Things looked bleak for Atlanta United on Saturday as they found themselves down two goals and a player with 85 minutes on the clock against CF Montreal. Then Thiago Almada announced himself to the Atlanta faithful with authority by scoring his first goal for the club in spectacular fashion.
His brilliant curling effort into the top corner made the score 3-2 heading towards the final whistle.
A minute into stoppage time, the Five Stripes earned a free kick about 30 yards from goal. An unlikely hero stepped up as Brooks Lennon whipped in a curling shot that the Montreal goalkeeper couldn’t keep out of the net.