ATL UTD 2 hosted Tampa Bay Rowdies on Wednesday night at Coolray Field and grabbed a late equalizer to earn a draw 1-1. (photo credit: Padraig O’Dea)
ATL UTD 2 uses a late equalizer to draw with the Tampa Bay Rowdies
ATL UTD 2 broke a four match winless streak with a 1-1 draw with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in front of 1,269 at Coolray Field on a mid-week match-up. Atlanta came out handled a very aggressive Tampa Bay team desperate for points seeking to make the playoffs.
The Rowdies had 23 shots to ATL UTD 2’s only 12 shots however ATL UTD 2 was able to play solid defense and goalkeeper Paul Christensen made five saves to keep the match close. The biggest of the night came in the 61st minute when the Rowdies’ Dominic Oduro intercepted a pass in the midfield and made the run to the box. Christensen came off his line to deny Oduro’s shot with his left hand.
ATL UTD 2 defender AJ Cochran spoke to the gritty performance, “It was a fight, we kept it at zeroes for longer than we did in previous games. Obviously, we gave up that goal, but then to bring one back and tie a team like Tampa is something to build off going into the last three games for sure.”
ATL UTD 2 captain defender AJ Cochran looks to advance the play in the second half against the Tampa Bay Rowdies. (photo credit:Padraig O’Dea\)
Scoring
Atlanta United 2 – 0 Tampa Bay Rowdies – 1
Atlanta United 2 – 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies – 1
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Personnel Details
Line-ups
Atlanta United 2
- GK: Paul Christensen
- Defenders (4): Shawn Nicklaw, AJ Cochran, Miles Robinson, Andrew Kendall-Moullin
- Midfielders(3): Andrew-Wheeler-Omiunu (Chris Goslin – 65’), Oliver Shannon, Kevin Barajas (Lagos Kunga – 76’)
- Forward (3): Andrew Carleton, Jackson Conway, Rodolfo (Devon Sandoval – 62’)
Unused Substitutes
- Nico Caraux, Alessandro Castro, Laurent Kissiedou, Jack Metcalf
Tampa Bay Rowdies
- GK: Daniel Vega
- Defenders (4): Abdoulaye Diakite, Zac Portillos, Tarek Morad, Hunter Gorskie
- Midfielders (4): Martin Vingaard, Afrim Taku, Dominic Oduro, Kwadwo Poku (Joe Cole – 76’)
- Forwards (2): Sebastian Guenzatti (Leo Fernandes – 86’), Jaime Chavez (Junior Flemmings – 75’)
Unused Substitutes
- Akira Fitzgerald, Alex Morrell, Lance Rozeboom, Leon Taylor
Up Next
Atlanta United 2 return to action on Sunday, October 7th against Richmond Kickers at 7:00 p.m. at Coolray Field.
