Atlanta United 2 failed to make it three wins on the trot against one of the USL Championship’s top teams in the Tampa Bay Rowdies Wednesday at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, losing by a final score of 4-1.
Winger Dion Pereira, one of Atlanta United’s offseason signings from Watford who made his MLS debut just four days prior to Wednesday’s match, assisted his opposite wide man Luiz Fernando to open the scoring and give Atlanta United 2 the lead. It was Fernando’s first goal in an Atlanta United 2 shirt and Pereira’s first assist in the USL.