MLS Atlanta United FC

Atlanta United Defeats Inter Miami CF 2-0

Published on June 19, 2022 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Atlanta United FC News Release


ATLANTA - Atlanta United defeated Inter Miami CF 2-0 Sunday afternoon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The duo of Luiz Araújo and Josef Martínez each tallied a goal and an assist while Rocco Ríos Novo and the Atlanta defense earned the club's third clean sheet of the season.

Atlanta opened the scoring in the fourth minute through Araújo. Franco Ibarra pressured Robert Taylor into a loose back pass, which Martínez intercepted before beginning a run toward goal. Martínez turned at the 18-yard line and laid off a pass for Araújo, who took a curling shot first time and found the inside of goalkeeper Drake Callender's post.

Miami's Jean Mota brought down Marcelino Moreno on a breakaway run in the 29th minute, earning his second yellow in a span of four minutes and reducing the visitors to 10 men.

Moreno went on another surging run with the ball in the 61st minute prior to finding Caleb Wiley with a pass. The 17-year-old ran into the box and fired a shot with his left foot. Callender dove to his right to make the save, palming the ball into the path of Araújo. The Brazilian dropped a pass toward the penalty spot for Martínez, who drove a shot under the crossbar for his third goal of the season and his first since March 19.

Emerson Hyndman played a full 90 minutes in his first start since May 29, 2021 and completed 88 of his 93 passes for a 95-percent passing accuracy.

Atlanta (5-5-4, 19 points) visits Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Saturday, June 25 to take on Toronto FC at BMO Field (7:30 p.m., ESPN+, Bally Sports Southeast, Sports Radio 92-9 The Game, La Mejor).

MATCH INFO

Atlanta United 2, Inter Miami CF 0

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Atlanta, Georgia

STATS

Shots: 18-12 Atlanta

Shots on target: 8-3 Atlanta

Corner kicks: 3-1 Miami

Fouls committed: 16-10 Miami

Offside: 2-2

Possession: 59.7-40.3 Atlanta

Passing accuracy: 89.4-80.9 Atlanta

SCORING SUMMARY

ATL - Luiz Araújo 4' (Josef Martínez) [HIGHLIGHT]

ATL - Josef Martínez 61' (Luiz Araújo) [HIGHLIGHT]

DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY

MIA - Jean Mota 25' (yellow)

MIA - Jean Mota 29' (2nd yellow/red)

ATLANTA UNITED STARTING LINEUP

Rocco Ríos Novo; Brooks Lennon, Alan Franco, George Campbell, Caleb Wiley (Mikey Ambrose - 85'); Franco Ibarra (Amar Sejdic - 78'), Emerson Hyndman; Luiz Araújo (Matheus Rossetto - 85'), Marcelino Moreno, Ronaldo Cisneros (Dom Dwyer - 74'); Josef Martínez ©

Substitutes not used: Bobby Shuttleworth, Alex De John, Machop Chol, Aiden McFadden.

INTER MIAMI STARTING LINEUP

Drake Callender; DeAndre Yedlin ©, Christoppher McVey, Aime Mabika, Damion Lowe; Bryce Duke (Kieran Gibbs - 80'), Jean Mota, Robert Taylor (Emerson Rodriguez - 74'); Leo Campana, Ariel Lassiter, Indiana Vassilev (Victor Ulloa - 65')

Substitutes not used: Clement Diop, Gonzalo Higuain, Jairo Quinteros, Edison Azcana, Ryan Sailor.

OFFICIALS

Armando Villareal (referee), Michael Barwegen (assistant), Cameron Blanchard (assistant), Matt Franz (fourth), Geoff Gamble (VAR), Joshua Patlak (AVAR).

ATTENDANCE

42,539

TEAM NOTES

Rocco Ríos Novo kept a clean sheet in his MLS debut

Josef Martínez scored his third goal of the season and his first MLS goal since March 19

Luiz Araújo scored his third goal and tallied his second assist of the MLS season

Atlanta United kept its third clean sheet of the season

Emerson Hyndman made his first MLS start of the season and his first since May 29, 2021

Rob Valentino served as the acting manager with Gonzalo Pineda suspended after being given a red card against Columbus Crew on May 28

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