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New York City FC vs Atlanta United FC

Liga Profesional
NYCFC
9-11-12
2-1
Final
Atlanta
8-6-18
Citi Field

Match pulse

NYCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTATL
46%Possession54%
11Shots19
6On target6
3Corners3
5Saves4
13Fouls14
7'Tayvon GrayNYC11'Mauricio AmaroATL34'Paulo DíazATL43'Talles MagnoNYC68'Tristan MuyumbaATL81'Matt EdwardsATL
Team1H2HT
NYC022
ATL011

Who won: NYCFC 2-1

New York City FC beat Atlanta United FC 2-1 on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at Citi Field. Goals for NYCFC: Nicolás Fernández (70') and Bénie Traoré (90'+5'). Goals for Atlanta: Breel Embolo (88').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.6Nicolás FernándezAM
  2. 27.4Matt FreeseG
  3. 37.1Kevin O'TooleLB
  4. 46.9Breel EmboloF
  5. 56.5Bénie TraoréSUB
  6. 66.4Thiago MartinsCD-R
  7. 76.4Andrés PereaLM
  8. 86.3Hannes WolfAM-L
  9. 96.3Miguel AlmirónLM
  10. 106.2Aiden O'NeillRM
  11. 116.2Agustin OjedaAM-R
  12. 126.2Lucas HoyosG

Team stats

NYCATL
13Fouls14
2Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
1Offsides4
3Corner Kicks3
5Saves4
46Possession54
11SHOTS19
6ON GOAL6
0.5On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
297Accurate Passes338
382Passes451
0.8Pass Completion %0.7
1Accurate Crosses6
15Crosses15
0.1Cross %0.4
58Long Balls57
19Accurate Long Balls24
0.3Long Balls %0.4
0Blocked Shots6
10Effective Tackles11
14Tackles17
0.7Tackle %0.6
12Interceptions7
40Effective Clearances17
40Clearances17

Player of the game

Nicolás Fernández

NYC · 1 G

7.6

Deserved to win

20%
NYC · 1.15 xG
23%
Draw
57%
ATL · 1.95 xG

Atlanta deserved better: 57% on chances, lost 1-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, New York City FC 2, Atlanta United 1.
  2. Second Half ends, New York City FC 2, Atlanta United 1.
  3. 90'+9'ATL

    Foul

    Foul by Elías Báez (Atlanta United).

  4. 90'+9'

    Free kick won

    Malachi Jones (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  5. 90'+8'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Fafà Picault.

    B. Embolo

  6. GOAL90'+5'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    B. Traoré · ast K. O'Toole

    Goal! New York City FC 2, Atlanta United 1. Bénie Traoré (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin O'Toole.

    NYC 2 - 1 ATL
  7. 90'+2'Miguel Almirón

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.

    M. Almirón

  8. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United).

  9. 90'+1'Kevin O'Toole

    Free kick won

    Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.

  11. 90'
    Sub

    Subbed on for H. Wolf

    Substitution, New York City FC. Bénie Traoré replaces Hannes Wolf.

    B. Traoré

  12. 89'

    Free kick won

    Paulo Díaz (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Malachi Jones (New York City FC).

  14. GOAL88'

    Goal! Header

    B. Embolo

    Goal! New York City FC 1, Atlanta United 1. Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner.

    NYC 1 - 1 ATL
  15. 88'Fafà Picault

    Shot hit woodwork

    Fafà Picault (Atlanta United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Júnior Alonso.

  16. 84'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Júnior Alonso (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.

    J. Alonso

  17. 83'ATL

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Kevin O'Toole.

  18. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Edwards

    Substitution, Atlanta United. Elías Báez replaces Matt Edwards.

    E. Baez

  19. 82'

    Free kick won

    Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  20. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC).

  21. 81'

    Yellow card

    Matt Edwards (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    M. Edwards

  22. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by Matt Edwards (Atlanta United).

  23. 81'

    Free kick won

    Malachi Jones (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  24. 78'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Giuliano Galoppo (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

    G. Galoppo

  25. 78'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United). Assisted by Hannes Wolf.

Leaders

NYCATL
Total Shots
Nicolás Fernández
3
Giuliano Galoppo
5
Accurate Passes
Thiago Martins
47
Júnior Alonso
53
Defensive Interventions
Kevin O'Toole
17
Paulo Díaz
11
Saves
Matt Freese
5
Lucas Hoyos
4

Season seriesseries tied 1-1-3