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Atlanta United 2 Falls 3-2 to Orlando City B

July 16, 2023 - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
Atlanta United 2 News Release


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KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Atlanta United 2 fell to Orlando City B 3-2 Sunday night at Osceola Heritage Park. Jackson Conway scored his third goal of the season while Nick Firmino scored his league-leading 11th goal of the year.

Orlando produced a number of chances through the first 20 minutes that forced Justin Garces to come up with two early saves. In the 24th minute, Garces made back-to-back saves on an Orlando counterattack that left Orlando one-on-one in front of goal. Garces came up with the initial save and quickly got up to block the rebound attempt.

Orlando found the breakthrough in the 29th minute off a cross sent into the box from the left wing. The ball was knocked down by Noah Cobb, but his deflection skipped past Garces for the own goal.

Atlanta found the equalizer from a penalty in the 45th minute put away by Conway. The penalty was earned by Conway who was making a run into the box on a pass sent through by Firmino. Thomas Williams fouled Conway and was sent off during the play after earning his second yellow card of the night.

In the 60th minute, Atlanta took its first lead of the match after Firmino headed in a cross sent in by Luke Brennan from the right wing. Firmino found space inside the box and perfectly placed the header into the top left corner past the outstretched arms of Mason Stajduhar. It was Firmino's 11th goal of the season while Brennan added his third assist.

In the 75th minute, Orlando leveled the score after Cristofer Acuña tapped in a loose ball in front of goal. A minute later, Orlando added another goal after an errant pass by Garces fell to Wilfredo Rivera. Rivera chipped in the goal into the empty net to regain the lead for Orlando.

Atlanta nearly found the tying goal in stoppage time after Toni Tiente received the ball in midfield and blasted a shot from distance, but the attempt ricocheted off the post as time ran out.

ATL UTD 2 returns to action Sunday, July 23 at Fifth Third Bank Stadium to take on Huntsville (7:30 p.m., Apple TV - MLS Season Pass). Some ATL UTD 2 matches are available with an MLS Season Pass subscription, located on the Apple TV app while the remainder of matches are streamed live on MLSNEXTPro.com.

Match Summary

Stats

Shots: 17-6 Orlando

Shots on target: 9-3 Orlando

Corner kicks: 6-3 Orlando

Fouls Committed: 14-11 Atlanta

xG: 1.67 - 1.25 Atlanta

Possession: 54-46 Atlanta

Passing accuracy: 89-88 Atlanta

Scoring

ORL - Noah Cobb (OG) 29'

ATL - Jackson Conway 45'

ATL - Nick Firmino (Brennan) 60'

ORL - Cristofer Acuña 75'

ORL - Wilfredo Rivera 76'

Disciplinary

ORL - Thomas Williams 4'

ATL - Kofi Twumasi 12'

ORL - Thomas Williams 42'

ORL - Cristian Medina 44'

ATL - Adyn Torres 45'+3'

ORL - Jack Lynn 49'

ORL - Jorge Almaguer 51'

ATL - Toni Tiente 72'

ORL - Franco Pérez 90'+2' Notes

Adyn Torres made his first professional start.

Jackson Conway scored his third goal of the season.

Nick Firmino scored his 11th goal of the season.

Luke Brennan added his third assist of the year.

Justin Garces made his season-high seven saves.

ATLANTA UNITED 2 STARTING XI

GK: Justin Garces

D: Tyler Young (Karim Tmimi - 75')

D: Efraín Morales (David Mejía - 88')

D: Noah Cobb

D: Shawn Lanza (Jonantan Villal - HT')

M: Adyn Torres (Toni Tiente - 50')

M: Kofi Twumasi (c)

M: Erik Centeno

M: Nick Firmino

M: Luke Brennan

F: Jackson Conway (Alan Carleton - 75')

Substitutes not used:

Sebastian Guerra

Rocket Ritarita ORLANDO CITY B STARTING XI

GK: Mason Stajduhar

D: Moises Tablante (Franco Pérez - 80')

D: Thomas Williams

D: Zakaria Taifi

D: Alexander Freeman (Wilfredo Rivera - 61')

M: Jhon Solis

M: Juninho (Tahir Reid-Brown - 86')

M: Cristian Medina

M: Jorge Almaguer

F: Jack Lynn (Cristofer Acuña - 64')

F: Shakur Mohammed (Favian Loyola - 81')

Substitutes not used:

Gonzalo Agustoni-Chagas

Javier Otero

Juan Quevedo

Fernando Sanchez

OFFICIALS

Emma Richards (referee), Katarzyna Wasiak (assistant), Diego Lucio (assistant), Sarieni Vasquez (fourth)

Media Contacts:

Chris Winkler - Director of Communications

E:Cwinkler@atlutd.com

Justin Veldhuis - Manager of Sports Communications

E: Justin.Veldhuis@atlutd.com

Chris Raimondi - Manager of Brand Communications

E: Craimondi@atlutd.com

Johannes Schneider - Communications Coordinator

E: Johannes.Schneider@atlutd.com

Ramon Elortondo - Communications Assistant

E: Ramon.Elortondo@atlutd.com

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