MLS

Atlanta United FC vs Real Salt Lake, 2022 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
  • 7': Ronaldo Cisneros
  • 33': Ronaldo Cisneros
FT
2 - 1
  • 37': Johan Kappelhof

Atlanta United beats Real Salt Lake with Ronaldo Cisneros double

Two first-half goals from Ronaldo Cisneros were enough to carry Atlanta United FC to a 2-1 victory over visiting Real Salt Lake on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Foul by Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United).
  • 3': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Caleb Wiley.
  • 5': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Tate Schmitt.
  • 5': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Rubio Rubín.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Alan Franco (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross.
  • 6': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Zac MacMath.
  • 7': Goal! Atlanta United 1, Real Salt Lake 0. Ronaldo Cisneros (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a through ball.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
  • 12': Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United).
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 17': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Aaron Herrera.
  • 18': Foul by George Campbell (Atlanta United).
  • 18': Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Ronaldo Cisneros (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
  • 23': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Johan Kappelhof.
  • 23': Hand ball by Juan José Purata (Atlanta United).
  • 25': Attempt missed. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Amar Sejdic.
  • 26': Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Nicholas Besler (Real Salt Lake).
  • 28': Hand ball by Ronaldo Cisneros (Atlanta United).
  • 30': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Brody.
  • 33': Goal! Atlanta United 2, Real Salt Lake 0. Ronaldo Cisneros (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matheus Rossetto.
  • 36': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Alan Franco.
  • 37': Goal! Atlanta United 2, Real Salt Lake 1. Johan Kappelhof (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Justin Meram with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johan Kappelhof.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 44': Foul by Erik Holt (Real Salt Lake).
  • 44': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Erik Holt (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Atlanta United 2, Real Salt Lake 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atlanta United 2, Real Salt Lake 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Jasper Löffelsend replaces Pablo Ruiz.
  • 45': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Sergio Córdova replaces Diego Luna.
  • 46': Foul by Aiden McFadden (Atlanta United).
  • 46': Tate Schmitt (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 47': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Amar Sejdic.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Nicholas Besler (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 52': Foul by Nicholas Besler (Real Salt Lake).
  • 52': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Aiden McFadden (Atlanta United) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross.
  • 56': Aiden McFadden (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Nicholas Besler (Real Salt Lake).
  • 56': Nicholas Besler (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Foul by Aiden McFadden (Atlanta United).
  • 59': Tate Schmitt (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Juan José Purata (Atlanta United).
  • 59': Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 61': Foul by Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake).
  • 61': Juan José Purata (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Maikel Chang replaces Tate Schmitt.
  • 64': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aiden McFadden.
  • 68': Foul by Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United).
  • 68': Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bode Hidalgo replaces Justin Meram.
  • 68': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Chris Kablan replaces Andrew Brody.
  • 69': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Jasper Löffelsend tries a through ball, but Sergio Córdova is caught offside.
  • 71': Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Bode Hidalgo (Real Salt Lake).
  • 71': Substitution, Atlanta United. Franco Ibarra replaces Thiago Almada.
  • 73': Offside, Atlanta United. Juan José Purata tries a through ball, but Ronaldo Cisneros is caught offside.
  • 77': Substitution, Atlanta United. Machop Chol replaces Aiden McFadden.
  • 77': Substitution, Atlanta United. Josef Martínez replaces Ronaldo Cisneros.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Machop Chol (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 82': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Jasper Löffelsend tries a through ball, but Rubio Rubín is caught offside.
  • 82': Substitution, Atlanta United. Santiago Sosa replaces Amar Sejdic.
  • 86': Foul by Nicholas Besler (Real Salt Lake).
  • 86': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Sergio Córdova (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rubio Rubín.
  • 90': Foul by Juan José Purata (Atlanta United).
  • 90': Sergio Córdova (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Chris Kablan (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United).
  • 90'+3': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Machop Chol.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Zac MacMath (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bode Hidalgo with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Atlanta United 2, Real Salt Lake 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Atlanta United 2, Real Salt Lake 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 3
46.4 Possession 53.6
10 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
375 Accurate Passes 465
448 Passes 535
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 3
27 Crosses 17
0.2 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 41
29 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 1
4 Effective Tackles 13
7 Tackles 21
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
14 Interceptions 2
16 Effective Clearances 43
16 Clearances 43

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 42,509

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 San Diego FC 34 +23 63
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 34 +28 63
3 LAFC 34 +25 60
4 Minnesota United FC 34 +17 58
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ATL Atlanta United FC (3-5-2)

No. Name
34 Rocco Ríos Novo (GK)
6 Alan Franco
32 George Campbell
22 Juanjo Purata
9 Matheus Rossetto
8 Thiago Almada
13 Amar Sejdic
26 Caleb Wiley
37 Aiden Mcfadden
29 Ronaldo Cisneros
10 Marcelino Moreno Yellow Card

RSL Real Salt Lake (4-4-2)

No. Name
18 Zac MacMath (GK)
4 Johan Kappelhof
20 Erik Holt Yellow Card
21 Tate Schmitt
22 Aaron Herrera
13 Nick Besler Yellow Card
6 Pablo Ruiz
26 Diego Luna
2 Andrew Brody
14 Rubio Rubín
9 Justin Meram

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