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ATL UTD 2 Falls to Nashville SC 2-0

May 5, 2019 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Atlanta United 2 News Release


KENNESAW, Ga. - Atlanta United 2 lost 2-0 to Nashville SC in front of 3,109 fans at Fifth Third Bank Stadium Saturday night. Atlanta out-shot and out-possessed Nashville, but was unable to overcome an early deficit.

ATL UTD 2 found itself behind in the opening minutes of the match. Playing in a heavy rainstorm, Will Vint played a back pass that skipped on the slick surface by goalkeeper Brendan Moore for an own goal in the fourth minute. The visitors doubled the lead in the 12th minute when Matt LaGrassa collected a ball at the top of box and drilled a low drive into the bottom right corner.

Atlanta found its way into the match as the half continued, but inclement weather then halted the game due to lightning in the 34th minute. After a 60-minute delay, Romario Williams, who had been fouled in a good position right before the delay, curled a free kick towards the top left corner that was saved by Connor Sparrow.

The second half saw ATL UTD 2 more comfortable in possession and looking for opportunities to cut into the Nashville lead. In the 57th minute, Williams had another good look on the edge of the box, but his shot was straight at Sparrow. George Campbell received a red card for a hard tackle in the 76th minute, and the comeback attempt fell short.

ATL UTD 2 (3-5-1, 10 points) returns to action Sunday, May 12 at Bethlehem Steel FC with kickoff scheduled for 6 p.m. EST. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.

LINE SCORE

Atlanta 0, Nashville 2

Fifth Third Bank Stadium

Kennesaw, Georgia

STATS

Shots: 12-7 Atlanta

Shots on Target: 4-3 Nashville

Corner kicks: 5-2 Atlanta

Fouls committed: 20-19 Nashville

Saves: 3-2 Nashville

Offside: 2-1 Nashville

Possession: 66-34 Atlanta

Passing Accuracy: 84-62 Atlanta

SCORING SUMMARY

NSH - Will Vint 4' (own goal)

NSH - Matt LaGrassa 12'

DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY

ATL - Will Vint (yellow) 18'

ATL - Jackson Conway (yellow) 20'

NSH - Daniel Rios (yellow) 59'

NSH - Bradley Bourgeois (yellow) 67'

ATL - George Campbell (red) 76'

NSH - Boluwatife Akinyode (yellow) 90+1'

ATL - Laurence Wyke (yellow) 90+3'

ATLANTA UNITED 2 STARTING LINEUP

Brendan Moore; Laurence Wyke, Wesley Decas, George Campbell, Jack Metcalf ©; Will Vint (Anderson Asiedu - 45'), Kevin Barajas (Bienvenue Kanakimana - 45'), Luiz Fernando, Alessandro Castro (Yosef Samuel - 69'); Romario Williams, Jackson Conway.

Substitutes not used: Dylan Castanheira; Tyler Ruthven, José Hernández, Laurent Kissiedou.

NASHVILLE SC STARTING LINEUP

Connor Sparrow; Bradley Bourgeois, Justin Davis, Kenneth Tribbett, Michael Reed © (Lebo Moloto - 83'), Taylor Washington, Kosuke Kimura, Boluwatife Akinyode, Kharlton Belmar (Ropapa Mensah - 84'), Daniel Rios (Alan Winn - 90'), Matt LaGrassa.

Substitutes not used: Matt Pickens; Liam Doyle, Tucker Hume, Darnell King.

ATTENDANCE

3,109

OFFICIALS

Gabriele Giusti (referee), Zeno Gyuho Cho (assistant), Dallas Rosier (assistant), Ben Rigel (fourth).

TEAM NOTES

Bienvenue Kanakimana made his second appearance for the club

Romario Williams led the team with four total shots

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