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ATL UTD 2 Loses 2-0 at Ottawa Fury FC

April 28, 2019 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Atlanta United 2 News Release


OTTAWA, Ontario - Atlanta United 2 lost 2-0 to Ottawa Fury Sunday afternoon at TD Place. Center back Tyler Ruthven returned to the starting lineup after missing more than a month of action due to a hamstring injury.

Ottawa opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Fury FC's Carl Haworth made an interception in the midfield before dribbling into the 18-yard box where he laid off a pass for Christiano FranÃ- ois in the middle of the box who finished a one-time shot into the lower left corner.

Fury FC doubled its lead in the 67th minute through Thomas Meilleur-Giguere. Mour Samb dribbled to the end line on the right side of the penalty area before sending a cross toward the middle of the box. Meilleur-Giguere settled the ball and struck it on a half volley into the left side of the goal.

ATL UTD 2's attack took control following the second goal and nearly cut the deficit in half in the 70th minute. Moments after both coming on in a double substitution, Alessandro Castro played Yosef Samuel into the left side of the box. The winger sent a ball skipping across the six-yard box where Jackson Conway made a sliding effort at the back post, but his touch drifted just wide of the right post.

Luiz Fernando produced another close chance in the 79th minute when he sent in a cross from the left flank, but the ball bounced in between Conway and Ottawa goalkeeper Callum Irving and rolled out for a goal kick. Fernando again nearly assisted a goal in the 89th minute when he raced toward the end line and cut a ball back to the center of the box for Castro, but the midfielder's sliding shot was caught by Irving.

ATL UTD 2 (3-4-1, 10 points) returns to action Saturday, May 4 against Nashville SC at 7:30 p.m. EST at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.

LINE SCORE

Atlanta 0, Ottawa 2

TD Place Stadium

Ottawa, Ontario

STATS

Shots: 12-10 Ottawa

Shots on Target: 5-1 Ottawa

Corner kicks: 3-1 Ottawa

Fouls committed: 16-7 Atlanta

Saves: 3-1 Atlanta

Offside: 4-1 Ottawa

Possession: 54-46 Atlanta

Passing Accuracy: 80-77 Atlanta

SCORING SUMMARY

OTT - Christiano FranÃ- ois 40' (Carl Haworth)

OTT - Thomas Meilleur-Giguere 67' (Mour Samb)

DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY

None

ATLANTA UNITED 2 STARTING LINEUP

Dylan Castanheira; Guillermo Benitez, Wesly Decas, Tyler Ruthven (Anderson Asiedu - 59'), Jack Metcalf ©; Andrew Carleton (Alessandro Castro - 68'), Will Vint, Laurence Wyke, Luiz Fernando; Laurent Kissiedou (Yosef Samuel - 68'), Jackson Conway.

Substitutes not used: Marzuq Puckerin, George Campbell, Jose Hernandez, Chris Goslin.

OTTAWA FURY FC STARTING LINEUP

Callum Irving; Onua Obasi, Nana Attakora, Thomas Meilleur-Giguere, Carl Haworth ©; Dakota Barnathan, Charlie Ward (Protais Mutambala - 81'), Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé; Kevin Oliveira, Christiano FranÃ- ois, Mour Samb (Aidan Daniels - 88').

Substitutes not used: David Monsalve, Robert Boskovic, Jadon Vilfort, Jamar Dixon, Shaan Hundal.

ATTENDANCE

3,691

OFFICIALS

Pierre-Luc Lauziere (referee), Sean Hornsby (assistant), Gérard-Kader Lebuis (assistant), Sebastian Noshinravani (fourth).

TEAM NOTES

Tyler Ruthven returned to the starting lineup in his first appearance since the first match of the season (vs. Hartford, March 9). He missed more than a month due to a hamstring injury.

Homegrown midfielder Chris Goslin and Academy goalkeeper Marzuq Puckerin each made their first 18 of the season

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