MLS

New York City FC vs Atlanta United FC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS
New York City FC
  • 72': Gabriel Pereira
FT
1 - 1
Atlanta United FC
  • Red Card 62': Franco Ibarra
  • 70': Giorgos Giakoumakis

Pereira helps NYCFC notch 1-1 draw with Atlanta United

— Gabriel Pereira scored in the 72nd minute to help New York City FC earn a 1-1 draw with Atlanta United on Saturday night.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Braian Cufré (New York City FC).
  • 1': Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 2': Foul by Thiago Martins (New York City FC).
  • 2': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross.
  • 6': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Braian Cufré.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Talles Magno (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
  • 11': Offside, Atlanta United. Thiago Almada tries a through ball, but Derrick Etienne is caught offside.
  • 12': Foul by Braian Cufré (New York City FC).
  • 12': Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
  • 15': Foul by Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United).
  • 15': Talles Magno (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Bradley Guzan (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Gabriel Segal (New York City FC).
  • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Bradley Guzan (Atlanta United).
  • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Maxime Chanot (New York City FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
  • 22': Offside, Atlanta United. Luiz Araújo tries a through ball, but Derrick Etienne is caught offside.
  • 25': Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Talles Magno.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Gabriel Segal (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Talles Magno.
  • 33': Foul by Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United).
  • 33': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Offside, Atlanta United. Thiago Almada tries a through ball, but Derrick Etienne is caught offside.
  • 37': Foul by Juan José Purata (Atlanta United).
  • 37': Gabriel Segal (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United).
  • 39': Matías Pellegrini (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Mitja Ilenic (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 42': Foul by Braian Cufré (New York City FC).
  • 42': Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Foul by Matías Pellegrini (New York City FC).
  • 44': Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United).
  • 45'+1': Thiago Martins (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United).
  • 45'+4': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, New York City FC 0, Atlanta United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins New York City FC 0, Atlanta United 0.
  • 47': Derrick Etienne (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Gabriel Segal (New York City FC).
  • 48': Foul by Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United).
  • 48': Keaton Parks (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Keaton Parks (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
  • 50': Foul by Braian Cufré (New York City FC).
  • 50': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Mitja Ilenic.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 54': Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Matías Pellegrini (New York City FC).
  • 54': Matías Pellegrini (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Foul by Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United).
  • 56': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Braian Cufré (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mitja Ilenic with a cross.
  • 58': Foul by Braian Cufré (New York City FC).
  • 58': Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
  • 59': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) is shown the red card.
  • 62': Delay in match (New York City FC). VAR checking.
  • 64': Substitution, New York City FC. Gabriel Pereira replaces Matías Pellegrini.
  • 64': Substitution, New York City FC. Richard Ledezma replaces Gabriel Segal.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury James Sands (New York City FC).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Substitution, Atlanta United. Santiago Sosa replaces Derrick Etienne.
  • 66': Substitution, New York City FC. Alfredo Morales replaces James Sands because of an injury.
  • 66': Substitution, Atlanta United. Matheus Rossetto replaces Amar Sejdic.
  • 68': Foul by Alfredo Morales (New York City FC).
  • 68': Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgos Giakoumakis.
  • 70': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Luis Barraza.
  • 70': Goal! New York City FC 0, Atlanta United 1. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross following a corner.
  • 72': Goal! New York City FC 1, Atlanta United 1. Gabriel Pereira (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mitja Ilenic with a headed pass.
  • 73': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Keaton Parks.
  • 74': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 77': Foul by Maxime Chanot (New York City FC).
  • 77': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Maxime Chanot (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Foul by Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United).
  • 81': Gabriel Pereira (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Richard Ledezma (New York City FC).
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Foul by Gabriel Pereira (New York City FC).
  • 84': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Substitution, Atlanta United. Machop Chol replaces Luiz Araújo.
  • 87': Braian Cufré (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Foul by Machop Chol (Atlanta United).
  • 88': Attempt saved. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 89': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
  • 89': Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Atlanta United. Luis Abram replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Mitja Ilenic (New York City FC).
  • 90'+2': Machop Chol (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Mitja Ilenic (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Juan José Purata (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matheus Rossetto.
  • 90'+6': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Luis Abram.
  • 90'+8': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pereira (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Richard Ledezma (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Pereira.
  • 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Pereira.
  • 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Talles Magno (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Richard Ledezma (New York City FC) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Mitja Ilenic.
  • 90'+10': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Santiago Sosa.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, New York City FC 1, Atlanta United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, New York City FC 1, Atlanta United 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 17
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 2
49.1 Possession 50.9
9 SHOTS 14
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
380 Accurate Passes 406
448 Passes 473
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 2
20 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.1
70 Long Balls 40
44 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 4
13 Effective Tackles 11
22 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 10
13 Effective Clearances 21
13 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA
Attendance: 20,095

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Philadelphia Union 17 +14 34
2 FC Cincinnati 17 +1 30
3 Inter Miami CF 16 +9 29
4 Nashville SC 17 +9 29
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NYC New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Luis Barraza (GK)
4 Maxime Chanot Yellow Card
13 Thiago Martins
3 Braian Cufré
35 Mitja Ilenic
10 Santiago Rodríguez
6 James Sands
55 Keaton Parks
19 Gabriel Segal
43 Talles Magno
17 Matías Pellegrini Yellow Card
New York City FC Substitutes:
Gabriel Pereira, Tayvon Gray, Matthew Freese, Andres Jasson, Malte Amundsen, Tony Alfaro, Justin Haak, Richard Ledezma, Alfredo Morales.

ATL Atlanta United FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Brad Guzan (GK)
22 Juanjo Purata
12 Miles Robinson
26 Caleb Wiley
11 Brooks Lennon
23 Thiago Almada
14 Franco Ibarra Red Card
13 Amar Sejdic
7 Giorgos Giakoumakis Yellow Card
18 Derrick Etienne Jr.
10 Luiz Araújo
Atlanta United FC Substitutes:
Quentin Westberg, Miguel Berry, Santiago Sosa, Luis Abram, Machop Chol, Matheus Rossetto, Tyler Wolff, Andrew Gutman, Ronald Hernández.

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