It took six minutes for everything to be bad again.
Atlanta ended the half with 70% possession. So that was good.
And really the team looked better. The Five Stripes were creating chances. Not high percentage chances but still chances. At the very least the first half had energy, something that was noticeably absent in the first two home matches.
Unfortunately, the results continue to be the same.
Atlanta piled on shot after shot, but Jesse Gonzalez made save after save. Eventually, Dallas found an opportunity. They didn’t waste it.
Deep into stoppage time, Josef scored the saddest penalty in Atlanta United history to make the final score 2-1.