Atlanta United 2 Falls 2-0 at Chicago Fire FC II

April 28, 2024 – MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
Atlanta United 2 News Release

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – Atlanta United 2 lost 2-0 against Chicago Fire FC II at SeatGeek Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The first dangerous chance of the match came in the 23rd minute as Chicago’s Omari Glasgow cut down the right wing towards Atlanta’s goal, but Jacob Williams pressured Glasgow into a shot from a difficult angle allowing John Berner to easily make a save.

In the 36th minute Atlanta found a chance of their own as Luke Brennan muscled off a defender before darting towards goal. Brennan was met by defenders when he reached Chicago’s penalty box and his shot was sent away for a corner kick.

Chicago got on the board just before halftime when in the 39th minute Chicago captain David Poreba was taken down inside the 18 to draw a penalty kick. Harold Osorio stepped up to take the penalty, slotting away his attempt to the bottom right corner of the goal.

The home side came out of halftime with their foot on the gas, pressuring Atlanta’s defense into giving away a free kick just outside the box in the 48th minute. Glasgow stepped up to take the set piece and was able to put his shot on frame but Atlanta’s wall of defenders deflected his attempt to maintain the 1-0 scoreline.

Just before the final whistle, Glasgow squared up for a chance from distance, firing off a powerful left-footed shot that ricocheted off the crossbar and just over the goal line to pull the scoreline to 2-0.

Atlanta United 2 (2-4-0, 6 points) returns home to face off against NYCFC II on Friday, May 3 (7:30 p.m. ET, MLS Season Pass – Apple TV, Soccer Down Here). Some ATL UTD 2 matches are available with an MLS Season Pass subscription, located on the Apple TV app while the remainder of matches are streamed live on MLSNEXTPro.com.

Match Summary

Stats:

Shots: 17-6 Chicago

Shots on target: 3-0 Chicago

Corner kicks: 6-3 Chicago

Fouls Committed: 17-14 Atlanta

Passing accuracy: 85.6 – 81.3 Chicago

Scoring:

CHI – Harold Osorio (Penalty) 39′

CHI – Omari Glasgow (Poreba) 90’+3′

Disciplinary:

ATL – Javier Armas Y 39′

CHI – Juan Zapata Calle Y 49′

CHI – Christian Koffi Y 50′

ATL – Nick Firmino Y 82′
Notes:

Javier Armas is the only ATL UTD 2 player to have appeared in all 540 minutes this season.

Javier Armas led ATL UTD in shots taken with two.

Atlanta United’s Nick Firmino made his fourth appearance for ATL UTD 2 this season.

ATL UTD 2 STARTING LINEUP

GK: John Berner

D: Jacob Williams

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D: Matt Edwards (C)

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