Atlanta United and NYCFC played to a 1-1 draw in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Wednesday, a rather sizable bump in the road for an Atlanta United team that is scrapping for desperately needed points in the Eastern Conference. A goal from Marcelino Moreno opened the scoring in the first half, but a 90th minute free kick effort from NYCFC’s Gudmundur Thórarinsson found its way into the top corner and took two points off Atlanta United in the dying minutes of the match.
With Ezequiel Barco suspended and Josef Martinez recently dealing with hamstring and knee injury issues, neither were available to start (or in Barco’s case, play at all).