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Atlanta United 2 Falls to Indy Eleven 2-0

June 9, 2018 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Atlanta United 2 News Release


INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Atlanta United 2 came up short in a 2-0 loss to Indy Eleven Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium. A week after he posted his first-career clean sheet, goalkeeper Paul Christensen set a new career-high with five saves.

"Another game where we did most things well, and a few things not well enough," said ATL UTD 2 head coach Scott Donnelly. "We had a lot of the ball, circulated it well and created a number of good final third entries. Once there, we have to be more decisive. Likewise, on the defensive side of the ball, one or two key mistakes against a veteran team, and you have a bit of a hill to climb. But, there is great resiliency and determination from these young players to get it right - and we are in that process"

Following a slow first half hour, Indy Eleven found the breakthrough after an ATL UTD 2 giveaway in its defensive third. In the 30th minute, Matthew Watson picked off a pass, dribbled into the box and took a touch past Christensen to pass the ball into an empty net. Atlanta nearly leveled the score during first-half stoppage time after Laurent Kissiedou was fouled outside of the box on the left side. Homegrown Chris Goslin struck the ensuing free kick towards goal, but pulled his shot just past the left post for a goal kick.

Indy doubled its lead in the 55th minute when Carlyle Mitchell scored a header at the back post off a corner kick taken by Ayoze Garcia. Despite the result, ATL UTD 2 out-possessed Indy 58-42, marking the third-consecutive match Atlanta has controlled the ball.

ATL UTD 2 (2-7-4, 10 points) returns to action Wednesday, June 13 against Charlotte Independence at 7:00 p.m. EST at Coolray Field. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.

LINE SCORE

Atlanta 0, Indy 2

Lucas Oil Stadium

Indianapolis, Indiana

STATS

Shots: 7-16 Indy

Shots on Target: 1-7 Indy

Corner kicks: 3-7 Indy

Fouls committed: 15-12 Atlanta

Saves: 5-1 Atlanta

Offside: 0-5 Indy

Possession: 58-42 Atlanta

Passing Accuracy: 78-68 Atlanta

SCORING SUMMARY

IND - Matthew Watson 30'

IND - Carlyle Mitchell (Ayoze Garcia) 55'

DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY

IND - Juan Guerra (yellow) 78'

ATLANTA UNITED 2 STARTING LINEUP

Paul Christensen; Jose Hernandez, AJ Cochran, Andrew Kendall-Moullin, Jack Metcalf (c) (Shawn Nicklaw - 38'); Oliver Shannon, Chris Goslin (Devon Sandoval - 61'); Jose Carranza, Laurent Kissiedou, Jon Gallagher; Yosef Samuel (Kevin Barajas - 80').

Substitutes not used: Nico Caraux, Dylan Gaither, Charlie Asensio.

INDY ELEVEN STARTING LINEUP

Owain Fon Williams; Kevin Venegas, Ayoze Garcia, Carlyle Mitchell, Karl Ouimette; Seth Moses (Benjamin Speas - 90+2'), Nico Matern, Juan Guerra (Zach Steinberger - 83'), Matthew Watson (c); Soony Saad, Justin Braun (Eugene Starikov - 73').

Substitutes not used: Jordan Farr, Bradford Rusin, Nathan Lewis, Brad Ring.

ATTENDANCE

10,034

OFFICIALS

Michael Radchuk (referee), Adrienne McDonald (assistant), Jeffrey Swartzel (assistant), Ramazan Altun (fourth).

TEAM NOTES

* Paul Christensen made a career-high five saves

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