Harrison, N.J. — Atlanta United punched its ticket to, errm, Mercedes-Benz Stadium with a beautifully ugly 0-1 result in Red Bull Arena to win the tie on aggregate 3-1. The team will look to lift its first trophy in club history on home soil Saturday, December 8.
Josef Martinez nearly broke the tie open in the game’s opening moments when he was played through for a one-on-one opportunity against New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Luis Robles, but was denied.
Atlanta defended superbly for most of the half, doing what was required to stop a Red Bulls team that had more energy going forward than it had in the first leg.