Mikael Uhre and Kai Wagner scored late, and Uhre might have won it if not for a narrow offside call. The Union also had to overcome losing goaltender Andre Blake late in the first half.
The Union's Nathan Harriel and Atlanta's Caleb Wiley duel for a ball during the first half.The Union are still undefeated in this year’s regular season thanks to a dramatic 2-2 comeback tie at Atlanta United on Sunday afternoon.
“It’s unfortunate — he’s had a lot of little unlucky moments this year that have led to little injuries, so hopefully we can get a fixed with a little bit of downtime here,” Curtin said after the game. “We’ll get some tests and probably have a clear answer for you. … Even Andre, when I asked him, he wasn’t sure how bad the extent of it either, he just knew something was not right and he had to come out of the game.
The Five Stripes were without their top two strikers Sunday, as star Giorgos Giakoumakis and backup Jamal Thiaré were both injured. But the player who stepped in, was no stranger to the Union. Late in the 2022 season, Ríos scored all four goals in a 4-0 Charlotte FC rout that Soon after that, Curtin pulled Martínez for Uhre, who didn’t start because he had just finished recovering from plantar fasciitis. Uhre entered on a corner kick play that came inches from producing a goal, but Guzan made a reflex save to keep Carranza’s chance out.It started with Tristan Muyumba hitting a wildly speculative pass across the field and backward, hoping a teammate would get to it while Wiley was in a traffic jam. Instead, it flew over everyone.
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