Atlanta United Starting XI
Brad Guzan (C), Brooks Lennon, Stian Gregersen, Derrick Williams, Caleb Wiley, Bartosz Slisz (Dax McCarty - 84'), Tristan Muyumba (Jay Fortune - 79'), Thiago Almada, Saba Lobjanidze (Edwin Mosquera - 79'), Xande Silva (Tyler Wolff - 70'), Giorgos Giakoumakis (Jamal Thiare - 84')
Atlanta United substitutes not used
Luis Abram, Josh Cohen, Nick Firmino, Ronald Hernández
New England Starting XI
Henrich Ravas, Dave Romney, Henry Kessler, Nick Lima (Ryan Spaulding 75'), DeJuan Jones, Matt Polster (Noel Buck - 84'), Carles Gil (C), Ian Harkes (Nacho Gil - 75'), Mark-Anthony Kaye (Esmir Bajraktarevic - 55'), Tomas Chancalay, Giacomo Vrioni (Emmanuel Boateng - 84')
New England substitutes not used
Jonathan Mensah, Thomas McNamara, Earl Edwards Jr., Andrew Farrell
Scoring
- ATL - Thiago Almada (penalty) 45+2'
- ATL - Giakoumakis (penalty) 55'
- ATL - Giakoumakis (Lennon, Silva) 60'
- ATL - Giakoumakis 74'
- NER - Carles Gil (N. Gil, Bajraktarevic) 83'
Disciplinary
- NER - Matt Polster 45+1' 🟨
Roster Notes
- This marked the home debuts for Stian Gregersen, Derrick Williams and Bartosz Slisz. All three signed with Atlanta United this offseason.
- Saturday is the seventh home opener for Brad Guzan as a member of Atlanta United. It is the fifth for Brooks Lennon and the third for head coach Gonzalo Pineda.
- Giorgos Giakoumakis scored his first hat trick with Atlanta United. He's the fifth player to reach 20 career regular-season goals in fewer than 2,000 minutes.
- Dax McCarty made his club debut.
Player Availability
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