New York City FC vs Atlanta United FC 2-1
New York City FC beat Atlanta United FC 2-1 at Citi Field after a goalless first half. Nicolás Fernández Mercau scored in the 70th minute, Breel Embolo equalised for Atlanta in the 88th, and Bénie Adama Traoré struck in the 90+5th minute to win it. Atlanta had more of the ball (54%) and 19 shots to 11, though both sides had six on target. New York City FC are now 12th on 38 points, with Atlanta 14th on 30.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- Tayvon Gray · Yellow card7'
- 11'Mauricio Amaro · Yellow card
- 23'Breel Embolo · VAR check
- Alonso Martinez for Talles Magno28'
- 34'Paulo Díaz · Yellow card
- Talles Magno · Yellow card43'
- Aiden O'Neill for Keaton Parks64'
- Agustin Ojeda for Malachi Jones64'
- 68'Tristan Muyumba · Yellow card
- Nicolás Fernández Mercau70'
- 74'Tristan Muyumba for Fafà Picault
- 81'Matthew Edwards · Yellow card
- 83'Matthew Edwards for Elías Báez
- 88'Breel Embolo
- Hannes Wolf for Bénie Adama Traoré90'
- Bénie Adama Traoré assist Kevin O'Toole90+5'
Match stats
Line-ups
New York City FC starting XI
- 49M. Freese
- 24T. Gray
- 13Thiago Martins
- 6J. Sands
- 22K. O'Toole
- 21A. O'Neill
- 8A. Perea
- 26A. Ojeda
- 7N. Fernández Mercau
- 17H. Wolf
- 16A. Martínez
New York City FC bench · coach P. Jansen
Atlanta United FC starting XI
- 1L. Hoyos
- 55T. Jacob
- 27P. Díaz
- 6J. Alonso
- 47Matthew Edwards
- 14M. Amaro
- 59A. Miranchuk
- 11G. Galoppo
- 8T. Muyumba
- 10M. Almirón
- 36B. Embolo
Atlanta United FC bench · coach G. Martino
Player ratings VIP
New York City FC formlast ten
Atlanta United FC formlast ten
Head-to-headlast 10 meetings
3New York City FC wins
6Draws
1Atlanta United FC wins
2 - 1
Atlanta United FCFTAtlanta United FC2 - 2New York City FCFTNew York City FC4 - 0Atlanta United FCFTAtlanta United FC4 - 3New York City FCFTAtlanta United FC2 - 2New York City FCFTNew York City FC1 - 1Atlanta United FCFTAtlanta United FC2 - 2New York City FCFTNew York City FC1 - 1Atlanta United FCFTAtlanta United FC1 - 2New York City FCFTNew York City FC2 - 2Atlanta United FCMajor League Soccer table
Eastern Conference
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Orlando City SC | 33 | -16 | 43 |
| 10 |  New York Red Bulls | 33 | -17 | 39 |
| 11 | New York City FC | 33 | +3 | 39 |
| 12 |  Toronto FC | 33 | -12 | 39 |
| 13 | Atlanta United FC | 33 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 |  DC United | 33 | -21 | 33 |
| 15 |  CF Montreal | 33 | -30 | 26 |
