Welcome to the Anatomy of a Goal, where each week we dissect one goal (or near goal) from the previous Columbus Crew match.
For match 18 of the 2021 MLS season, we take a look at Ezequiel Barco’s fifth-minute goal that gave Atlanta United a lead they did not relinquish in Saturday’s match against the Crew.
Here’s a look at the goal from Atlanta’s young attacker.
Columbus started Saturday’s match against the Five Stripes looking to avoid a second home loss in a row. The Black & Gold began brightly with a Darlington Nagbe shot in the first minute but Atlanta was able to weather the early push.