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Atlanta United Defeats Seattle Sounders 2-1

August 6, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Atlanta United FC News Release


ATLANTA - Andrew Gutman sent 68,586 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium into a frenzy Saturday afternoon, as he delivered a dramatic goal in second half stoppage time to lift Atlanta United to a 2-1 victory over Seattle Sounders. Gutman, who recently returned from a quad injury and subbed on in the 82nd minute, came on with Edwin Mosquera who made his club debut.

Ronaldo Cisneros put Atlanta ahead in the 23rd minute after a sequence of quick passes. The ball was played out wide to Caleb Wiley on the left side who immediately found the run of Luiz Araújo into the box. The Brazilian allowed the ball to roll to the byline just before sending a low cross to the middle of the box, where it rolled to Cisneros near the penalty spot. The Mexican drilled a low shot on frame which took a deflection off a Sounders defender and trickled into the net.

Rocco Ríos Novo was called into action in the 32nd minute when Alex Roldan sent in a cross from the right side and Jordan Morris delivered a diving header aimed at the near post. The Argentine dove to his left and pushed the shot off the post to preserve the 1-0 lead entering halftime.

Seattle equalized in the 68th minute from Cristian Roldan. Seattle forced a turnover in Atlanta's end and quickly countered before a cross fell to Roldan in the middle of the box. He found a pocket of space and slotted a right-footed shot past a diving Ríos Novo.

Gutman subbed on in the 82nd minute and wasted little time making an impact. He took a pass from Marcelino Moreno in the middle of the pitch, took one touch, and unleashed a left-footed shot to the far post that left Stefan Frei frozen. Atlanta killed off the final 90 seconds and earned a hard-fought three points.

Atlanta (7-9-7, 28 points) returns to action Saturday, Aug. 13 when it visits FC Cincinnati at TQL Stadium (7:30 p.m., Bally Sports South, Sports Radio 92-9 The Game, La Mejor).

MATCH INFO

Atlanta United 2, Seattle Sounders 1

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Atlanta, Georgia

STATS

Shots: 14-10 Seattle

Shots on target: 5-4 Atlanta

Corner kicks: 7-7

Fouls committed: 11-9 Seattle

Offside: 3-2 Atlanta

Possession: 51-49 Seattle

Passing accuracy: 85-84 Atlanta

SCORING SUMMARY

ATL - Ronaldo Cisneros (Luiz Araújo, Caleb Wiley) 23' [HIGHLIGHT]

SEA - Cristian Roldan 68' [HIGHLIGHT]

ATL - Andrew Gutman (Marcelino Moreno) 90+4' [HIGHLIGHT]

DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY

SEA - Alex Roldan (yellow) 82'

ATL - Juanjo Purata (yellow) 89'

SEA - Nicolas Lodeiro (yellow) 90+2'

ATLANTA UNITED STARTING LINEUP

Rocco Ríos Novo; Caleb Wiley, Alan Franco, Juanjo Purata, Aiden McFadden (Edwin Mosquera - 82'); Santiago Sosa (Andrew Gutman - 82'), Matheus Rossetto (Marcelino Moreno - 45'); Thiago Almada, Luiz Araújo, Ronaldo Cisneros (Franco Ibarra - 65'); Josef Martínez ©.

Substitutes not used: Raul Gudiño, Ronald Hernandez, Alex De John, Dom Dwyer, Amar Sejdić.

SEATTLE SOUNDERS STARTING LINEUP

Stefan Frei; Nouhou Tolo, Xavier Arreaga, Yéimar Gómez; Alex Roldan, Albert Rusnák (Joshua Atencio - 89'), Cristian Roldan, Léo Chú (Danny Leyva - 55'), Nicolás Lodeiro ©; Jordan Morris, Will Bruin (Raúl Ruidíaz - 55').

Substitutes not used: Stefan Cleveland, Fredy Montero, Kelyn Rowe, Jackson Ragen, Jimmy Medranda, Dylan Teves.

OFFICIALS

Armando Villarreal (referee), Corey Parker (assistant), Logan Brown (assistant), Rosendo Mendoza (fourth), Ismail Elfath (VAR), Jonathan Johnson (AVAR).

ATTENDANCE

68,586

NOTES

Caleb Wiley picked up his first career assist.

Ronaldo Cisneros scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season.

Marcelino Moreno picked up his sixth assist of the season.

Mattheus Rossetto was injured just before halftime and subbed off for Marcelino Moreno.

Assistant coach Liam Curran received a yellow card in the second half.

Heading into play Saturday night, the win moved Atlanta one point off the Eastern Conference playoff line.

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