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ATL UTD 2 Wins 2-1 vs North Carolina FC

April 13, 2019 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Atlanta United 2 News Release


KENNESAW, Ga. -Atlanta United 2 beat North Carolina FC 2-1 Saturday night at Fifth Third Bank Stadium as Jackson Conway and Gordon Wild each scored to earn ATL UTD 2 back-to-back wins. Seventeen-year-old Conway scored the game-winner in the second half for his first professional goal while Wild netted his first goal with ATL UTD 2.

ATL UTD 2 absorbed pressure from North Carolina's attack in the opening 20 minutes with goalkeeper Brendan Moore making three of his six saves during that span. However, it was Atlanta that opened the scoring in the 25th minute through Wild.

Homegrown Andrew Carleton initially tried to play Wild down the left side with a long ball, but it was headed in the air by Alexander Comsia. Carleton followed the play, gathered the ball and chipped it over North Carolina's backline as Wild continued his run down the left. The German forward one-timed a low shot to the bottom-right corner past an out-stretched Alex Tambakis to put Atlanta in front 1-0. Carleton recorded his first assist of the season.

North Carolina tied the match in the 36th minute. D.J. Taylor was played down the right side and sent a cross into the center of the box where Marios Lomis scored with a shot into the left side of the goal.

After a number of chances in the first half, Conway nearly found his goal in the 52nd minute when Carleton crossed a ball from the left side to the back post. Conway slid into the path of the ball which found the back of the net but was disallowed as referee Aleksandar Zhelyazkov ruled that the ball struck Conway's hand.

Conway, however, earned his goal in the 67th minute. North Carolina attempted to play out of the back, but Luiz Fernando made a tackle on Graham Smith and the ball skipped to Laurent Kissiedou. The Ivorian one-timed a pass to Conway in the center of the 18 where the striker settled the ball with his left foot before blasting a right-footed shot into the bottom left corner. Kissiedou picked up his first assist of the season.

Following the goal, ATL UTD 2 allowed North Carolina to take just one shot in the final 23 minutes of the match.

ATL UTD 2 (3-2-1, 10 points) returns to action Wednesday, April 24 against Tampa Bay Rowdies at 7:30 p.m. EST at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.

LINE SCORE

Atlanta 2, North Carolina 1

Fifth Third Bank Stadium

Kennesaw, Georgia

STATS

Shots: 19-17 North Carolina

Shots on Target: 7-6 North Carolina

Corner kicks: 7-4 North Carolina

Fouls committed: 13-11 North Carolina

Saves: 6-4 Atlanta

Offside: 3-1 Atlanta

Possession: 59-41 Atlanta

Passing Accuracy: 87-79 Atlanta

SCORING SUMMARY

ATL - Gordon Wild 25' (Andrew Carleton)

NC - Marios Lomis 36' (D.J. Taylor)

ATL - Jackson Conway 67' (Laurent Kissiedou)

DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY

NC - Graham Smith (yellow) 43'

ATL - Will Vint (yellow) 62'

ATLANTA UNITED 2 STARTING LINEUP

Brendan Moore; Jon Gallagher, George Campbell, Wesly Decas, Guillermo Benitez; Will Vint, Anderson Asiedu, Jack Metcalf © (Laurent Kissiedou - 56'), Andrew Carleton; Gordon Wild (Luiz Fernando - 45'), Jackson Conway (Laurence Wyke - 86').

Substitutes not used: Dylan Castanheira, Lagos Kunga, Jose Hernandez, Kevin Barajas.

NORTH CAROLINA FC STARTING LINEUP

Alex Tambakis; Aaron Guillen, Sam Brotherton (Robert Kristo - 84'), Alexander Comsia, D.J. Taylor; Steven Miller © (Manny Perez - 68'), Thomas McCabe, Graham Smith, Benjamin Speas; Ulrich Ewolo (Yamikani Chester - 73'), Marios Lomis.

Substitutes not used: Duval Wapiwo, Viktor Igbekoyi, Darrin MacLeod, Caleb Duvernay.

ATTENDANCE

2,007

OFFICIALS

Aleksandar Zhelyazkov (referee), Ben Rigel (assistant), Ashlee Varnson (assistant), Thomas Brigman (fourth).

TEAM NOTES

Jackson Conway scored his first professional goal

Gordon Wild scored his first goal of the season

Andrew Carleton and Laurent Kissiedou each recorded their first assist of the season

Atlanta again tied the team record for youngest starting XI with an average age of 20.8 years old

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