Luck does not smile on Jürgen Damm. The Mexican midfielder entered change with the Atlanta United at half time of the duel before Nashville SC, but had to leave the gear 30 minutes later due to muscle injury, in the 4-2 defeat suffered by the rojinegro team as a visitor.
Still, to Dust gave him time to participate in the play that led to the second goal of the Atlanta, marked by George Bello assisted by Adam Jahn at 60 ‘, who previously received a filtered pass made by Jürgen into the area.
While, Erick torres also entered change in Atlanta at 75 ‘and the most he had was a powerful shot that the defense of Nashville covered. By the way, in the local team, the Mexican striker also played Daniel Rios, who played the last 15 minutes of the match; the attacker was close to scoring his team’s fifth goal but his shot went just wide in added time.
Practically, from the first time, Nashville SC resolved the meeting, before a Atlanta United that he was a victim of his own mistakes.
The team of Frank de Boer, came out asleep to meet, because less than a minute and the local was already winning with the Senegalese goal Dominique badji, after a ball in a corner kick on the right wing, which was combed in the area so that the African finished almost on the goal line.
It is true that the Atlanta could momentarily tie at 18 ‘, thanks to both the containment Jeff Larentowicz, on a set ball play. However, the visit continued to be wrong and cost him too dear.
The second goal of Nashville It came because in a throw-in from Atlanta in their field, they let themselves anticipate the ball; the ball fell to the Senegalese Badji, he put it behind the wheel German Hany Mukhtar, who at 28 ‘defined down before the weak marking of the defense, leaving the goalkeeper without a chance Brad Guzan in order to regain the advantage.
The best for him Nashville and worse for him Atlanta, was that eight minutes later, at 36 ‘, came 3-1 thanks to a header from Dax McCarthy that was deflected by a defender, leaving the goalkeeper without a chance Guzan. The 4-1 was the work of the Ghanaian Abu Danladi at 57 ‘to sentence the game, beyond the fact that the Atlanta discounted with the goal of Bello at 60 ‘in the play that collaborated Dust.
With the victory, the Nashville SC reached 12 points in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, exceeding precisely the Atlanta United that was left with 11 units in the 10th place of the classification.
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