Atlanta United fell to Orlando City Saturday night in another match where a couple of defensive lapses cost them dearly.
It was the last match prior to the League’s Cup break, and the loss leaves the Five Stripes sitting in seventh in the Eastern Conference, six points ahead of the playoff line but with an extra game or two already played over most of the rest of the pack.
The evening started well enough; Machop Chol was a spark plug early on and found himself on the better end of Orlando’s backline. It would be a weird combination play involving Chol, Miguel Berry, and Caleb Wiley that resulted in the opening goal.