Post-Match Facts

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Atlanta United 3 (13-4-5, 44 points) v. D.C. United 1 (3-8-5, 14 points)

2018 MLS Regular Season
July 21, 2018 – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 45,087

Player Notes


  • Wayne Rooney made his first career MLS start in the match.
  • Zoltán Stieber scored his fourth MLS goal of 2018 in the eighth minute; he has two goals and four assists in his last six appearances.
  • Paul Arriola recorded his seventh MLS assist of 2018 in the eighth minute; he has three goals and three assists in his last six appearances.


#ATLvDC Notes

  • United are 3-2-0 against Atlanta all-time.
  • The Black-and-Red are 1-2-0 on the road against the Atlanta.


Match Notes

  • The Black-and-Red have scored 18 goals in their last nine road matches.
  • United are 3-4-2 when scoring the first goal in 2018.
  • The Black-and-Red have scored in nine consecutive road matches.


Goals by Half

<strong>1st Half</strong>
<strong>2nd Half</strong>
<strong>Total</strong>
Atlanta United
1
2
3
D.C. United
1
0
1

Scoring Summary

<strong>Minute</strong>
<strong>Team</strong>
<strong>Goalscorer</strong>
<strong>Assisted by</strong>
8'
D.C. United
Zoltán Stieber
Paul Arriola
30'
Atlanta United
Josef Martínez
Héctor Villalba, Miguel Almirón
54'
Atlanta United
Josef Martínez
73'
Atlanta United
Josef Martínez


Misconduct Summary

<strong>Minute</strong>
<strong>Team</strong>
<strong>Offender</strong>
<strong>Reason</strong>
49'
D.C. United
Paul Arriola
Persistent Infringement
50'
D.C. United
Wayne Rooney
Unsporting Behavior
78'
D.C. United
Chris Durkin
Unsporting Behavior


Box Score

<strong>Team</strong>
<strong>Shots</strong>
<strong>Shots on Goal</strong>
<strong>Corners</strong>
<strong>Offsides</strong>
<strong>Possession (%)</strong>
<strong>Saves</strong>
Atlanta United
17
9
3
3
55.7%
2
D.C. United
5
2
3
2
44.3%
6

Atlanta United lineup:

Brad Guzan, Chris McCann, Leandro González Pirez, Michael Parkhurst, Franco Escobar, Jeff Larentowicz, Héctor Villalba (Eric Remedi 77'), Miguel Almirón, Andrew Carleton (Brandon Vázquez 65'), Julian Gressel, Josef Martinez (Kevin Kratz 85')


Unused Substitutes: Miles Robinson, Mikey Ambrose, Romario Williams, Alec Kann


D.C. United lineup:

David Ousted; Oniel Fisher, Steven Birnbaum, Frédéric Brillant, Joseph Mora; Chris Durkin; Yamil Asad, Luciano Acosta, Paul Arriola (Russell Canouse 81'), Zoltán Stieber (Bruno Miranda 76'); Wayne Rooney (Darren Mattocks 66')


Unused Substitutes: Steve Clark, Júnior Moreno, Ian Harkes, Jalen Robinson


Referee: Drew Fischer
Assistant Referees: Corey Rockwell, Brian Poeschel
Fourth Official: Guido Gonzales
VAR: Kevin Stott