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Atlanta United Falls 2-1 to FC Cincinnati

August 30, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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Atlanta United Battles FC Cincinnati
Atlanta United Battles FC Cincinnati
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ATLANTA - Atlanta United fell 2-1 to FC Cincinnati Wednesday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Edwin Mosquera scored his first professional goal 10 minutes into the match, but Cincinnati scored a pair of late goals to earn the three points.

Atlanta United got off to a fast start and Thiago Almada nearly opened the match with a free kick goal from long distance in the eighth minute. Stationed roughly 30 yards from goal and slightly to the left, Almada unleashed a screaming shot which had FC Cincinnati goalkeeper Roman Celentano beat, but it rattled the crossbar and soared out of play.

However, Mosquera broke the deadlock in the 10th minute. The play began on the right wing when Mosquera played Brooks Lennon a through ball into the box where he lobbed a cross to the left side for Xande Silva. The Portuguese winger turned on his first touch and attempted another cross towards the center of goal. Silva's pass took a heavy deflection in the air and fell to an unmarked Mosquera near the edge of the six-yard box which he blasted into the roof of the net.

Following the goal, Cincinnati grew into the match and began consistently threatening Atlanta's goal in transition. The visitor's equalized in the 75th minute through Luciano Acosta. The Argentine combined with Junior Moreno near the top of the penalty area before firing a shot into the upper-left corner.

Cincinnati took the lead in the 80th minute. Acosta found Alvaro Barreal in space on the left wing where he delivered a low cross into the box for Brandon Vazquez for a one-time finish inside the six-yard box.

Atlanta United (11-8-8, 41 points) returns to action when it travels to face FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium Saturday, Sept. 2 at 8:30 p.m (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: 16-9 Cincinnati

Shots on target: 4-1 Cincinnati

Corner kicks: 6-6

Fouls Committed: 12-10 Cincinnati

xG: 1.46 - 0.86 Cincinnati

Possession: 59-41 Atlanta

Passing accuracy: 85-81 Atlanta

Scoring

ATL - Edwin Mosquera 10'

CIN - Luciano Acosta (Moreno) 75'

CIN - Brandon Vazquez (Barreal, Acosta) 80'

Disciplinary

CIN - Obinna Nwobodo 41'

ATL - Matheus Rossetto 60'

ATL - Tristan Muyumba 72' Notes:

Edwin Mosquera scored his first professional goal

Diego de la Torre served as Atlanta United's head coach, as Gonzalo Pineda served a one match suspension due to yellow card accumulation

Attendance: 42,568

ATLANTA UNITED STARTING LINEUP

GK: Brad Guzan (c)

D: Brooks Lennon

D: Miles Robinson

D: Luis Abram

D: Caleb Wiley

M: Tristan Muyumba

M: Matheus Rossetto (Tyler Wolff - 86')

M: Thiago Almada

M: Xande Silva (Amar Sejdic - 76')

M: Edwin Mosquera (Saba Lobjanidze - 58')

F: Giorgos Giakoumakis

Substitutes not used:

Quentin Westberg

Ronald Hernandez

Juanjo Purata

Miguel Berry

Derrick Etienne Jr.

Santiago Sosa FC CINCINNATI STARTING LINEUP

GK: Roman Celentano

D: Nick Hagglund

D: Matt Miazga

D: Alvaro Barreal

D: Ian Murphy

D: Bret Halsey (Santiago Arias - HT)

M: Obinna Nwobodo

M: Yuya Kubo (Marco Angulo - 71')

M: Luciano Acosta (c) (Malik Pinto - 90')

F: Sergio Santos (Junior Moreno - HT)

F: Brandon Vazquez

Substitutes not used:

Alec Kann

Alvas Powell

Raymon Gaddis

London Aghedo

Gerardo Valenzuela

OFFICIALS

Armando Villarreal (referee), Jason White(assistant), Gianni Facchini (assistant), Joshua Encarnacion (fourth), Alejandro Mariscal (VAR), Jozef Batko (AVAR).

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