The Vancouver Whitecaps made the long trip to Atlanta on Saturday night and ran into a very in-form Atlanta United side who carved them up 4-1 on the strength of a Joseph Martinez hat-trick. The Hype Depot was rocking in the first quarter of an hour as a VAR penalty kick decision sent the ‘Caps captain Kendall Waston to the locker room on a straight red card and Atlanta’s Martinez to the spot for his first of the night.
Atlanta took this advantage to the locker room and then forced an own goal in the 58th minute before Martinez took a Miguel Almiron through-ball to finish the 1 v 1 breakaway for his second goal.