Almiron, Atlanta United rout Orlando City

By The Associated Press

Posted 10:37PM on Saturday 30th June 2018 ( 6 years ago )

ATLANTA — Miguel Almiron scored twice and Josef Martinez added a goal and an assist to help Atlanta United beat Orlando City 4-0 on Saturday night.

Martinez opened the scoring in the third minute with a sliding finish off Julian Gressel's diagonal cross.

Atlanta (11-3-4) added quick goals in the 55th and 57th minutes. Almiron made it 2-0 on a counterattack, punching home Martinez's perfectly weighted through ball. Ezequiel Barco gathered the rebound off Almiron's long-range attempt hitting the crossbar and punched it back for Atlanta's third of the game.

Almiron capped the scoring in the 78th, taking Mikey Ambrose's pass at midfield and making a run all the way to goal with a narrow-angle finish that slotted through the goalkeeper's legs.

Orlando City (6-10-1) lost its eighth in a row.

Atlanta United forward Josef Martinez reacts to scoring a goal against Orlando City during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Atlanta.

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