Atlanta United FC vs D.C. United, 2024 Leagues Cup, Group Stage

· D.C. United win 6-5 on penalties
Atlanta United FC
  • 20': Daniel Ríos
  • 38': Saba Lobjanidze
  • 81': Daniel Ríos (P)
FT - Penalties
3 - 3
D.C. United win 6-5 on penalties
D.C. United
  • 4': Christian Benteke
  • 25': Jared Stroud
  • 32': Jared Stroud

About

Atlanta United FC are hosting D.C. United at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the Leagues Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Offside, D.C. United. Cristian Dájome is caught offside.
  • 4': Goal! Atlanta United 0, D.C. United 1. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominique Badji with a headed pass.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 7': VAR Decision: Goal Atlanta United 0-1 D.C. United (Christian Benteke).
  • 7': Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United).
  • 10': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Ajani Fortune.
  • 10': Christopher McVey (D.C. United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by David Schnegg with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 12': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Stian Gregersen.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a cross.
  • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United).
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 14': Offside, D.C. United. Christian Benteke is caught offside.
  • 17': Foul by Christian Benteke (D.C. United).
  • 17': Stian Gregersen (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Delay in match (Atlanta United).
  • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Goal! Atlanta United 1, D.C. United 1. Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Xande Silva (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Saba Lobjanidze with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Dominique Badji (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mateusz Klich.
  • 24': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by David Schnegg.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Xande Silva (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Saba Lobjanidze.
  • 25': Goal! Atlanta United 1, D.C. United 2. Jared Stroud (D.C. United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  • 30': Foul by Dominique Badji (D.C. United).
  • 30': Stian Gregersen (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stian Gregersen.
  • 31': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Ajani Fortune.
  • 32': Goal! Atlanta United 1, D.C. United 3. Jared Stroud (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 35': Foul by Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United).
  • 35': Matti Peltola (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Christian Benteke (D.C. United) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jared Stroud with a cross.
  • 38': Goal! Atlanta United 2, D.C. United 3. Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
  • 40': Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Foul by Cristian Dájome (D.C. United).
  • 40': David Schnegg (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United).
  • 44': Offside, D.C. United. Christian Benteke is caught offside.
  • 45': Cristian Dájome (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Foul by Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United).
  • 45'+3': Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Dominique Badji (D.C. United).
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Aaron Herrera (D.C. United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jared Stroud.
  • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Atlanta United 2, D.C. United 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atlanta United 2, D.C. United 3.
  • 45': Substitution, Atlanta United. Dax McCarty replaces Ajani Fortune.
  • 45': Substitution, Atlanta United. Jamal Thiaré replaces Xande Silva.
  • 46': Foul by Christopher McVey (D.C. United).
  • 46': Jamal Thiaré (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Dax McCarty (Atlanta United).
  • 46': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Dominique Badji (D.C. United).
  • 48': Foul by Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United).
  • 48': Jared Stroud (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Herrera with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Schnegg.
  • 50': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
  • 50': Foul by David Schnegg (D.C. United).
  • 50': Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Cristian Dájome (D.C. United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Aaron Herrera.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Jared Stroud (D.C. United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
  • 55': Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by David Schnegg (D.C. United).
  • 55': Foul by Christopher McVey (D.C. United).
  • 55': Jamal Thiaré (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Christopher McVey (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Substitution, D.C. United. Pedro Santos replaces Dominique Badji.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jared Stroud.
  • 60': Penalty Atlanta United. Daniel Ríos draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 60': Penalty conceded by Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 63': VAR Decision: Penalty Atlanta United.
  • 65': Penalty saved. Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 65': Alex Bono (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United).
  • 67': Foul by Stian Gregersen (Atlanta United).
  • 67': Pedro Santos (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Jared Stroud (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 69': Foul by Christopher McVey (D.C. United).
  • 69': Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Jamal Thiaré (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross.
  • 70': Substitution, D.C. United. Jacob Murrell replaces David Schnegg.
  • 70': Substitution, D.C. United. Jackson Hopkins replaces Matti Peltola.
  • 70': Christian Benteke (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United).
  • 75': Delay in match (D.C. United).
  • 76': Substitution, Atlanta United. Pedro Amador replaces Tristan Muyumba.
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Offside, D.C. United. Christian Benteke is caught offside.
  • 78': Penalty Atlanta United. Jamal Thiaré draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 78': Penalty conceded by Aaron Herrera (D.C. United) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 81': Goal! Atlanta United 3, D.C. United 3. Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 84': Offside, D.C. United. Jacob Murrell is caught offside.
  • 86': Foul by Pedro Santos (D.C. United).
  • 86': Jamal Thiaré (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Pedro Santos (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Substitution, D.C. United. Gabriel Pirani replaces Jared Stroud.
  • 87': Foul by Pedro Amador (Atlanta United).
  • 87': Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Cristian Dájome (D.C. United) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jacob Murrell with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Jamal Thiaré (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Christopher McVey.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Pedro Amador (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel Ríos following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Aaron Herrera (D.C. United) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Pedro Amador (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Atlanta United. Nick Firmino replaces Daniel Ríos.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Nick Firmino (Atlanta United).
  • 90'+4': Jackson Hopkins (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Derrick Williams (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Christopher McVey (D.C. United).
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Pedro Santos (D.C. United) left footed shot from long range on the left is just a bit too high.
  • 90'+5': Cristian Dájome (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Nick Firmino (Atlanta United).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Atlanta United 3, D.C. United 3.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins Atlanta United 3, D.C. United 3.
  • 91': Penalty saved. Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 92': Goal! Atlanta United 3(1), D.C. United 3. Dax McCarty (Atlanta United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 93': Goal! Atlanta United 3(1), D.C. United 3(1). Christian Benteke (D.C. United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 94': Penalty saved. Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 95': Goal! Atlanta United 3(1), D.C. United 3(2). Aaron Herrera (D.C. United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 95': Goal! Atlanta United 3(2), D.C. United 3(2). Nick Firmino (Atlanta United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 96': Goal! Atlanta United 3(2), D.C. United 3(3). Cristian Dájome (D.C. United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 97': Goal! Atlanta United 3(3), D.C. United 3(3). Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 98': Goal! Atlanta United 3(3), D.C. United 3(4). Pedro Santos (D.C. United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 98': Goal! Atlanta United 3(4), D.C. United 3(4). Jamal Thiaré (Atlanta United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 99': Goal! Atlanta United 3(4), D.C. United 3(5). Christopher McVey (D.C. United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 100': Goal! Atlanta United 3(5), D.C. United 3(5). Derrick Williams (Atlanta United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 100': Goal! Atlanta United 3(5), D.C. United 3(6). Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 101': Penalty saved. Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 102': Penalty Shootout ends, Atlanta United 3(5), D.C. United 3(6).
  • 0': Match ends, Atlanta United 3(5), D.C. United 3(6).

Statistics

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15 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 3
52.4 Possession 47.6
17 SHOTS 11
6 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
351 Accurate Passes 307
430 Passes 380
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 5
15 Crosses 17
0.4 Cross % 0.3
71 Long Balls 55
36 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 6
10 Tackles 8
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 7
11 Effective Clearances 23
11 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: Leagues Cup

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 14,428

Leagues Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 D.C. United 2 +3 5
2 Santos 2 -3 2
3 Atlanta United FC 2 0 2
Full Table

Line-Ups

ATL Atlanta United FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Josh Cohen (GK)
3 Derrick Williams
5 Stian Gregersen
2 Ronald Hernández
11 Brooks Lennon
35 Ajani Fortune
6 Bartosz Slisz
8 Tristan Muyumba
19 Daniel Ríos
16 Xande Silva
9 Saba Lobjanidze
Atlanta United FC Substitutes:
Edwin Mosquera, Quentin Westberg, Matthew Edwards, Pedro Amador, Nicolas Firmino, Jamal Thiaré, Luis Abram, Brad Guzan, Luke Brennan, Dax McCarty, Efrain Morales, Tyler Wolff.

DC D.C. United (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
24 Alex Bono (GK)
97 Christopher McVey Yellow Card
3 Lucas Bartlett
4 Matti Peltola
28 David Schnegg
22 Aaron Herrera
43 Mateusz Klich
11 Cristián Dájome
8 Jared Stroud
23 Dominique Badji
20 Christian Benteke
D.C. United Substitutes:
Jacob Murrell, Nate Crockford, Luis Zamudio, Pedro Santos, Gabriel Pirani, Hayden Sargis, Jackson Hopkins, Matai Akinmboni, Garrison Tubbs.

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