Andrew Gutman’s Late Goal Gives Atlanta United Dramatic Win Over Seattle Sounders
Andrew Gutman scored on a strike from distance in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to lift Atlanta United to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Seattle Sounders on Saturday afternoon.
As reported by ESPN, Gutman’s first goal of the season pushed Atlanta (7-9-7, 28 points) to their first win over Seattle (10-12-2, 32 points) in five all-time meetings since United joined the league in 2017.
It was Atlanta’s second victory overall in its last nine matches.
Rocco Rios Novo made three stops, including a crucial save of Raul Ruidiaz’s own long-range effort in the 76th minute after the match was tied.
Ronaldo Cisneros scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season before halftime for Atlanta, which began Saturday in 12th in the Eastern Conference and four points back of the seventh and final playoff place.
Cristian Roldan scored his fourth goal of the season to pull the Sounders level midway through the second half.
Stefan Frei also made three saves for the visitors, including a big stop on Luiz Araujo early in the second half of what turned out to be Seattle’s fourth consecutive road defeat.
He could only watch as Gutman’s ferocious 25-yard, left-footed strike flew inside the far left post on an innocent-looking opportunity.
