ATLANTA, Georgia – A brace from forward Josef MartĂnez helped CF MontrĂ©al (10-12-10) defeat Atlanta United (8-14-10) by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, keeping them unbeaten in their last five matches (4-0-1).
With this first-ever MLS victory on Atlanta’s home turf and two regular season games left to play, the Bleu-blanc-noir now sits alone in 8th place in the Eastern Conference, three points ahead of Toronto FC, the Philadelphia Union, and D.C. United.
MartĂnez opened the scoring in the 43rd minute following a free kick from Bryce Duke and a pass from Nathan Saliba. Atlanta’s forward Daniel RĂos equalized in stoppage time of the first half, but MartĂnez netted his second goal of the match in the 76th minute, redirecting a cross from Tom Pearce at the near post.
In the midst of a three-game stretch in eight days, CF Montréal will play its final road game of the season this Saturday at 7:30 PM at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte (MLS Season Pass, BPM Sports, CJAD 800).
Laurent Courtois’ men will conclude the regular season at Stade Saputo against New York City FC after the international break on Saturday, October 19th, at 7:30 PM, on MLS Decision Day (MLS Season Pass, RDS, TSN, BPM Sports, TSN690.ca).
