Atlanta United 2 battled against Group H leaders Tampa Bay Rowdies but ultimately fell 2-1 at Al Lang Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Phillip Goodrum scored his first professional goal.
Tampa Bay started the match on the front foot and put Atlanta under pressure in the opening minutes. Ben Lundgaard was called into action in the eighth minute when he made a save from Malik Johnson’s shot. Four minutes later, Lundgaard denied Sebastian Dalgaard’s header. In the 21st minute, Tampa took the lead from Jordan Doherty’s long-range shot into the bottom left corner.
The lead doubled in the 39th minute when Kyle Murphy picked out the top right corner from outside the box.