Sunday’s match against New York City FC was notable for a couple of reasons. First off, fans saw VAR work against Atlanta United this week rather than for them as it did in the match versus LAFC. Second, it saw Atlanta’s unbeaten streak stretch to five matches, two short of tying the seven-match streak it set last season.
But the moment fans were anticipating the most came in the 69th minute, when the club’s new man - teenager? - Ezequiel Barco came in for Kevin Kratz to make his debut.