Atlanta United vs. Sounders: Highlights, stats and quotes
Sounders drop their fourth straight road game.
Just when it seemed that the Seattle Sounders’ would buck their trend of avoiding ties, Atlanta United struck just before full-time. Andrew Gutman was allowed to take a wide open shot from about 25 yards out and hit it perfectly, easily beating Stefan Frei and delivering a 2-1 win. It was the Sounders’ fourth straight road defeat and dropped them out of a playoff spot.
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 1 – Atlanta United FC 2
Saturday, August 6, 2022
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Assistants: Corey Parker, Logan Brown
Fourth Official: Rosendo Mendoza
VAR: Ismail Elfath
Attendance: 68,586
Weather: 90 degrees and partly cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY
ATL – Ronaldo Cisneros (Luiz Araújo, Caleb Wiley) 23’
SEA – Cristian Roldan 68’
ATL – Andrew Gutman (Marcelino Moreno) 90’ + 4’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
SEA – Cristian Roldan (caution) 82’
ATL – Juan José Sánchez Purata (caution) 89’
SEA – Nico Lodeiro (caution) 90’+2’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei; Alex Roldan, Yeimar Gómez Andrade, Xavier Arreaga, Nouhou; Cristian Roldan, Albert Rusnák (Josh Atencio 89’); Jordan Morris, Nico Lodeiro, Léo Chú (Danny Leyva 55’); Will Bruin (Raúl Ruidíaz 55’)
Substitutes not used: Stefan Cleveland, Jackson Ragen, Kelyn Rowe, Jimmy Medranda, Dylan Teves, Fredy Montero
Total shots: 14
Shots on goal: 4
Fouls: 11
Offside: 2
Corner-kicks: 7
Saves: 3
Atlanta United FC – Rocco Ríos Novo; Aiden McFadden (Edwin Mosquera 82’), Juan José Sánchez Purata, Alan Franco, Caleb Wiley; Santiago Sosa (Andrew Gutman 81’), Matheus Rossetto (Marcelino Moreno 45’); Ronaldo Cisneros (Franco Ibarra 65’), Thiago Almada, Luiz Araújo; Josef Martínez
Substitutes not used: Dom Dwyer, Raúl Gudiño, Alex De John, Amar Sejdić, Ronald Hernández
Total shots: 10
Shots on goal: 5
Fouls: 9
Offside: 3
Corner-kicks:
Saves: 3