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Atlanta vs. NY Red Bulls: Three Key Takeaways

It was a spectacular scene on Sunday night as Atlanta United started their tenure in the MLS in front of a home crowd of 55,000 fans. The match itself didn’t disappoint either, there were goals, fantastic saves and energy throughout the match.

Atlanta opened the scoring in the 25th minute as Yamil Asad scored the club’s first MLS goal. The midfielder turned home a Tyrone Mears cross from close range.

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After holding off the Red Bull attack for most of the match, the last 15 minutes of the match proved to be costly.