Andre Blake heroics hold Five Stripes

Not done fighting. The push continues. pic.twitter.com/xtBIlM3Y50 — Atlanta United FC (@ATLUTD) September 17, 2022

RB: Ronald Hernandez – 7/10 – Provided plenty of energy down the right flank, getting up and down relentlessly.

CB: Juan Purata – 7/10 – Another solid performance from a player quickly looking at home in Atlanta.

CB: Alan Franco – 8/10 – Franco’s improvement recently has been dramatic and this was another near-flawless performance.

LB: Andrew Gutman – 6/10 – Always tried to be positive with the ball, it just didn’t come off for him as much as it has recently.

CM: Santiago Sosa – 8/10 – Another slick performance, pinging the ball all over the field. Also provided a good shield for the Atlanta defense.

CM: Amar Sejdic – 7/10 – It sometimes feels like Sejdic’s decision-making is a second too slow, but he makes up for it with his work rate and refusal to hide from the ball. Very unlucky to hit the post with a shot from distance.

RW: Brooks Lennon – 7/10 – Seems to be enjoying his new role on the wing, where he can get into more crossing positions and test defenders one-on-one.

CAM: Thiago Almada – 6/10 – Showed flashes of brilliance but this was, unfortunately, Almada’s quietest game in a while.

LW: Luiz Araujo – 4/10 – Another frustrating performance. Continues to promise so much but offer so little.

ST: Dom Dwyer – 5/10 – Came so close to scoring shortly after half-time and perhaps should have found the net. Was otherwise reduced to chasing down loose balls and trying to create space for others.

SUB: Ronaldo Cisneros (68′, for Dwyer) – 5/10 – Worked hard but didn’t change the game.

SUB: Edwin Mosquera (68′, for Araujo) – 7/10 – Was like a stick of dynamite from the bench. Totally unpredictable and did everything to take the game to the Union.

SUB: Matheus Rossetto (78′, for Sejdic) – 6/10 – Neat and tidy but nothing spectacular.

SUB: Josef Martinez (78′, for Hernandez) – 6/10 – Came so close to winning the game but his diving header was brilliantly kept out by Andre Blake.

RB: Olivier Mbaizo – 5/10 – Was pinned back for most of the match and struggled to keep Atlanta United at bay.

CB: Jakob Glesnes – 8/10 – Made a huge block to deny Dwyer and was a rock at the heart of the Union defense throughout.

CB: Jack Elliott – 8/10 – Was excellent alongside Glesnes. Nothing got past him.

LB: Kai Wagner – 7/10 – Was put to the test by Hernandez and Lennon but did well.

DM: Jose Martinez – 7/10 – As robust and hard-working as ever. Tried his best to disrupt the flow of Atlanta United’s midfield.

CM: Jack McGlynn – 5/10 – Neat and tidy on the ball, but he’ll certainly have more influential games.

CM: Leon Flach – 6/10 – Had a quiet game in possession but worked relentlessly for his team.

CAM: Daniel Gazdag – 6/10 – Nowhere near the standard we’ve come to expect from Gazdag, but the Hungarian still got under the skin of Atlanta United.

ST: Mikael Uhre – 4/10 – Was snuffed out of the match by Franco and Purata.

ST: Julian Carranza – 6/10 – Very isolated but never stopped running or trying to win the ball for the Union.

SUB: Cory Burke (67′, for Carranza) – 6/10 – A few lively moments but didn’t really scare Atlanta.

SUB: Nathan Harriel (76′, for Mbaizo) – 5/10 – Had a tough time dealing with the lively Mosquera. Gave as good as he got.

SUB: Chris Donovan (87′, for Uhre) – N/A – No time to change the game.