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2018 MLS All-Star Game

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2018 MLS All-Star Game Presented by Target
Target All-Star Atlanta '18
Event2018 Major League Soccer season
Juventus won 5–3 on penalties
DateAugust 1, 2018
VenueMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Most Valuable PlayerJosef Martínez (MLS All-Stars)
RefereeRobert Sibiga
(United States)
Attendance72,317
2017
2019
The match was held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

The 2018 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 23rd edition of the annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game. It was held on August 1 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia and played against Italian club Juventus. The match was tied 1–1 after 90 minutes and was settled in a penalty shoot-out that Juventus won 5–3.[1]

Josef Martínez won MVP.

The match was attended by 72,317, setting a new record for a standalone MLS All-Star Game.[2]

Pre-match

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In October 2017, MLS announced that Atlanta would host the All-Star Game, due to the success of the first-year Atlanta United FC.[3] Juventus was confirmed as the match's opponents in March 2018, participating as part of their American pre-season tour.[4]

Match rules

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Squads

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MLS All-Stars

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Brad Guzan (Atlanta United)
2 MF United States USA Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls)
3 DF United States USA Michael Parkhurst (Atlanta United)
4 MF Mexico MEX Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy)
5 DF Costa Rica CRC Francisco Calvo (Minnesota United)
6 MF Spain ESP Ilie (Sporting Kansas City)
8 MF Argentina ARG Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers)
10 MF Paraguay PAR Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United)
11 FW Mexico MEX Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC) (captain)
12 FW Italy ITA Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC)
13 MF Finland FIN Alexander Ring (New York City FC)
14 MF Honduras HON Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo)
15 FW Venezuela VEN Josef Martínez (Atlanta United)
16 GK United States USA Zack Steffen (Columbus Crew)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Peru PER Yoshimar Yotún (Orlando City)
18 MF Argentina ARG Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact)
19 DF Belgium BEL Laurent Ciman (Los Angeles FC)
20 DF United States USA Matt Hedges (FC Dallas)
21 FW Colombia COL Darwin Quintero (Minnesota United)
22 MF Argentina ARG Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United)
23 DF United States USA Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
24 DF United States USA Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls)
25 DF Panama PAN Michael Murillo (New York Red Bulls)
26 MF Canada CAN Alphonso Davies (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
27 MF France FRA Wilfried Zahibo (New England Revolution)
28 FW England ENG Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls)
29 FW Sweden SWE Zlatan Ibrahimovića (LA Galaxy)
30 FW Spain ESP David Villaa (New York City FC)

Juventus

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Poland POL Wojciech Szczęsny
2 DF Italy ITA Mattia De Sciglio
3 DF Italy ITA Giorgio Chiellini (captain)
4 DF Morocco MAR Medhi Benatia
5 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Miralem Pjanić
6 MF Germany GER Sami Khedira
8 MF Italy ITA Claudio Marchisio
12 DF Brazil BRA Alex Sandro
15 DF Italy ITA Andrea Barzagli
16 GK Italy ITA Carlo Pinsoglio
19 GK Italy ITA Mattia Perin
20 DF Portugal POR João Cancelo
23 MF Germany GER Emre Can
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF Italy ITA Daniele Rugani
31 DF Italy ITA Pietro Beruatto
32 GK Italy ITA Mattia Del Favero
33 FW Italy ITA Federico Bernardeschi
34 MF Netherlands NED Leandro Fernandes
35 MF Czech Republic CZE Roman Macek
36 MF Cyprus CYP Grigoris Kastanos
38 MF Italy ITA Luca Clemenza
40 MF Brazil BRA Matheus Pereira
41 FW Italy ITA Stefano Beltrame
42 FW Italy ITA Andrea Favilli
43 MF Italy ITA Alessandro Di Pardo
44 MF Italy ITA Nicolò Fagioli

Notes:

a Injured or otherwise unable to play.

Match

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MLS All-Stars United States Canada1–1Italy Juventus
Martínez 26' Report Favilli 21'
Penalties
3–5
Attendance: 72,317
Referee: Robert Sibiga (United States)
MLS All-Stars
Juventus
GK 1 United States Brad Guzan downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 62 Panama Michael Murillo downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 33 United States Aaron Long downward-facing red arrow 62'
DF 23 Belgium Laurent Ciman downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 5 Costa Rica Francisco Calvo downward-facing red arrow 32'
MF 2 United States Tyler Adams downward-facing red arrow 32'
MF 14 Finland Alexander Ring downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 11 Mexico Carlos Vela (c) downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 10 Paraguay Miguel Almirón downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 21 Argentina Ignacio Piatti downward-facing red arrow 32'
FW 17 Venezuela Josef Martínez downward-facing red arrow 32'
Substitutes:
GK 18 United States Zack Steffen upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 3 United States Michael Parkhurst upward-facing green arrow 62'
DF 28 United States Graham Zusi upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 24 United States Matt Hedges upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 67 Canada Alphonso Davies upward-facing green arrow 32' downward-facing red arrow 63'
MF 8 Argentina Diego Valeri upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 25 Colombia Darwin Quintero upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 4 Mexico Jonathan dos Santos upward-facing green arrow 32' downward-facing red arrow 62'
MF 6 Spain Ilie upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 19 Peru Yoshimar Yotún upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 77 France Wilfried Zahibo upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 16 Honduras Alberth Elis upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 27 Argentina Ezequiel Barco upward-facing green arrow 32' downward-facing red arrow 62'
FW 99 England Bradley Wright-Phillips upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 12 Italy Sebastian Giovinco upward-facing green arrow 32' downward-facing red arrow 62'
Manager:
Argentina Gerardo Martino
GK 1 Poland Wojciech Szczęsny downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 20 Portugal João Cancelo downward-facing red arrow 74'
DF 24 Italy Daniele Rugani
DF 15 Italy Andrea Barzagli (c) downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 12 Brazil Alex Sandro Yellow card 44' downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 6 Germany Sami Khedira downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Miralem Pjanić downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 23 Germany Emre Can downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 33 Italy Federico Bernardeschi downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 42 Italy Andrea Favilli downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 40 Brazil Matheus Pereira downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutes:
GK 16 Italy Carlo Pinsoglio
GK 19 Italy Mattia Perin upward-facing green arrow 46'
GK 32 Italy Mattia Del Favero
DF 3 Italy Giorgio Chiellini
DF 4 Morocco Medhi Benatia upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 2 Italy Mattia De Sciglio upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 43 Italy Alessandro Di Pardo upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 8 Italy Claudio Marchisio
MF 35 Czech Republic Roman Macek
MF 36 Cyprus Grigoris Kastanos upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 34 Netherlands Leandro Fernandes Yellow card 88' upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 44 Italy Nicolò Fagioli upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 41 Italy Stefano Beltrame upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 38 Italy Luca Clemenza upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 31 Italy Pietro Beruatto upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Italy Massimiliano Allegri

Most valuable player:
Venezuela Josef Martínez (MLS All-Stars)

Assistant referees:
Jason White
Eric Weisbrod
Fourth official:
Nima Saghafi
Video assistant referee:
Alex Chilowicz

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Unlimited substitutions.
  • No extra time.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

References

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  1. ^ Roberson, Doug (August 1, 2018). "Martinez scores but MLS All-Stars fall to Juventus in front of record crowd". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 MLS All-Star Game breaks ASG attendance record". Major League Soccer. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Roberson, Doug (October 18, 2017). "Atlanta will host 2018 MLS All-Star game". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Italian giants Juventus announced as 2018 MLS All-Star Game opponents". MLSsoccer.com. March 22, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.