(Thanks to Patrick Sullivan for this guest article, be on the lookout for the second part tomorrow. Contact him at psullivan3070@gmail.com)
While construction crews race to complete work on the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta United has announced the team will kick-off its inaugural 2017 season at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s (Georgia Tech) Bobby Dodd Stadium (officially known today as Bobby Dodd Stadium at historic Grant Field). With the imminent return of professional soccer to Atlanta, eager fans may be interested in taking a look back at the first time Grant Field hosted a soccer game, when the local Atlanta Soccer Football Club (ASFC) faced off against their longtime rivals, the Lithonia “Stonecutters” of DeKalb County.