Atlanta United 2 fell 2-1 to Tampa Bay Rowdies on Wednesday night at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Group H action of the USL Championship. Academy midfielder Brendan Lambe made his professional debut.
In the 27th minute, Atlanta’s goalkeeper Vicente Reyes was called into action as he made a diving save off a Yann Ekra long-distance shot. Reyes made two more key saves later in the half, while ATL UTD 2 had its biggest scoring chance in the 45th minute. After a quick counter, Jackson Conway found Amir Bashti down the left wing. Bashti crossed the ball to the far post where Phillip Goodrum took a touch and shot, but Evan Louro made the save to keep it scoreless at halftime.