Gabriel Pirani’s purpose within the second half salvaged a highway level for visiting D.C. United on Saturday evening, as they performed Atlanta United to a 1-1 draw on the ultimate day of the MLS common season.
Regardless of its three-match dropping 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’s going to end on the backside of the MLS desk for the primary time since 2013.
Atlanta (5-16-13, 27 factors) averted 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, nearly 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 purpose of the season.
Pirani’s purpose 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 past D.C. goalkeeper Jordan Farr as Atlanta opened up a 1-0 lead. It was Almiron’s sixth purpose 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 possibility 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 purpose line on the final second.
In the meantime, Guzan, who introduced his retirement on Tuesday after knowledgeable profession that spanned simply over twenty years, completed with three saves in his last match, his solely blemish of the evening approaching the Pirani purpose.
Atlanta had 13 whole pictures to D.C.’s 10, whereas additionally holding a 7-4 edge in pictures on purpose.
Farr completed the evening with 5 saves for D.C.
–Area Degree Media
