín Morales
    26 Caleb Wiley
    11 Brooks Lennon
    10 Thiago Almada Yellow Card
    8 Tristan Muyumba
    13 Dax McCarty
    16 Xande Silva
    19 Daniel Ríos
    Atlanta United FC Substitutes:
    Nicolas Firmino, Josh Cohen, Ronald Hernández, Matías Gallardo, Jay Fortune, Luke Brennan, Matt Edwards, Quentin Westberg, Jamal Thiaré.

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