Martinez latched onto a Francisco Cordova corner kick and tapping in his second attempt after Hyndman cleared off the line to give Las Águilas their first lead in the 57th minute.īut the Five Stripes leveled a minute later on a wonderstrike by Larentowicz, a low deflected laser past a rooted Jimenez. The second half picked up where things left off in the opening 45 minutes. Roger Martinez danced along the endline and cut the ball back to an open Ibarra, who put his shot in off the crossbar.Ītlanta United had a golden chance to take a lead into the break as Josef Martinez stepped to the penalty spot when it was ruled following Video Review that Bruno Valdez connected with Pity Martinez in the box.īut after his trademarked run-up, Martinez was denied by Oscar Jimenez, who dived to his left to parry away the low shot in the 41st minute. The goal was the final touch of a sensational sequence that saw the Five Stripes slice apart Club America’s press with one and two-touch passes.Īfter putting an open shot off the crossbar four minutes earlier, Renato Ibarra leveled in the 13th minute. It took just five minutes for the first goal to be scored as Emerson Hyndman was played behind by Dion Pereira and finished low inside the far post to put Atlanta in front.
The match was played at a frenetic pace with both teams probing for goals throughout the scintillating and intense 90 minutes. Jeff Larentowicz and Josef Martinez scored six minutes apart in the second half to help lift the defending MLS Cup champions to a 3-2 win over Club America and capture the Campeones Cup Wednesday night.
It’s another championship celebration for Atlanta United at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
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