Gabriel Pirani’s objective within the second half salvaged a street level for visiting D.C. United on Saturday night time, as they performed Atlanta United to a 1-1 draw on the ultimate day of the MLS common season.
Regardless of its three-match shedding streak coming to an finish, D.C. (5-18-11, 26 factors) noticed its winless streak attain 5 matches (0-2-3). Saturday’s draw additionally means it’ll end on the backside of the MLS desk for the primary time since 2013.
Atlanta (5-16-13, 27 factors) prevented a last-place end within the league standings with the draw however noticed its winless streak attain six matches (0-4-2).
Pirani scored within the 67th minute, virtually instantly after Atlanta goalkeeper Brad Guzan delivered a kick save on Christian Benteke’s preliminary try.
Joao Peglow’s follow-up shot deflected off Atlanta defender Enea Mihaj and again to Pirani, who finally completed at Guzan’s far submit to make it 1-1. It was Pirani’s seventh objective of the season.
Pirani’s objective matched a third-minute opener from Atlanta’s Miguel Almiron. The Paraguay worldwide’s low-driven, long-distance shot from simply past the sting of the field discovered its well beyond D.C. goalkeeper Jordan Farr as Atlanta opened up a 1-0 lead. It was Almiron’s sixth objective of the season.
Almiron appeared to make it 2-0 within the 18th minute on a free kick from Steven Alzate, however he discovered himself offside within the course of.
After Pirani’s equalizer within the second half, Saba Lobjanidze had a chance to ship a possible go-ahead tally for Atlanta within the 84th minute, however D.C. United’s Lukas MacNaughton cleared the ball off the objective line on the final second.
In the meantime, Guzan, who introduced his retirement on Tuesday after knowledgeable profession that spanned simply over 20 years, completed with three saves in his last match, his solely blemish of the night time approaching the Pirani objective.
Atlanta had 13 whole pictures to D.C.’s 10, whereas additionally holding a 7-4 edge in pictures on objective.
Farr completed the night time with 5 saves for D.C.
–Subject Degree Media
