Coming off a tough West Coast road trip and dealing with a long injury list, Atlanta United faced a tough challenge in a visiting Houston Dynamo. But they stood tall with one of their standout performances of the season, putting up five goals on a shorthanded Dynamo side to come out big winners.
Head coach Frank de Boer was forced into a few changes with a few missing names in the lineup. Franco Escobar was held out with suspension due to yellow card accumulation with Pity Martínez was given the night off to rest. The full XI: Brad Guzan (GK), Michael Parkhurst (LB), Leandro González Pirez (CB), Miles Robinson (CB), Julian Gressel (RB), Jeff Larentowicz (CM), Darlington Nagbe (CM), Emerson Hyndman (CM), Dion Pereira (LW), Josef Martinez (ST), Brandon Vazquez (RW).