Atlanta United FC dealt D.C. United a 3-1 loss Sunday in front of an MLS-record 72,035 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Josef Martinez chipped in the first goal for Atlanta in the 24th minute, on an assist by Hector Villalba. There would not be another goal until a flurry of them late in the second half.
Miguel Almirón scored in the 73rd minute on a straight shot 18 yards out, with Julian Gressel credited with the assist. Almirón then fed a pass to Villalba, who headed in the third goal just two minutes later.
Darren Mattocks provided D.C.’s only goal in the 86th minute when former Atlanta player Yamil Asad grazed a pass off a defender’s boot and the ball slipped past Mattocks’ man in the box.
Still fighting. #DCU | #ATLvDC 3-1 pic.twitter.com/j3DRGzpj6Y
— D.C. United (@dcunited) March 11, 2018
United is 0-1-1 after the loss and has its first quasi-home match of the season Saturday against Houston Dynamo at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Prince George’s County.
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