It wasn’t pretty, but Atlanta United huffed and puffed and finally blew the Montreal bus down, in no small thanks to Kevin Kratz’ sublime free kick goals. Here’s what we learned from the win that sent Atlanta to the top of the table.
Montreal controlled the first half
Yes, Canadian side only had little more than 20% possession of the ball in the first half, but thanks to Saphir Taider’s goal early in the first half, Montreal was able to sit very deep with numbers in their own box and deny Atlanta any valuable real estate.