Fansided · Dec 10, 2018
Atlanta United vs Portland Timbers: 3 things learned
Atlanta United dominated Portland Timbers 2-0 en route to their first MLS Cup and first trophy of any kind. See what we learned.
Atlanta captured the MLS Cup on Saturday night in front of a record breaking crowd of 73,000 people. The 2-0 victory came from goals by Josef Martinez, the 2018 MLS MVP, and Franco Escobar, who managed to score the third goal of his career.
Brad Guzan also showed out with two fantastic saves, and Atlanta kept a clean sheet on their way to their first trophy. Darren Eales said it from the beginning: “We’re going for the Cup.” Atlanta United succeeded, all thanks to some stellar defense and fantastic individual performances.