MLS

Atlanta United FC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2022 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Atlanta United FC
  • 20': Luiz Araújo
  • 45'+3': Dom Dwyer
  • 89': Caleb Wiley
FT
3 - 1
Sporting Kansas City
  • 85': Dániel Sallói

Wiley scores in MLS debut as Atlanta United tops Sporting KC

— Luiz Araujo and Dom Dwyer scored first-half goals and 17-year-old homegrown forward Caleb Wiley scored in his debut to spark Atlanta United to a 3-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City in a Major League Soccer opener on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Miles Robinson (Atlanta United).
  • 3': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 5': Foul by Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United).
  • 5': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Foul by Oriol Rosell (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 6': Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 7': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 7': Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Osvaldo Alonso (Atlanta United).
  • 11': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Osvaldo Alonso (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
  • 12': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 14': Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 16': Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 18': Attempt missed. Osvaldo Alonso (Atlanta United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the right.
  • 20': Goal! Atlanta United 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
  • 22': Offside, Atlanta United. Luiz Araújo tries a through ball, but Andrew Gutman is caught offside.
  • 22': Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 24': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 24': George Campbell (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Substitution, Atlanta United. Dom Dwyer replaces Luiz Araújo because of an injury.
  • 27': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Logan Ndenbe tries a through ball, but Dániel Sallói is caught offside.
  • 30': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin.
  • 31': Attempt missed. George Campbell (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Amar Sejdic following a corner.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Khiry Shelton.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
  • 40': Dom Dwyer (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 42': Offside, Atlanta United. Andrew Gutman tries a through ball, but Dom Dwyer is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matheus Rossetto.
  • 45': Offside, Atlanta United. George Campbell tries a through ball, but Dom Dwyer is caught offside.
  • 45': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Osvaldo Alonso.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Rémi Walter with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Oriol Rosell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Rémi Walter.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Atlanta United 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Dom Dwyer (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez following a fast break.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Atlanta United 2, Sporting Kansas City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atlanta United 2, Sporting Kansas City 0.
  • 50': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. José Mauri replaces Oriol Rosell because of an injury.
  • 52': Offside, Atlanta United. Andrew Gutman tries a through ball, but Tyler Wolff is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronald Hernández with a cross.
  • 54': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 57': Dom Dwyer (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 58': Dom Dwyer (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by José Mauri (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 58': José Mauri (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Andreu Fontàs.
  • 61': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 61': Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 61': Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Johnny Russell.
  • 63': Foul by Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United).
  • 63': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Substitution, Atlanta United. Brooks Lennon replaces Tyler Wolff.
  • 66': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 66': George Campbell (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernández replaces Roger Espinoza.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a through ball.
  • 68': Foul by Osvaldo Alonso (Atlanta United).
  • 68': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Offside, Atlanta United. Osvaldo Alonso tries a through ball, but Brooks Lennon is caught offside.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 72': Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 75': Substitution, Atlanta United. Marcelino Moreno replaces Amar Sejdic.
  • 75': Substitution, Atlanta United. Caleb Wiley replaces Josef Martínez.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Dom Dwyer (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brooks Lennon.
  • 77': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis replaces José Mauri.
  • 78': Foul by Osvaldo Alonso (Atlanta United).
  • 78': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 79': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Dom Dwyer (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 84': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Marcelino Moreno.
  • 85': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Ronald Hernández.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Felipe Hernández with a cross.
  • 85': Goal! Atlanta United 2, Sporting Kansas City 1. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 89': Goal! Atlanta United 3, Sporting Kansas City 1. Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelino Moreno with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 90'+1': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelino Moreno.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marinos Tzionis.
  • 90'+4': Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Atlanta United 3, Sporting Kansas City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Atlanta United 3, Sporting Kansas City 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 6
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 5
4 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 0
56.1 Possession 43.9
14 SHOTS 12
2 ON GOAL 6
0.1 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
441 Accurate Passes 334
528 Passes 416
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 5
23 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.3
43 Long Balls 67
26 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
5 Blocked Shots 2
6 Effective Tackles 11
11 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 18
12 Effective Clearances 21
12 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 67,523

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Austin FC 0 0 0
2 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0
3 FC Dallas 0 0 0
4 Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ATL Atlanta United FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Brad Guzan (GK)
12 Miles Robinson Yellow Card
32 George Campbell
15 Andrew Gutman Yellow Card
2 Ronald Hernández
16 Osvaldo Alonso Yellow Card
13 Amar Sejdic
9 Matheus Rossetto
7 Josef Martínez
28 Tyler Wolff
19 Luiz Araújo
Atlanta United FC Substitutes:
Brooks Lennon, Dylan Castanheira, Caleb Wiley, Jackson Conway, Marcelino Moreno, Bobby Shuttleworth, Mikey Ambrose, Alex DeJohn, Dom Dwyer.

SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)

No. Name
29 Tim Melia (GK)
3 Andreu Fontàs Yellow Card
5 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin
18 Logan Ndenbe
8 Graham Zusi
6 Oriol Rosell
15 Roger Espinoza
54 Rémi Walter
11 Khiry Shelton
20 Dániel Sallói
7 Johnny Russell
Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:
Felipe Hernàndez, Ben Sweat, John Pulskamp, Cameron Duke, Marinos Tzionis, José Mauri, Robert Voloder, Kortne Ford, Osvaldo Cisneros.

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