MLS Atlanta United FC

Atlanta United Falls 2-1 to Memphis 901 FC

Published on April 26, 2023 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Atlanta United FC News Release


Atlanta United's Luis Abram Tyler Wolff in action
Atlanta United's Luis Abram Tyler Wolff in action
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KENNESAW, GA. - Atlanta United fell 2-1 to Memphis 901 FC after extra time Wednesday night at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in the Third Round of the 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Tyler Wolff scored his first career goal with Atlanta United while Clement Diop tied his career-high with eight saves in his first start with the club.

Atlanta scored its quickest goal of the 2023 season when Wolff found the back of the net less than three minutes into the match. Ronald Hernandez played Luiz Araújo on the right wing, who initially dribbled away from goal to keep possession before turning and sending a long diagonal ball into the box for Wolff. The 20-year-old Homegrown took one touch before slipping a shot past Bill Hamid into the bottom right corner for his first goal with the First Team.

Memphis threatened Atlanta's goal throughout the first half, but Diop came up with a series of critical saves to hold the one-goal advantage. In the 32nd minute, Diop made an impressive double save on Bruno Lapa. Luiz Fernando found Lapa in the center of box where his initial shot was saved by Diop. The rebound bounced directly to Lapa who sent it back toward goal, only to be denied again from a lunging save by Diop.

Later in the 39th minute, Fernando played Laurent Kissiedou down the left wing who sent a low cross to Lapa at the penalty spot. The Brazilian one-timed a shot on goal, but Diop was quick to react with a kick save.

Atlanta continued to deny Memphis in the second half, nearly edging out a 1-0 victory until Juanjo Purata was ruled to have taken down Phillip Goodrum in the box in stoppage time and 901 FC was awarded a penalty. Goodrum took the spot kick and placed it into the bottom right corner as Diop guessed to the left and the match was level in the 96th minute to force extra time.

Memphis took the lead in the 100th minute after a turnover in Atlanta's own half. Fernando dribbled down the right side and sent in a cross for Nighte Pickering, who scored a one-time volley by Diop.

Machop Chol nearly equalized in the 103rd minute when he was played in on goal, but his attempt was saved by Hamid. On the ensuing corner, Luis Abram had a header creep just over the bar. Atlanta ultimately came up short in pursuit of an equalizer.

Atlanta United (5-1-3, 18 points) returns to MLS Regular Season play Saturday, April 29 when it travels to Nashville SC (1:30 p.m., FOX, 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: 30-10 Memphis

Shots on target: 10-2 Memphis

Corner kicks: 12-3 Memphis

Fouls Committed: 20-17 Memphis

xG: 2.77 - 1.56 Memphis

Possession: 53-47 Memphis

Passing accuracy: 81-79 Memphis

Scoring

ATL - Tyler Wolf (Luiz Araújo) 3'

MEM - Phillip Goodrum (penalty) 90+6'

MEM - Nighte Pickering (Luiz Fernando) 100'

Disciplinary

MEM - Jeremy Kelly 23'

ATL - Luis Abram 28'

ATL - Luiz Araújo 45+2'

ATL - Tyler Wolff 59'

ATL - Ajani Fortune 71'

MEM - Bill Hamid 122' Notes

Tyler Wolff scored his first goal with the First Team. He has six career goals with ATL UTD 2.

Clement Diop matched his single-match career-high with eight saves.

Attendance: 3,034

ATLANTA UNITED STARTING LINEUP

GK: Clement Diop

D: Caleb Wiley (Andrew Gutman 62')

D: Luis Abram

D: Noah Cobb (Juanjo Purata - 80')

D: Ronald Hernandez (c)

M: Franco Ibarra

M: Tyler Wolff

M: Ajani Fortune

M: Amar Sejdic (Machop Chol - 69')

M: Luiz Araújo (Brooks Lennon - 62')

F: Miguel Berry (Derrick Etienne Jr. - 69')

Substitutes not used:

Vicente Reyes

Thiago Almada MEMPHIS 901 FC STARTING LINEUP

GK: Bill Hamid

D: Akeem Ward

D: Carson Vom Steeg

D: Graham Smith

D: Rece Buckmaster

M: Jeremy Kelly

M: Aaron Molloy (c)

M: Laurent Kissiedou (Dylan Borczak - 78')

M: Bruno Lapa (Nighte Pickering - 87')

M: Luiz Fernando (Rashawn Dally - 117')

F: Phillip Goodrum (Lucas Turci - 105')

Substitutes not used:

Drew Romig

Jelani Peters

Nicholas Dyer

OFFICIALS

Aleksandar Zhelyazkov (referee), Brian Marshall (assistant), Jonathan Smith (assistant), Kyle Johnston (fourth)

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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