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Starting XI and roster notes: Atlanta United visits CF Montréal for Eastern Conference Wild Card game 

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Atlanta United Starting XI

Brad Guzan (c), Ronald Hernández, Stian Gregersen, Derrick Williams, Pedro Amador (Tyler Wolff 49'), Bartosz Slisz, Jay Fortune (Dax McCarty 74'), Brooks Lennon, Alexey Miranchuk, Saba Lobjanidze, Jamal Thiaré (Daniel Ríos 74').

Atlanta United reserves available

Josh Cohen, Luis Abram, Noah Cobb, Matt Edwards, Tristan Muyumba, Xande Silva.

CF Montréal Starting XI

Jonathan Sirios, Fernando Alvarez, Joel Waterman, George Campbell (Gabriele Corbo 90+7'), Raheem Edwards (Tom Pearce 59'), Samuel Piette (c) (Jules-Anthony Vilsaint 59'), Bryce Duke (Sunusi Ibhrahim 81'), Nathan Saliba, Caden Clark (Kwadwo Opoku 59'), Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, Josef Martinez.

CF Montréal reserves available

Sebastian Breza, Joaquín Sosa, Dominic Ivankov, Sunusi Ibhrahim, Dawid Bugaj.

Scoring

  1. ATL - Brooks Lennon (Amador) 30'
  2. Stian Gregersen (Miranchuk) 44'
  3. MTL - Josef Martinez 63'
  4. MTL - Josef Martinez 89'

Penalty Shootout Result

  • ATL - Dax McCarty (goal), Daniel Ríos (goal), Alexey Miranchuk (goal), Derrick Williams (goal), Saba Lobjanidze (goal)
  • MTL - Josef Martinez (goal), Tom Pearce (saved), Nathan Saliba (goal), Gabriele Corbo (goal), Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (goal)

Disciplinary

  • ATL - Dax McCarty 82 '🟨
  • MTL - George Campbell 90+7'🟨

Roster Notes

  • Atlanta United wins their first playoff shootout in francise history.
  • Brooks Lennon scores his first goal of the 2024 season and the opening goal of the playoffs for Atlanta United.
  • Stian Gregersen scores his third goal of 2024 and first MLS playoff goal.
  • Atlanta United ended the 2024 regular season with a bang. They pulled out a 2-1 win over Orlando City SC on Decision Day to make it into the playoffs.

Player Availability

  • Two players were unavailable to interim head coach Rob Valentino for this match.
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