In a matchup between the bottom dwellers in each conference, Atlanta United's second half goal from Juiian Gressel was enough to edge the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on Saturday afternoon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Despite dominating possession 70-30 percent, Atlanta struggled to find any creative play in the final third for at least the first hour of the match. Things started changing around the 70th with a couple dangerous crosses just out of the reach of Josef Martinez inside the six.
With a bit of momentum, Darlington Nagbe advanced a ball into the area and sent a short cross to the near post, where Gressel lunged in to get a foot in front of his mark and put the ball in off the post.
Hector Villalba nearly double the lead in stoppage time but his curling shot shot clanked off right post.
Colorado suffered their sixth consecutive loss and remain winless on the season.
Goals
- 74’ — ATL — Julian Gressel
Next Up
- COL: Friday, May 3 vs Vancouver Whitecaps (7:00 PM MT | MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US, on TSN in Canada)
