Atlanta United 2 handed FC Tulsa its first loss of the season with a 5-0 win in its home opener Wednesday night at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. Aiden McFadden netted two goals and recorded an assist en route to the big win over the first-place team in the Central Division. Chris Allan, Tyler Wolff and Coleman Gannon each registered a goal as well. It was the fourth time in ATL UTD 2 history that the club scored five goals in a match, and it was the club’s largest margin of victory.
ATL UTD 2 controlled the tempo and possession from the first whistle. Atlanta recorded the first goal of the match in the 34th minute. McFadden drew a foul outside of the 18-yard box, and Tulsa’s Jorge Luis Corrales received a yellow card for the foul. Mikey Ambrose whipped in the free kick off the crossbar, but Allan was there to head in the goal.
In the 36th minute, goalkeeper Ben Lundgaard drove a pass from his own box to McFadden at the halfway line, who headed it on to Stanley. The 19-year-old forward drove to the end line and crossed to a crashing McFadden for the one-time finish. Then three minutes later, the right back struck again off of a cross from Ambrose.
Tyler Wolff joined in on the first half scoring spree with a goal of his own in the second minute of stoppage time. McFadden quickly threw in the ball to Darwin Matheus in the final third, where he flicked the ball over his shoulder to Wolff, who buried it home with a left-footed strike near the top of the box.
Lundgaard was tested early in the second half in the 47th minute as Marlon Santos headed the ball to the bottom left corner, but the 6-foot-5 goalkeeper was there to make the save on what was Tulsa’s only shot on target of the night. Atlanta extended their lead to 5-0 in the 80th minute, when Coleman Gannon and Will Reilly partnered up for a give-and-go that finished with Gannon slipping the ball past a diving Sean Lewis.
ATL UTD 2 (2-1-1, 7 points) will return to action against Memphis 901 FC Sunday, May 23 at Fifth Third Bank Stadium (ESPN+, 3:30 p.m. ET).
MATCH INFO
Atlanta 5, FC Tulsa 0
Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Kennesaw, GA
STATS
Shots: 17-13 Atlanta
Shots on Target: 7-1 Atlanta
Corner kicks: 5-2 Tulsa
Fouls committed: 17-10 Tulsa
Offside: 1-0 Tulsa
Possession: 62-38 Atlanta
Passing Accuracy: 85-74 Atlanta
SCORING SUMMARY
ATL – Chris Allan 34’
ATL – Aiden McFadden (Connor Stanley) 36’
ATL – Aiden McFadden (Mikey Ambrose) 65’
ATL – Tyler Wolff (Darwin Matheus, Aiden McFadden) 45+2’
ATL – Coleman Gannon (Will Reilly) 80’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
TUL – Jorge Corrales (yellow) 34’
TUL – Jorge Corrales (red) 68’
TUL – Mo Jadama (yellow) 76’
ATL – Efrain Morales (yellow) 78’
ATL UTD 2 STARTING LINEUP
Ben Lundgaard; Alex De John (Bradley Kamdem Fewo – 60’), George Campbell (Josh Bauer – 45’), Mikey Ambrose ©, Aiden McFadden; Chris Allan, Tyler Wolff (Will Reilly – 45’), Matheus Rossetto (Coleman Gannon – 60’); Darwin Matheus (Efrain Morales – 70’), Connor Stanley, MatÃas BenÃtez.
Substitutes not used: Brendan Lambe, Rocco RÃos Novo
FC TULSA STARTING LINEUP
Sean Lewis; Bradley Bourgeois©, Modou Jadama, Jorge Corrales, Kevin Garcia; Kembo Kibato (Jerome Kiesewetter – 45’), Raphael Ayagwa (Lucas Coutinho – 83’); Joaquin Rivas, Matthew Sheldon (Michael Cunningham – 74’), Dario Suárez(Marlon Santo – 45’), Rodrigo da Costa (Ciaran Winters – 79’)
Substitutes not used: Austin Wormell, Solomon Kwambe
OFFICIALS
Alyssa Nichols (referee), Brian Marshall, (assistant), Zachary McWhorter, (assistant), Kyle Johnston (fourth).
TEAM NOTES
- Aiden McFadden recorded two goals and one assists, his first points with the club
- Chris Allan scored his first goal with ATL UTD 2
- Tyler Wolff netted his second goal of the season
- Coleman Gannon scored his first goal of the season
- Connor Stanley and Darwin Matheus recorded their first assists with ATL UTD 2
- Mikey Ambrose and Will Reilly grabbed their first assists of the season
- It was the fourth time in ATL UTD 2 history that the club scored five goals in a match, and it was the club’s largest margin of victory
ABOUT ATL UTD 2
ATL UTD 2 is owned and operated by AMB Sports & Entertainment and is the United Soccer League (USL) affiliate of Major League Soccer’s Atlanta United. ATL UTD 2 joined USL for its expansion 2018 season and plays its home matches at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia.
