ATLANTA – Wednesday night’s visit to Mercedes-Benz Stadium started to slip away from the New England Revolution just 70 seconds after the opening whistle, when Atlanta United FC took a 1-0 lead through Josef Martinez.
But what unfolded from there bordered on the unthinkable. Video Review saw Xavier Kouassi sent off in just the 16th minute. Martinez then bagged his second from the penalty spot in the 31st minute. Eight minutes later, another Video Review saw Antonio Delamea sent off and awarded Atlanta a second penalty kick, which Martinez dispatched for a 3-0 lead.