{"id":32330,"date":"2026-05-03T02:40:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T02:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/saba-lobjanidze-scores-in-the-first-half-as-atlanta-united-beats-montreal-3-1\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T02:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T02:40:24","slug":"saba-lobjanidze-scores-in-the-first-half-as-atlanta-united-beats-montreal-3-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/saba-lobjanidze-scores-in-the-first-half-as-atlanta-united-beats-montreal-3-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Saba Lobjanidze scores in the first half as Atlanta United beats Montreal 3-1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>ATLANTA (AP) \u2014 Saba Lobjanidze scored in the second half and Atlanta United rallied to beat CF Montreal 3-1 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>matty <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Longstaff caught the pass.<\/span> A goal from Prince Owusu in the sixth minute gave Montreal (3-7-0) an early lead. It was Longstaff&#8217;s second goal of the season and fourth in 67 career games. Owusu recorded his fourth assist, one shy of his career high from last season.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Lobjanidze uses an assist.<\/span> Goals by Alexei Miranchuk and Pedro Amador in the 41st minute tied Atlanta United (3-7-1). Lovjanidze appeared in 33 games last season and did not score. He scored 12 goals in his first 39 games for the club.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Miranchuk establishes Emmanuel Latte Las<\/span> He scored his second goal of the season six minutes into stoppage time, giving him a 2-1 lead at halftime. Miranchuk&#8217;s assist was his first of the season with two assists and Latte Lass&#8217; ninth career goal in 41 games.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Lobjanidze scores<\/span> Five minutes into the second half, they had a two-point advantage. Cooper Sanchez, an 18-year-old rookie midfielder, recorded his third assist.<\/p>\n<p>Lucas Hoyos made four saves in his 10th start for Atlanta United in his first year in the league. <\/p>\n<p>Thomas Guillier stopped two shots in his 17th career start for Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta United improved to 9-5-5 overall against Montreal, including 7-1-1 at home.<\/p>\n<h2>to the next<\/h2>\n<p>Montreal: Play against Orlando City on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta: Host the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cf-montreal-atlanta-united-score-mls-871fa31ba4de5377e5774a33b6637712\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATLANTA (AP) \u2014 Saba Lobjanidze scored in the second half and Atlanta United rallied to beat CF Montreal 3-1 on Saturday night. matty Longstaff caught the pass. 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