The Venuzuelan striker scored 2 more goals - his 23rd and 24th of the season - as Atlanta held on for a 2-1 win against the Montreal Impact at Stade Saputo. Martinez has now scored in Atlanta’s last 6 matches, increasing his Golden Boot lead to 9 goals over the Red Bulls’ Bradley Wright-Phillips and putting himself just 4 goals from sole possession of the MLS single-season goals record.
It’s July 28, by the way, at the time of this writing. There are 11 matches remaining in the regular season.
There were no clear-cut scoring chances early on as the game took a little bit to get its legs.