Atlanta United 2 drops home game against Carolina Core FC 2-1

Carolina Core equalized in the 43rd minute after Derek Cuevas delivered a cross to the top of the box that met an unmarked Jacob Evans who settled the pass before unleashing a powerful strike that hit the back of the net.

Just before the halftime whistle, Evans stepped up to take a corner for Carolina, launching a pass to the back post that met Christian Diaz for a header that narrowly missed the hands of Jayden Hibbert, securing a leads Atlanta 2-1 before kickoff. the break.

ATL UTD 2 found an opportunity early in the second half when Karim Tmimi danced around the Core defense and created an opening for himself to fire in a low shot, but his opportunity was saved by the goalkeeper .

The visitors then had a dangerous chance after drawing most of the Atlanta defense following a corner before sneaking a shot past the remaining defenders, but Academy defender Miles Hadley got his foot in front the ball to clear the goal line.

Shortly after, Hibbert faced a 1-on-1 with Carolina’s Papa Ndoye in the 75th minute, but made a save to keep ATL UTD 2 within striking range.

ATL UTD 2 continued to put pressure on the visitors in the final minutes of the match, whipping in crosses and corners, but the Foxes managed to outrun any opportunity presented to them. In the 86th, Carolina would receive a red card after Ndoye made a dangerous tackle on Miles Hadley, who escaped without injury.

Atlanta United 2 (2-5-1, 8 points) hits the road for the second time this season when the team travels to face Huntsville City FC on Saturday, May 18 at Wicks Family Field (8 p.m. ET, Apple TV – Pass MLS season, Soccer Down Here). Select ATL UTD 2 matches are available with an MLS Season Pass subscription, located on the Apple TV app, while the rest of the matches are streamed live on MLSNEXTPro.com.

Statistics:
Shots: 16-6 Atlanta
Shots on target: 7-4 Atlanta
Corners: 15-1 Atlanta
Fouls committed: 13-9 Atlanta
Passing accuracy: 89.0% – 80.5% Atlanta

Rating:
ATL – Noble Okello (Centeno) 31’
CCFC – Jacob Evans (Cuevas) 43’
CCFC – Christian Diaz (Evans) 45’+2′

Disciplinary:
ATL – Alan Carleton 🟨 12′
CCFC – David Polanco 🟨 13′
ATL – Javier Armas 🟨 26′
ATL – Steve Cooke 🟨 45′
ATL – Kaiden Moore 🟨 45’+1′
CCFC – Papa Ndoye 🟥 86′
CCFC – Alex Sutton 🟨 89′
ATL – Steve Cooke 🟨 / 🟥 90’+1′