MLS Atlanta United FC

Atlanta United Advances to USOC Semifinals with 2-0 Win over Saint Louis FC

Published on July 10, 2019 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Atlanta United FC News Release


KENNESAW, Ga. - Atlanta United advanced to the semifinals of the 2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Wednesday night after it defeated Saint Louis FC 2-0 at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. Pity Martinez and Josef MartÃ-nez each scored in the second half to send Atlanta to the next round where it will face Orlando City. The draw to determine the date and location of the semifinals will take place tomorrow, Thursday, July 11.

Atlanta produced several scoring chances in a dominant first half that saw it hold 73% possession. Pity Martinez had a shot in the fifth minute saved after being played into the box by Justin Meram. In the 10th minute Josef MartÃ-nez played Pity into the box again, but his shot curled just to the outside of the left post.

Pity Martinez finally found the opening goal in the 52nd minute. Meram passed to Josef MartÃ-nez where he attempted to play Meram back down the left side, but the ball was intercepted in Saint Louis' 18-yard box. In his first match with Atlanta United, Emerson Hyndman stole the ball and quickly found Pity Martinez in the center of the box where the Argentine beautifully curled a left-footed shot into the top-right corner.

Hyndman nearly doubled Atlanta's lead when he had a header creep just over the crossbar in the 76th minute after a cross from Meram from the left side. Less than a minute later Eric Remedi had a shot from outside the box saved by a diving Tomás Gómez.

Atlanta sealed the win in stoppage time when Dion Pereira was brought down in the penalty area. Josef MartÃ-nez buried the spot kick into the top-left corner for his first goal of the tournament.

Atlanta's next MLS Regular Season match is Sunday, July 14 against Seattle Sounders at CenturyLink Field (3:55 p.m. EST, ESPN, Sports Radio 92-9 The Game).

MATCH INFO

Atlanta United 2, Saint Louis FC 0

Fifth Third Bank Stadium

Kennesaw, Georgia

STATS

Shots: 21-11 Atlanta

Shots on Target: 7-3 Atlanta

Corner kicks: 8-5 Saint Louis

Fouls committed: 11-9 Atlanta

Clearances: 14-11 Saint Louis

Offside: 1-1 Tied

Possession: 71-29 Atlanta

Passing Accuracy: 89-67 Atlanta

SCORING SUMMARY

ATL - Pity Martinez 52' (Emerson Hyndman) [HIGHLIGHT]

ATL - Josef Martinez 90+5' (penalty) [HIGHLIGHT]

DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY

ATL - Justin Meram 45' (yellow)

STL - Oscar Umar 59' (yellow)

ATL - Miles Robinson 61' (yellow)

STL - Sean Reynolds 90+3' (yellow)

ATLANTA UNITED STARTING LINEUP

Brad Guzan, Brek Shea, Leandro González Pirez, Miles Robinson, Franco Escobar; Darlington Nagbe, Eric Remedi; Emerson Hyndman (Brandon Vázquez - 87'), Pity Martinez (Julian Gressel - 90'), Justin Meram (Dion Pereira - 84'); Josef MartÃ-nez.

Substitutes not used: Michael Ambrose, Jeff Larentowicz, Brendan Moore, Michael Parkhurst.

SAINT LOUIS FC STARTING LINEUP

Tomás Gómez; Sam Fink ©, Phanuel Kavita, Sean Reynolds, Matt Bahner (Bradley Kamdem Fewo - 77'), Paris Gee; Oscar Umar, Lewis Hilton, Russell Cicerone, Kadeem Dacres; Kyle Greig (Caleb Calvert - 63').

Substitutes not used: Audi Jepson, Jake Fenlason, Guy Abend.

ATTENDANCE

7,523

OFFICIALS

Rosendo Mendoza (referee), Walt Heatherly (assistant), Brooke Mayo (assistant), Sergii Demianchuk (fourth)

TEAM NOTES

Atlanta United advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup, the furthest it has advanced in franchise history

In his first start with the club, Emerson Hyndman recorded his first assist

Pity and Josef Martinez each scored their first goals of the tournament

Brad Guzan recorded the team's first clean sheet of the tournament

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