Atlanta United FC vs Sporting Kansas City
Match pulse
ATLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'SKC 
49%Possession51%
8Shots8
3On target1
2Corners6
0Saves1
8Fouls13
22'Emir KaricSKC72'Luke BrennanATL76'Elías BaezATL
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| SKC | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Who won: Atlanta 2-1
Atlanta United FC beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Sunday, August 23, 2026 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Goals for Atlanta: Tomás Jacob (13') and Fafà Picault (24'). Goals for Kansas City: Stephen Afrifa (70').
| Lineup (4-4-2) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Stefan ClevelandG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt MeyerCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moisés MosqueraCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emir KaricLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob DavisRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zorhan BassongCM-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lasse Berg JohnsenCM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin HarrisLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CapitaRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor CalheiraCF-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shapi SuleymanovCF-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Jacob Bartlett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jansen Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwaku Agyabeng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diego Borges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Afrifa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Pulskamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
