To the surprise of absolutely no one, Thiago Almada took home AT&T Goal of the Matchday honors for his match-winning free kick in the 99th minute of Atlanta United’s 2-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday. The goal won 38.3% of the vote per MLS, beating out Austin FC’s Sebastian Driussi (16.7%) and St. Louis CITY SC’s Joao Klauss (13.8%), as well as Almada’s equalizer from distance minutes prior (31.2%).
Almada’s first goal, a blistering effort from a Brooks Lennon corner kick that caromed off the bottom of the crossbar and past Quakes debutant goalkeeper Daniel, would have been well positioned for the honor by itself.