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Atlanta United 2-1 Sporting Kansas City · MLS

Atlanta United beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 in the MLS. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Atlanta United and Sporting Kansas City met in the MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday, 23 August 2026.

Goalscorers

Atlanta United: T. Jacob 13'; F. Picault 24'. Sporting Kansas City: S. Afrifa 70'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 49% to 51%. Atlanta United had 8 shots with 4 on target, Sporting Kansas City 8 with 1 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 2 to Atlanta United and 6 to Sporting Kansas City. Atlanta United conceded 8 fouls, Sporting Kansas City 13. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Atlanta United, 1 for Sporting Kansas City).

Line-ups

Atlanta United started in a 4-3-3: Lucas Hoyos, Tomás Jacob, Paulo Díaz, Junior Alonso, Elías Báez, Cooper Sanchez, Adrian Gill, Tristan Muyumba, Aleksey Miranchuk, Fafà Picault, Miguel Almirón.

Sporting Kansas City started in a 4-4-2: Stefan Cleveland, Jacob Davis, Moises Mosquera, Wyatt Meyer, Emir Karić, Capita, Lasse Berg Johnsen, Zorhan Bassong, Calvin Harris, Shapi Suleymanov, Taylor Calheira.

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Minute by minute

  1. 13'Goal! Atlanta United 1-0 Sporting Kansas City. T. Jacob (Atlanta United) scores, assisted by M. Almirón.
  2. 24'Goal! Atlanta United 2-0 Sporting Kansas City. F. Picault (Atlanta United) scores, assisted by E. Báez.
  3. 45'Half-time. Atlanta United 2-0 Sporting Kansas City.
  4. 70'Goal! Atlanta United 2-1 Sporting Kansas City. S. Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) scores.
  5. 90'Full-time. Atlanta United 2-1 Sporting Kansas City.
Full commentary (34 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Atlanta United vs Sporting Kansas City.
  2. 5'Attempt blocked. A. Miranchuk (Atlanta United), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  3. 13'Goal! Atlanta United 1-0 Sporting Kansas City. T. Jacob (Atlanta United) scores, assisted by M. Almirón.
  4. 16'Attempt missed. T. Calheira (Sporting Kansas City), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  5. 19'Attempt saved. M. Almirón (Atlanta United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
  6. 20'Attempt missed. C. Harris (Sporting Kansas City), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  7. 22'Yellow card for E. Karić (Sporting Kansas City) for foul.
  8. 23'Attempt missed. E. Báez (Atlanta United), header from a set piece. xG 0.12.
  9. 24'Goal! Atlanta United 2-0 Sporting Kansas City. F. Picault (Atlanta United) scores, assisted by E. Báez.
  10. 24'Attempt missed. E. Báez (Atlanta United), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  11. 28'Off the woodwork! M. Almirón (Atlanta United), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.12.
  12. 34'Attempt missed. J. Davis (Sporting Kansas City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.00.
  13. 45'5 minutes of added time.
  14. 45+2'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: J. Reynolds comes on for J. Davis.
  15. 45'Half-time. Atlanta United 2-0 Sporting Kansas City.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 50'Attempt missed. A. Miranchuk (Atlanta United), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  18. 56'Attempt missed. T. Calheira (Sporting Kansas City), header from a throw-in. xG 0.25.
  19. 62'Substitution, Atlanta United: L. Brennan comes on for A. Gill.
  20. 62'Substitution, Atlanta United: W. Reilly comes on for F. Picault.
  21. 62'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: S. Afrifa comes on for T. Calheira.
  22. 62'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: J. Reid comes on for E. Karić.
  23. 70'Goal! Atlanta United 2-1 Sporting Kansas City. S. Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) scores.
  24. 72'Yellow card for L. Brennan (Atlanta United) for foul.
  25. 73'Substitution, Atlanta United: S. Gregersen comes on for P. Díaz.
  26. 74'Attempt blocked. S. Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  27. 76'Yellow card for E. Báez (Atlanta United) for time wasting.
  28. 77'Substitution, Atlanta United: S. Alzate comes on for C. Sanchez.
  29. 78'Substitution, Atlanta United: M. Edwards comes on for L. Brennan.
  30. 87'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: J. Bartlett comes on for Capita.
  31. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  32. 90+1'Attempt blocked. C. Harris (Sporting Kansas City), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  33. 90+2'Attempt missed. M. Mosquera (Sporting Kansas City), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
  34. 90'Full-time. Atlanta United 2-1 Sporting Kansas City.
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