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Atlanta United Defeats D.C. United 1-0

April 2, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Atlanta United FC News Release


ATLANTA -Atlanta United defeated D.C. United 1-0 Saturday night at Audi Field as Marcelino Moreno scored the game-winning goal late into second-half stoppage time to give Atlanta its first road victory of the season.

Four minutes into stoppage time, Brooks Lennon delivered a corner kick from the right side into the box where Moreno headed the ball across goal and into the lower corner of the goal. It was Moreno's first goal of the season and Lennon's first assist. It also marks the third consecutive game that Atlanta has scored a goal in second-half stoppage time and the second time to win a match.

Atlanta managed to control 57 percent of possession in a physical match that saw DC commit 20 fouls. D.C. created a chance in the first half from Nigel Robertha as the forward beat his defender and made a run into the right side of the box but his shot to the near past was saved by Brad Guzan. Guzan made two saves on the night as Atlanta recorded its first clean sheet of the year.

Thiago Almada made his first start for the club and had his free kick saved by Bill Hamid in 39th minute as Atlanta continued to put pressure on D.C. in the final minutes of the first half. After a D.C. giveaway in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time, Jake Mulraney played Matheus Rossetto into the box where he blasted a right-footed strike on goal to force a diving save from Bill Hamid.

Santiago Sosa came on at halftime for Rossetto and Gonzalo Pineda made a double substitution in the 62nd minute as Franco Ibarra and Jackson Conway came on for Ozzie Alonso and Josef Martínez. Miles Robinson came on for Jake Mulraney in the 74th minute as Atlanta switched to a backline with three center backs and proceeded to dictate more of the play in the final minutes of the match leading to the breakthrough goal.

Atlanta (3-1-1, 10 points) returns to action Sunday, April 10 when it travels to face Charlotte FC at Bank of America Stadium (1:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN Deportes, Sports Radio 92-9 The Game, La Mejor).

MATCH INFO

Atlanta United 1, D.C. United 0

Audi Field

Washington D.C.

STATS

Shots: 14-10 Atlanta

Shots on target: 3-2 Atlanta

Corner kicks: 10-4 DC

Fouls committed: 20-12 DC

Offside: 4-1 DC

Possession: 57-43 Atlanta

Passing accuracy: 81-73 Atlanta

SCORING SUMMARY

ATL - Marcelino Moreno 90+4' (Brooks Lennon) HIGHLIGHT

DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY

ATL - George Campbell 33' (yellow)

DC - Russel Canouse 34' (yellow)

DC - Sofiane Djeffal 38' (yellow)

ATL - Jackson Conway 81' (yellow)

ATL - Thiago Almada 89' (yellow)

ATLANTA UNITED STARTING LINEUP

Brad Guzan©; Brooks Lennon, Alan Franco, George Campbell, Andrew Gutman; Matheus Rossetto (Santiago Sosa - HT), Marcelino Moreno, Osvaldo Alonso (Franco Ibarra - 62'); Jake Mulraney (Miles Robinson - 74'), Josef Martínez (Jackson Conway - 62'), Thiago Almada (Tyler Wolff - 90+7')

Substitutes not used: Bobby Shuttleworth, Amar Sejdić, Caleb Wiley, Tyler Wolff, Ronald Hernandez

DC UNITED STARTING LINEUP

Bill Hamid; Brendan Hines-Ike, Brad Smith, Andy Najar (Chris Odoi-Atsem - HT), Steven Birmbaum ©, Julian Gressel (Drew Skundrich - 84'); Russel Canouse, Chris Durkin (Edison Flores - 75'), Sofiane Djeffal; Ola Kamara (Griffin Yow 75'), Nigel Robertha

Substitutes not used: Gaoussou Samake, Jon Kempin, Donovan Pines, Ted Ku-DiPietro, Tony Alfaro

OFFICIALS

Armando Villarreal (referee), Ryan Graves (assistant), Brooke Mayo (assistant), Guido Gonzales Jr. (fourth), Younes Marrakchi (VAR), Jeff Muschik (AVAR).

TEAM NOTES

Moreno scored his first goal of the season.

Brooks Lennon recorded his first assist of the season.

Atlanta has scored goals in second-half stoppage time in three consecutive games.

Atlanta kept its first clean sheet of the season.

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