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10/28 21:05 CDT Bnie Traor scores winner as NYCFC keeps playoff hopes alive
with 2-1 victory over Atlanta United
Bnie Traor scores winner as NYCFC keeps playoff hopes alive with 2-1 victory
over Atlanta United
NEW YORK (AP) --- Bnie Traor scored in second-half stoppage time and New York
City FC kept its postseason hopes alive while ending Atlanta United's with a
2-1 victory on Wednesday night at Citi Field.
It was the first win for NYCFC (9-12-11) in six tries this season at the home
of MLB's Mets and their first overall since beating Real Salt Lake 2-0 on Sept.
12. The club pulled within a point of the New York Red Bullls for the ninth and
final Eastern Conference playoff berth with two matches left.
Nicols Fernndez scored off a free kick from 28 yards out to give NYCFC a 1-0
lead in the 70th minute. It was his 16th goal of the season and his first in
the last seven matches.
Breel Embolo answered with the equalizer in the 88th minute, using a header to
score for the fourth time in his first 10 MLS matches.
Traor scored the winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time. It was the
second goal in 17 appearances this season for the 23-year-old first-year
forward.
Matt Freese totaled five saves for NYCFC.
Lucas Hoyos saved four shots for Atlanta United (8-18-6).
Freese had three saves and Hoyos one in a scoreless first half.
The two clubs played to a 2-2 draw in Atlanta to close out September.
NYCFC improves to is 5-6-5 at home, while Atlanta United drops to 4-7-4 on the
road
Up next
Atlanta: Hosts Toronto FC on Sunday.
New York: Hosts CF Montreal on Saturday.
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