Atlanta United FC – Sporting Kansas City 2:1 · USA · MLS
Full time · 2–1
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Jacob BartlettCapita
87'
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Matt EdwardsLuke Brennan
78'
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Steven AlzateCooper Sanchez
77'
Elías Baez
76'
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Stian GregersenPaulo Díaz
73'
Luke Brennan
72'
Stephen Afrifa
2-1
70'
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Luke BrennanAdrian Gill
62'
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Will ReillyFafà Picault
62'
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Stephen AfrifaTaylor Calheira
62'
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Jayden ReidEmir Karic
62'
HT · 2-0
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Justin ReynoldsJake Davis
45'+2'
Fafà Picault
Assist: Elías Báez
2-0
24'
Emir Karic
22'
Tomás Jacob
Assist: Miguel Almirón
1-0
13'
Kick-off
Match info
- Date
- Sunday, August 23, 19:00 UTC-04:00
- Competition
- USA · MLS
- Stadium
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
- Referee
- Tori Penso
1
Lucas HoyosAtlanta · G
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Saves
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 1
- Fouls
- 0
- Fouls won
- 1
55
Tomás JacobAtlanta · RB
- Goals
- 1
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 1
- Shots on target
- 1
- Goals conceded
- 1
- Fouls
- 1
- Fouls won
- 3
- Offsides
- 0
3
Elías BaezAtlanta · LB
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 1
- Shots
- 2
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 1
- Fouls
- 2
- Fouls won
- 0
- Offsides
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 1
16
Adrian GillAtlanta · CM
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 0
- Fouls
- 1
- Fouls won
- 0
- Offsides
- 0
- Subbed off
- 62'
27
Paulo DíazAtlanta · CD-R
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 1
- Fouls
- 0
- Fouls won
- 0
- Offsides
- 0
- Subbed off
- 73'
6
Júnior AlonsoAtlanta · CD-L
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 1
- Fouls
- 0
- Fouls won
- 0
- Offsides
- 0
48
Cooper SanchezAtlanta · RM
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 1
- Fouls
- 0
- Fouls won
- 0
- Offsides
- 0
- Subbed off
- 77'
8
Tristan MuyumbaAtlanta · LM
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 1
- Fouls
- 0
- Fouls won
- 1
- Offsides
- 0
22
Fafà PicaultAtlanta · F
- Goals
- 1
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 1
- Shots on target
- 1
- Goals conceded
- 0
- Fouls
- 0
- Fouls won
- 3
- Offsides
- 1
- Subbed off
- 62'
59
Alexey MiranchukAtlanta · RF
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 2
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 1
- Fouls
- 2
- Fouls won
- 2
- Offsides
- 0
10
Miguel AlmirónAtlanta · LF
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 1
- Shots
- 2
- Shots on target
- 1
- Goals conceded
- 1
- Fouls
- 0
- Fouls won
- 2
- Offsides
- 0
20
Luke BrennanAtlanta · SUB
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 1
- Fouls
- 1
- Fouls won
- 0
- Offsides
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 1
- Came on
- 62'
- Subbed off
- 78'
28
Will ReillyAtlanta · SUB
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 1
- Fouls
- 1
- Fouls won
- 1
- Offsides
- 0
- Came on
- 62'
5
Stian GregersenAtlanta · SUB
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 0
- Fouls
- 0
- Fouls won
- 0
- Offsides
- 0
- Came on
- 73'
7
Steven AlzateAtlanta · SUB
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 0
- Fouls
- 0
- Fouls won
- 0
- Offsides
- 0
- Came on
- 77'
47
Matt EdwardsAtlanta · SUB
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 0
- Fouls
- 0
- Fouls won
- 0
- Offsides
- 0
- Came on
- 78'
30
Stefan ClevelandKansas City · G
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Saves
- 1
- Goals conceded
- 2
- Fouls
- 0
- Fouls won
- 0
8
Jacob DavisKansas City · RB
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 1
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 2
- Fouls
- 0
- Fouls won
- 0
- Offsides
- 0
18
Emir KaricKansas City · LB
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 2
- Fouls
- 1
- Fouls won
- 0
- Offsides
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 1
- Subbed off
- 62'
4
Lasse Berg JohnsenKansas City · CM-R
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 2
- Fouls
- 3
- Fouls won
- 1
- Offsides
- 0
3
Moisés MosqueraKansas City · CD-R
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 1
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 2
- Fouls
- 4
- Fouls won
- 0
- Offsides
- 0
28
Wyatt MeyerKansas City · CD-L
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 2
- Fouls
- 0
- Fouls won
- 0
- Offsides
- 0
7
CapitaKansas City · RM
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 2
- Fouls
- 1
- Fouls won
- 1
- Offsides
- 0
- Subbed off
- 87'
22
Zorhan BassongKansas City · CM-L
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 2
- Fouls
- 2
- Fouls won
- 1
- Offsides
- 0
19
Taylor CalheiraKansas City · CF-L
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 2
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 2
- Fouls
- 0
- Fouls won
- 0
- Offsides
- 1
- Subbed off
- 62'
93
Shapi SuleymanovKansas City · CF-R
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 1
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 2
- Fouls
- 0
- Fouls won
- 0
- Offsides
- 0
11
Calvin HarrisKansas City · LM
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 2
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 2
- Fouls
- 0
- Fouls won
- 4
- Offsides
- 0
13
Justin ReynoldsKansas City · SUB
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 0
- Fouls
- 0
- Fouls won
- 1
- Offsides
- 0
- Came on
- 45'+2'
17
Stephen AfrifaKansas City · SUB
- Goals
- 1
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 1
- Shots on target
- 1
- Goals conceded
- 0
- Fouls
- 2
- Fouls won
- 0
- Offsides
- 0
- Came on
- 62'
99
Jayden ReidKansas City · SUB
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 0
- Fouls
- 0
- Fouls won
- 0
- Offsides
- 0
- Came on
- 62'
16
Jacob BartlettKansas City · SUB
- Goals
- 0
- Assist
- 0
- Shots
- 0
- Shots on target
- 0
- Goals conceded
- 0
- Fouls
- 0
- Fouls won
- 0
- Offsides
- 0
- Came on
- 87'
Atlanta4-3-3
Kansas City4-4-2
Atlanta
Starting XI
- 1
- 55 ⚽
- 3
- 16 ▼ 62'
- 27 ▼ 73'
- 6
- 48 ▼ 77'
- 8
- 22 ⚽ ▼ 62'
- 59
- 10
Substitutes
- 20 ▲ 62'
- 28 ▲ 62'
- 5 ▲ 73'
- 7 ▲ 77'
- 47 ▲ 78'
- 2Ronald Hernández
- 4Enea Mihaj
- 19Sergio Santos
- 42Jayden Hibbert
Kansas City
Starting XI
- 30
- 8
- 18 ▼ 62'
- 4
- 3
- 28
- 7 ▼ 87'
- 22
- 19 ▼ 62'
- 93
- 11
Substitutes
- 13 ▲ 45'+2'
- 17 ⚽ ▲ 62'
- 99 ▲ 62'
- 16 ▲ 87'
- 1John Pulskamp
- 2Ian James
- 15Jansen Miller
- 20Kwaku Agyabeng
- 57Diego Borges
Statistics49%Possession51%
8Shots8
3Shots on target1
1Blocked shots2
2Corners6
1Offsides1
8Fouls13
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
0Saves1
521Passes527
448Accurate passes469
90%Pass accuracy90%
5Crosses25
3Accurate crosses6
61Long balls29
32Accurate long balls19
14Tackles12
11Successful tackles7
7Interceptions10
28Clearances11
0Penalty goals0
Eastern Conference
| # | Team | P | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nashville |
31 | +43 | 70 |
| 2 |  New England |
31 | +9 | 55 |
| 3 |  Miami |
31 | +20 | 55 |
| 4 |  Chicago |
31 | +9 | 51 |
| 5 |  Charlotte |
31 | +7 | 47 |
| 6 |  Philadelphia |
31 | +12 | 46 |
| 7 |  Orlando |
31 | -12 | 42 |
| 8 |  Cincinnati |
31 | -7 | 42 |
| 9 |  Red Bull NY |
31 | -15 | 39 |
| 10 |  Columbus |
31 | +1 | 38 |
| 11 |  Toronto |
31 | -11 | 36 |
| 12 |  NYCFC |
31 | +2 | 35 |
| 13 |  D.C. United |
31 | -17 | 33 |
| 14 | Atlanta |
31 | -15 | 30 |
| 15 |  CF Montréal |
31 | -26 | 25 |
- Qualifies for MLS Cup Playoffs - Round One Best-of-3 series
- Qualifies for MLS Cup Playoffs - Wild Card Matches
Recent form
Atlanta
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Kansas City
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- Match ends, Atlanta United 2, Sporting Kansas City 1.
- 90'+6'Second Half ends, Atlanta United 2, Sporting Kansas City 1.
- 90'+5'Foul by Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+5'Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2'Attempt missed. Moisés Mosquera (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Shapi Suleymanov with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Júnior Alonso.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1'Attempt blocked. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shapi Suleymanov with a cross.
- 87'Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87'Foul by Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City).
- 87'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jacob Bartlett replaces Capita.
- 86'Foul by Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United).
- 86'Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84'Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84'Foul by Moisés Mosquera (Sporting Kansas City).
- 80'Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80'Foul by Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City).
- 80'Foul by Will Reilly (Atlanta United).
- 80'Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78'Substitution, Atlanta United. Matt Edwards replaces Luke Brennan because of an injury.
- 77'Substitution, Atlanta United. Steven Alzate replaces Cooper Sanchez.
- 77'Delay in match because of an injury Luke Brennan (Atlanta United).
- 76'Elías Báez (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
- 74'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tristan Muyumba.
- 74'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tristan Muyumba.
- 74'Attempt blocked. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
- 73'Substitution, Atlanta United. Stian Gregersen replaces Paulo Díaz.
- 72'Luke Brennan (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72'Foul by Luke Brennan (Atlanta United).
- 72'Justin Reynolds (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70'Goal! Atlanta United 2, Sporting Kansas City 1. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 67'Will Reilly (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67'Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 62'Substitution, Atlanta United. Luke Brennan replaces Adrian Gill.
- 62'Substitution, Atlanta United. Will Reilly replaces Fafà Picault.
- 62'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa replaces Taylor Calheira.
- 62'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jayden Reid replaces Emir Karic.
- 62'Foul by Elías Báez (Atlanta United).
- 62'Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59'Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Moisés Mosquera.
- 56'Attempt missed. Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Emir Karic with a cross.
- 55'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Fafà Picault.
- 54'Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United).
- 54'Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52'Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 52'Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50'Attempt missed. Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
- 48'Offside, Atlanta United. Fafà Picault is caught offside.
- 45'Second Half begins Atlanta United 2, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 45'+6'First Half ends, Atlanta United 2, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 45'+2'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Justin Reynolds replaces Jake Davis because of an injury.
- 45'+2'Foul by Adrian Gill (Atlanta United).
- 45'+2'Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44'Delay in match because of an injury Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 42'Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42'Foul by Capita (Sporting Kansas City).
- 41'Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United).
- 41'Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40'Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Taylor Calheira is caught offside.
- 34'Attempt missed. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 33'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
- 28'Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Elías Báez with a cross.
- 27'Fafà Picault (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27'Foul by Moisés Mosquera (Sporting Kansas City).
- 24'Goal! Atlanta United 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Fafà Picault (Atlanta United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elías Báez following a corner.
- 24'Attempt missed. Elías Báez (Atlanta United) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Almirón with a cross following a corner.
- 23'Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Jake Davis.
- 23'Attempt missed. Elías Báez (Atlanta United) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Cooper Sanchez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 22'Emir Karic (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22'Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22'Foul by Emir Karic (Sporting Kansas City).
- 21'Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21'Foul by Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City).
- 20'Attempt missed. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lasse Berg Johnsen.
- 19'Attempt saved. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Paulo Díaz.
- 16'Attempt missed. Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Lasse Berg Johnsen with a cross following a corner.
- 15'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tomás Jacob.
- 13'Goal! Atlanta United 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
- 10'Fafà Picault (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10'Foul by Moisés Mosquera (Sporting Kansas City).
- 9'Foul by Elías Báez (Atlanta United).
- 9'Capita (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5'Attempt blocked. Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Jacob.
- 3'Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3'Foul by Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City).
- 2'Fafà Picault (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2'Foul by Moisés Mosquera (Sporting Kansas City).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.