New England Revolution produced a sharp second-half comeback to defeat Atlanta United FC 2–1 on Matchday 9 of the MLS regular season, overturning a first-half deficit with two goals in the final 20 minutes.
Atlanta took the lead in the 38th minute through Fafà Picault, who broke the deadlock to give the hosts a 1–0 advantage heading into the interval. The home side’s intensity before the break was underlined by a booking for Matías Galarza in the 44th minute, followed shortly after half-time by a yellow card for teammate Matthew Edwards in the 47th minute.
New England responded after the hour mark, helped by a key change on the hour when Diego Fagúndez replaced Griffin Yow. The visitors eventually found their equaliser in the 73rd minute: Will Sands struck to make it 1–1, finishing a move created by a precise assist from captain Carles Gil.
The momentum firmly swung the Revolution’s way just five minutes later. Substitute Peyton Miller, introduced in the 66th minute for Luca Langoni, delivered the decisive blow in the 78th minute, putting New England 2–1 up and completing the turnaround. Atlanta reacted with a flurry of substitutions in the 79th minute, bringing on Tristan Muyumba, Ajani Fortune, Luke Brennan and Cayman Togashi, but could not find a late equaliser.
New England managed the closing stages despite late cautions for Brooklyn Raines (87′) and Gil (90′). Atlanta’s final attacking roll of the dice came in the 88th minute, when Emmanuel Latte Lath entered for Will Reilly, while the Revolution introduced Eric Klein for Dor Turgeman in the 89th minute to help see out the victory.
With the win, New England emerge from Atlanta with all three points in this MLS regular-season fixture. Only goal times, scorers, bookings and substitutions were available for this match; further detailed statistics and events were not provided.
Full match details: Atlanta United FC vs New England Revolution.
MLS Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nashville SC
|
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 23 | D W W W L |
| 2 |
New England Revolution
|
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 19 | W D W W W |
| 3 |
Internacional CF Miami
|
11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 19 | L D W W D |
| 4 |
Chicago Fire FC
|
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 17 | L W D W W |
| 5 |
D.C. United SC
|
11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 15 | W W D D L |
| 6 |
FC Cincinnati
|
11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 15 | W W D D D |
| 7 |
Charlotte FC
|
11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 14 | L L L W L |
| 8 |
Toronto FC
|
11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 14 | D L D D D |
| 9 |
New York City FC
|
11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 12 | L L D L L |
| 10 |
Columbus Crew SC
|
11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 12 | L W W L D |
| 11 |
New York Red Bulls
|
11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 12 | L L D L D |
| 12 |
Atlanta United FC
|
11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 10 | W W L L L |
| 13 |
Orlando City SC
|
11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 10 | W L W L D |
| 14 |
Montreal Impact FC
|
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 9 | L W W L L |
| 15 |
Philadelphia Union
|
11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 6 | D L D D W |
| 1 |
San Jose Earthquakes
|
11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 28 | D W W W W |
| 2 |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
|
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 25 | D W W W W |
| 3 |
Los Angeles FC
|
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 21 | D W D L L |
| 4 |
Seattle Sounders FC
|
9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 20 | D W W W |
| 5 |
Minnesota United FC
|
11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 20 | W L W W W |
| 6 |
Real Salt Lake
|
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 19 | W L L W W |
| 7 |
FC Dallas
|
11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 16 | W L L D D |
| 8 |
Houston Dynamo
|
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 15 | W L W W L |
| 9 |
Colorado Rapids SC
|
11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 13 | L L D L W |
| 10 |
Los Angeles Galaxy
|
11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 13 | D W L D W |
| 11 |
Austin FC
|
11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 13 | W W L D L |
| 12 |
San Diego FC
|
11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 12 | D L L L L |
| 13 |
Portland Timbers
|
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 10 | L W L W L |
| 14 |
St. Louis City
|
10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 6 | L L L D D |
| 15 |
Sporting Kansas City
|
10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 26 | -18 | 5 | D L L L L |
