Starting XI and roster notes: Atlanta United faces Columbus Crew for Game 3 of Round One Best-of-3 series

Atlanta United Starting XI vs. Columbus Crew

Brad Guzan (c), Brooks Lennon, Miles Robinson, Luis Abram (Derrick Etienne Jr. - 85'), Caleb Wiley, Tristan Muyumba, Jay Fortune (Jamal Thiaré - 85'), Thiago Almada, Saba Lobjanidze (Edwin Mosquera - 57'), Xande Silva (Tyler Wolff - 74'), Giorgos Giakoumakis

Atlanta United's full roster

Atlanta United reserves not used

Quentin Westberg, Juanjo Purata, Ronald Hernández, Ozzie Alonso, Amar Sejdić

Scoring Summary

1. CLB - Darlington Nagbe 9' ⚽
2. CLB - Malte Amundsen (Morris) 17' ⚽
3. CLB - Alexandru Matan (Rossi) 33' ⚽
4. ATL - Giorgos Giakoumakis (Lennon, Almada) 35' ⚽
5. CLB - Rossi (Matan) 47' ⚽
6. ATL - Xande Silva (Lennon, Fortune) 50' ⚽

Disciplinary

• ATL - Tristan Muyumba (yellow) 27' 🟨
• CLB - Rudy Camacho (yellow) 71' 🟨
• CLB - Malte Amundsen (yellow) 73' 🟨
• CLB - Jay Fortune (yellow) 81' 🟨
• ATL - Jamal Thiaré (yellow) 90' 🟨

Roster Notes

• Jay Fortune made his second career playoff start and fifth start for Atlanta United in 2023.
• Last week, Thiago Almada was named 2023 MLS Young Player of the Year.
• Atlanta United striker Giorgos Giakoumakis was named 2023 MLS Newcomer of the Year on November 2.
• This was Game 3 for Atlanta United in the Round One Best-of-3 series in the Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs. The Crew won the first meeting at Lower.com Field and Atlanta won Game 2 at home win Tuesday. Learn more about this year's playoff format.

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