Atlanta United 2 fell 4-2 against North Carolina FC Saturday night at WakeMed Soccer Park. Academy midfielder Will Vint scored his first professional goal while Bienvenue Kanakimana scored his third goal of the season. Featuring its youngest starting lineup in club history with an average age of 19.4 years old, ATL UTD 2 started four academy players and fielded five as defender Garrison Tubbs made his professional debut as a substitute.
Atlanta fell behind in the seventh minute when Donovan Ewolo found the opening goal. Kendall Edwards cleared a cross out of the box, but Ben Speas dumped it back in where Ewolo sent a volley into the top right corner.