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MLS NEXT Pro Atlanta United 2

Atlanta United 2 Falls 4-1 to FC Cincinnati 2

April 21, 2024 - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
Atlanta United 2 News Release


Atlanta United 2 in the huddle
Atlanta United 2 in the huddle
(Atlanta United 2)

KENNESAW, Ga. - Atlanta United 2 fell 4-1 to FC Cincinnati 2 at Fifth Third Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Goalkeeper Jayden Hibbert and free agent signing Ramzi Qawasmy each made their Atlanta United 2 debut.

Cincinnati got on the board first in the 16th minute when Gerardo Valenzuela played a through ball to Moises Tablante who was able to get off a shot from a difficult angle and strike the ball to the roof of the net.

The visitors doubled their lead in the 33rd when Tablante struck a ball that met Hibbert, but Atlanta's keeper was unable to corral the ball and Peter Magione followed up the shot for a tap in.

Forward Nick Firmino got off a dangerous header in the 36th minute after Derrick Etienne Jr. whipped in a cross to the back post, but his attempt was narrowly off frame.

Atlanta pulled one back in the 42nd minute following a corner kick. Javier Armas connected a low, driven pass to Erik Centeno at the top of the box before laying it off for Tmimi who was able to get off a right footed shot through traffic to bring the scoreline to 2-1 heading into the break.

In the 55th, Nicholas Benalcazar and Mailk Pinto were able to string together consecutive passes to each other through the Atlanta defense for Benalcazar to claim Cincinnati's third of the evening.

Cincinnati capped off the scoring in the 67th minute as Benjamin Stitz capitalized on chaos in Atlanta's box, where he collected the ball just outside the six-yard box and slotted away a right footed shot.

ATL UTD 2 had one last dangerous chance in the 82nd minute, Matt Edwards swung in a ball to the center of the box for Luke Brennan who was able to get a header off, but his attempt rattled off the crossbar.

Atlanta United 2 (1-3-0, 3 points) returns to action on Wednesday, April 24 when it hosts divisional foe Chattanooga FC at Fifth Third Stadium (7:30 p.m. ET, MLSNEXTPro.com Soccer Down Here). 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: 16-14 Cincinnati

Shots on target: 6-4 Cincinnati

Corner kicks: 5-5

Fouls Committed: 20-10 Atlanta

Passing accuracy: 85.7% - 77.8% Atlanta

Possession: 57.5 - 42.5 Atlanta

Scoring:

CIN - Moises Tablante (Valenzuela) 16'

CIN - Peter Magione (Tablante) 33'

ATL - Karim Tmimi (Centeno) 42'

CIN - Nicholas Benalcazar (Pinto) 55'

CIN - Benjamin Stitz (Daley) 67'

Disciplinary:

ATL - Kaiden Moore Y 10'

CIN - Gerardo Valenzuela Y 26'

CIN - Nicholas Benalcazar Y 27'

ATL - Jacob Williams Y 32'

ATL - Efraín Morales Y 50'

ATL - Matías Gallardo Y 61'

CIN - Malik Pinto Y 69'

Notes:

Jayden Hibbert made his professional debut with his appearance in today's starting lineup.

Ramzi Qawasmy made his Atlanta United 2 debut.

Adyn Torres made his first start of the season.

Karim Tmimi netted his second goal of the 2024 campaign.

Erik Centeno recorded his second assist of the season.

Karim Tmimi led all players in shots with six.

Erik Centeno led all players in crosses with six.

Attendance: 168

ATL UTD 2 STARTING LINEUP

GK: Jayden Hibbert

D: Jacob Williams

D: Kaiden Moore (Ramzi Qawamsy 65')

D: Efraín Morales

D: Matt Edwards (C)

M: Adyn Torres (Matías Gallardo 46')

M: Javier Armas

M: Derrick Etienne Jr.

M: Nick Firmino (Noble Okello 60')

M: Erik Centeno (Luke Brennan 60')

F: Karim Tmimi

Substitutes not used:

John Berner; Dominik Chong Qui; Alan Carleton, Stephen Hurlock; Matthew Dejianne

FC CINCINNATI 2 STARTING LINEUP

GK: Hunter Morse

D: Moises Tablante

D: Isaiah Foster

D: London Aghedo (Gael Gibert 47')

D: Brian Schaefer

D: Amir Daley

M: Nicholas Benalcazar (Connor Stout 79')

M: Malik Pinto (Jesus Castellano Anuel 79')

M: Peter Magione

M: Gerardo Valenzuela

F: Kenji Mboma Dem (Benjamin Stitz 32')

Substitutes not used:

Luke Laramore; Alejandro Guido, Nicholas McHenry, Stiven Jimenez, Yeiner Valoyes Romana

OFFICIALS

Katherine McCormick (referee), Austin Holt (assistant), Andrew Charron (assistant), Aleksandar Zhelyazkov (fourth)

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