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08/23 20:15 CDT Almirn has assists on goals by Jacob and Picault as Atlanta
United beats Sporting KC 2-1
Almirn has assists on goals by Jacob and Picault as Atlanta United beats
Sporting KC 2-1
ATLANTA (AP) --- Toms Jacob and Faf Picault both scored goals with an assist
from Miguel Almirn and Atlanta United beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Sunday
night for its first three-match MLS win streak in five years.
Jacob used assists from Almirn and 18-year-old Cooper Sanchez to score his
third goal and give Atlanta United a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute.
Picault scored off a corner kick by Almirn with an assist from rookie defender
Elas Bez in the 24th minute for a 2-0 lead. Picault has three goals in his
first 14 matches with Atlanta United and 63 in 258 career appearances.
Sanchez has five assists in his first full season, while Almirn and Bez both
have four.
Sporting KC cut its deficit in half in the 70th minute when Stephen Afrifa was
in the right place to score his second goal --- unassisted.
Lucas Hoyos finished with one save for Atlanta United (6-12-3), which entered
with the second fewest points in the league before finishing the day three
points out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Stefan Cleveland saved one shot for Sporting KC (4-14-3), which has the fewest
points at 15.
Luke Brennan subbed in for Atlanta United in the 62nd minute and left with an
injury in the 77th. Bez was hit with a yellow card in the 76th minute and will
be suspended for a match for accumulation.
Sporting KC held out leading scorer Dejan Joveljic amid rumors he was headed to
the Seattle Sounders in a cash-for-player trade. The club is 0-4-1 in its last
five matches with only two goals scored.
Also, Atlanta United announced earlier in the day it had acquired Swiss
international striker Breel Embolo from French Ligue 1's Stade Rennais.
Up next
Kansas City: Hosts Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday.
Atlanta: Hosts Charlotte FC on Saturday.
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