NYCFC beat Atlanta 2-1 on Traoré's stoppage-time goal

Bénie Traoré scored from outside the box in the 90th minute plus five to give NYCFC a 2-1 win over Atlanta at Citi Field. Atlanta had pulled level only two minutes earlier, so the late strike erased a comeback.

Nicolás Fernández was the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 7.6. He scored the opener in the 70th minute, curling a left footed free kick into the bottom right corner, and he led NYCFC with three shots. It was 1-0 until the 88th, when Breel Embolo headed in from very close range to make it 1-1.

Traoré then put NYCFC back in front. Kevin O'Toole assisted and also led his side with 17 defensive interventions. NYCFC moved to 9-11-12. Atlanta fell to 8-6-18.

Chirp's Sim had NYCFC at 48% over 10,000 simulations, and it called this one.