The first half was fun. No one scored but there were chances on both sides. Both keepers did some things. Each team put two shots on goal. That’s all. Not sure what else you’re looking to read from this part.
The game flowed in much of the same way in the second half until it appeared that Atlanta United had finally found a breakthrough. D.C. fouled Josef Martinez in the box and the reigning golden boot winner stepped up to the spot the same way we’ve seen millions of times before and the weight of an expected goal hung in the are and Josef moved toward the ball that had been carefully placed onto the island in the middle of the 18-yard-box and then.