MLS Atlanta United FC

Atlanta United Defeats CF Montreal 1-0

Published on July 8, 2023 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Atlanta United FC News Release


Atlanta United and CF Montreal on the field
Atlanta United and CF Montreal on the field
(Atlanta United FC)

ATLANTA - Atlanta United defeated CF Montreal 1-0 Saturday night at Stade Saputo. Brooks Lennon scored his third goal of the season and the team kept its sixth clean sheet to earn its second road victory of the year.

Coming off a 2-0 victory on Sunday against Philadelphia, Atlanta put in another strong defensive performance, holding its opponent to just one shot on target in back-to-back games for the first time in club history.

Atlanta opened the scoring in the 54th minute through Lennon. After drawing a foul about 25 yards from goal, Thiago Almada struck the ensuing free kick off the right post where the rebound fell to Lennon who tapped the ball into the net for his third goal of the season. The goal marked the first time Lennon has scored in back-to-back matches in his career.

Lennon nearly scored in the 34th minute as Almada lobbed a ball over Montreal's backline to find Atlanta's right back making a run into the box. He brought the ball down with one touch before firing a shot from a tight angle just wide of the far post.

Almada had a chance to add Atlanta's second goal in stoppage time as he received the ball near midfield and dribbled towards goal. He attempted to round the goalkeeper, however Jonathan Sirois was able to recover and block the Argentine's shot.

Atlanta United (9-5-8, 35 points) returns to action when it travels to face New England Revolution on Wednesday, July 12 at Gillette Stadium (7:30 p.m. EDT, MLS Season Pass, 92.9 The Game, La Mejor). All Atlanta United matches are available with an MLS Season Pass subscription, located on the Apple TV app.

Match Summary

Stats

Shots: 15-7 Montreal

Shots on target: 3-1 Atlanta

Corner kicks: 3-3

Fouls Committed: 18-15 Montreal

xG: 1.8 - 0.6 Atlanta

Possession: 56.5-43.5 Montreal

Passing accuracy: 82-80 Montreal

Scoring

ATL - Brooks Lennon 54'

Disciplinary

MTL - Rudy Camacho 53'

ATL - Thiago Almada 78'

MTL - Jojea Kwizera 84'

MTL - George Campbell 88'

ATL - Brad Guzan 90+10' Notes

Atlanta posted its sixth shutout of the season

Atlanta held its opponent to one shot on target in back-to-back games for the first time in club history

Brooks Lennon scored his third goal of the season

Lennon scored in consecutive matches for the first time in his career

Attendance: 19,619

ATLANTA UNITED STARTING LINEUP

GK: Brad Guzan (c)

D: Brooks Lennon

D: Juanjo Purata

D: Luis Abram

D: Ronald Hernandez

D: Caleb Wiley (Machop Chol - 68')

M: Santiago Sosa (Ozzie Alonso - 90+2')

M: Amar Sejdic (Matheus Rossetto - 82')

M: Thiago Almada

M: Tyler Wolff (Jay Fortune - 68')

F: Miguel Berry

Substitutes not used:

Quentin Westberg

Noah Cobb

Aiden McFadden

Edwin Mosquera

Derrick Etienne Jr. MONTREAL STARTING LINEUP

GK: Jonathan Sirois

D: Rudy Camacho

D: Joel Waterman (Matko Miljevic - 83')

D: George Campbell

D: Gabriele Corbo

M: Victor Wanyama (c) (Ahmed Hamdi - 79')

M: Bryce Duke

M: Nathan-Dylan Saliba

F: Ariel Lassiter (Jojea Kwizera - HT)

F: Mason Toye (Chinoso Offor - 79')

F: Sunusi Ibrahim (Jules-Anthony Vilsaint - 66')

Substitutes not used:

Samuel Piette

Ousman Jabang

Robert Thorkelsson

James Pantemis

OFFICIALS

Ismir Pekmic (referee), Lyes Arfa(assistant), Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho (assistant), Mathieu Souare (fourth), Daniel Radford (VAR), Eric Weisbrod (AVAR).

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

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