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Atlanta United 3–2 CF Montreal: Player Ratings As Emmanuel Latte Lath Bags Brace in Debut

Atlanta United got back to winning ways despite some worrying moments against CF Montréal.

Ben Steiner

Atlanta United got two goals from MLS record signing Emmanuel Latte Lath in his debut
Atlanta United got two goals from MLS record signing Emmanuel Latte Lath in his debut / Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Atlanta United got exactly what they paid for in record signing Emmanuel Latte Lath on Saturday night. 

Fresh off his $22 million transfer from Middlesbrough, Latte Lath scored twice and helped in the build-up of the winning goal as the Five Stripes downed an upstart CF Montréal team 3–2 at Mercedes Benz Arena. Buoyed by the new signings and the Atlanta return of club legend Miguel Almirón, Ronny Deila's home head coaching debut saw the 2018 MLS Cup champions attack like they had in previous eras. 

Latte Lath opened the scoring in the 42nd minute, a short-lived lead before Montreal’s Prince Owusu sent a cross in for Canadian international Nathan Saliba, who nodded home to tie the match. 

Atlanta regained the lead through their star signing in the 63rd minute, but conceded another equalizer just eight minutes later. Edwin Mosquera delivered when it mattered most for his side, though, and curled in a lovely effort to beat Montreal’s Jonathan Sirois in the 85th minute to take all three points. 

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While defensive woes may worry Deila, Atlanta secured the victory and started a new era for the club. They’ll now look ahead to their second match on Mar. 1 against Charlotte FC. Meanwhile, CF Montréal are set to clash with Minnesota United on the same day. 

Check out the player ratings from the match below.

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Atlanta United Player Ratings vs. CF Montréal (4-2-3-1)

Players

Ratings

GK: Brad Guzan

7.1/10

LB: Ronald Hernández

7.0/10

CB: Luis Abram

6.4/10

CB: Stian Gregersen

7.0/10

RB: Matthew Edward

7.2/10

CDM: Mateusz Klich

6.2/10

CDM: Bartosz Slisz

7.3/10

LM: Saba Lobjanidze

7.9/10

CM: Aleksey Miranchuk

7.4/10

RM: Miguel Almirón

8.3/10

ST: Emmanuel Latte Lath

9.1/10

SUB: Ajani Fortune (83' for Klich)

N/A

SUB: Derick Williams (83' for Gregersen)

N/A

SUB: Edwin Mosquera (83' for Lobjanidze)

N/A

SUB: Noah Cobb (90+1' for Latte Lath)

N/A

SUB: Jamal Thiaré (90+9' for Almirón)

N/A

CF Montréal Player Ratings vs. Atlanta United (3-4-3)

Players

Ratings

GK: Jonathan Sirois

6.4/10

CB: Luca Petrasso

5.9/10

CB: Joel Waterman

5.6/10

CB: George Campbell

7.5/10

LM: Caden Clark

6.8/10

CM: Nathan Saliba

7.8/10

CM: Samuel Piette

6.6/10

RM: Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty

6.5/10

LW: Fabian Herbers

6.3/10

ST: Prince Owusu

8.6/10

RW: Kwadwo Opoku

5.9/10

SUB: Tom Pearce (46' for Hebers)

6.2/10

SUB: Bryce Duke (46' for Opoku)

6.9/10

SUB: Sunusi Ibrahim (80' for Owusu)

6.4/10

SUB: Fernando Álvarez (84' for Petrasso)

N/A

SUB: Victor Loturi (86' for Piette)

N/A

Player of the Match: Emmanuel Latte Lath (Atlanta United)

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Ben Steiner
BEN STEINER

Ben Steiner is an American-Canadian journalist who brings in-depth experience, having covered the North American national teams, MLS, CPL, NWSL, NSL and Liga MX for prominent outlets, including MLSsoccer.com, CBC Sports, and OneSoccer.

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