I can’t even comprehend what just happened. Atlanta United have snapped their seven-match home winless streak in the most dramatic and hilarious of fashions.
With the final whistle seemingly a formality, Jamal Thiare pulled off a heist worthy of the plot of a new Ocean’s movie. Hiding behind Toronto FC’s Luka Gavran as he was about to punt the ball and presumably hear the referee blow for full-time, he waited and hoped for a mistake. And a mistake he received as the goalkeeper placed the ball down and Thiare pounced like the luckiest person on planet earth for the winning goal.
A truly unbelievable ending to a soccer match.
Here is my take on how the players did individually.
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Five Stripe Final to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.