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Atlanta United Falls 3-2 at Philadelphia Union

October 5, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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Atlanta United and the Philadelphia Union on the field
Atlanta United and the Philadelphia Union on the field
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CHESTER, Pa. - Atlanta United lost to Philadelphia Union 3-2 Wednesday night at Subaru Park. Thiago Almada and Edwin Mosquera tallied second-half goals to bring Atlanta back in the match as Gonzalo Pineda's side continued to push for the equalizing goal into the final minutes of the match. Almada scored his 11th goal of the season while Mosquera added his third goal and second in as many games.

Scoreless through the first half hour, Philadelphia broke through in the 39th minute from Daniel Gazdag. Off a quick restart from the Union, an attempted shot ricochetted off a defender and ultimately fell to Gazdag, who was on the edge of the six-yard box. Gazdag deftly finished an overhead kick to give Philadelphia the lead.

The Union added a pair of goals before halftime with Mikael Uhre scoring in the 41st minute followed by Julián Carranza in stoppage time. Uhre started the play by holding up a ball in possession on a quick counterattack. Carranza found him inside the box where Uhre finished to the far post to make it 2-0. Carranza then added the third off a combination with Gazdag that found the Argentine forward in alone on goal from about eight yards out.

Atlanta quickly pulled a goal back in the second half through Almada in the 56th minute from the penalty spot. Play originally went on after an Atlanta corner kick in the 52nd minute appeared to glance off Carranza's hand. The play went to video review where a penalty was ultimately awarded to Atlanta. Almada calmly stepped up and slotted to Andre Blake's right to get Atlanta on the board.

Pineda then made a plethora of attacking subs, bringing on Mosquera and Jay Fortune in the 66th minute, followed by Jamal Thiare and Derrick Etienne Jr. in the 73rd minute. The team responded by getting a second goal in the 77th minute from Mosquera. Following chaos inside Philadelphia's penalty area, Tristan Muyumba calmly gained possession and found a wide-open Mosquera who blistered a shot through traffic to bring Atlanta within a goal.

Atlanta continued to search for an equalizing goal in the game's final minutes with the best chance coming from a cross from the right wing that Thiare headed just over the crossbar from close range.

Atlanta United (13-10-10, 49 points) returns to action Saturday, Oct. 7 when it hosts Columbus Crew at Mercedes-Benz Stadium at 7:30 p.m ET (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: 19-12 Philadelphia

Shots on target: 6-6

Corner kicks: 5-3 Atlanta

Fouls Committed: 11-11

xG: 2.7 - 1.8 Philadelphia

Possession: 60-40 Atlanta

Passing accuracy: 89-83 Atlanta

Scoring

PHI - Daniel Gazdag (Bedoya) 39'

PHI - Mikael Uhre (Carranza) 41'

PHI - Julián Carranza (Gazdag) 45+3'

ATL - Thiago Almada (penalty) 56'

ATL - Edwin Mosquera (Muyumba) 77'

Disciplinary

PHI - Jack Elliott 34'

PHI - Quinn Sullivan 66'

PHI - Jose Martínez 75'

ATL - Jamal Thiare 75'

PHI - Nathan Harriel 81' Notes:

Thiago Almada scored his 11th goal of the season

Edwin Mosquera scored his third goal of the season

ATLANTA UNITED STARTING LINEUP

GK: Brad Guzan (c)

D: Brooks Lennon

D: Miles Robinson

D: Luis Abram

D: Caleb Wiley

M: Matheus Rossetto (Jay Fortune - 66')

M: Tristan Muyumba (Miguel Berry - 85')

M: Thiago Almada

M: Saba Lobjanidze (Derrick Etienne Jr. - 73')

F: Xande Silva (Edwin Mosquera - 66')

F: Giorgos Giakoumakis (Jamal Thiare - 73')

Substitutes not used:

Quentin Westberg

Ronald Hernandez

Juanjo Purata

Amar Sejdic PHILADELPHIA STARTING LINEUP

GK: Andre Blake

D: Nathan Harriel

D: Jack Elliott

D: Jakob Glesnes

D: Olivier Mbaizo (Damion Lowe - 83')

M: Daniel Gazdag

M: Alejandro Bedoya (c) (Matt Real - 84')

M: Jack McGlynn

M: Jesus Bueno (Jose Martinez - 12')

F: Mikael Uhre (Quinn Sullivan - 62')

F: Julián Carranza

Substitutes not used:

Joe Bendik

Leon Flach

Jeremy Rafanello

Chris Donovan

Tai Baribo

OFFICIALS

Alex Chilowicz (referee), Stefan Tanaka-Freundt(assistant), Matthew Nelson (assistant), Flip Dujic (fourth), Daniel Radford (VAR), Peter Balciunas (AVAR).

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