On Wednesday Aug 17th, New York Red Bulls and Atlanta United will play a match in Atlanta in a Major League Soccer match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 12th placed Atlanta United, recorded a 2-1 win against Seattle Sounders. Ronaldo Cisneros Morell struck first for Atlanta United in the 23rd minute, but Roldan got the equalizer for Seattle Sounders in the 68th minute. Atlanta United is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed New York Red Bulls is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against DC United. DC United had 4 on net, and New York Red Bulls had 13, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. New York Red Bulls is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Fri Jul 1st, New York Red Bulls won by a score of 2 to 1 in front of just over 14000 jubilant fans. Josef Alexander Martinez scored the first goal for Atlanta United in the 75th minute, then Lewis Morgan tied it up for New York Red Bulls in the 82nd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 89th minute on a goal by Serge Ngoma to cap off a wild match.
For New York Red Bulls, their top scorers are Tom Barlow and Lewis Morgan, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Ronaldo Cisneros Morell has been the most prolific scorer on Atlanta United in his last five matches with 3 goals.