Atlanta United picked up their first ever win in MLS on Sunday with a convincing 6-1 victory over a poor Minnesota United side. The lopsided match was a great sign that the club’s mentality of building a roster with young and exciting players is one that will pay off in the short term and the long term. The stark contrast in quality between the two teams was easy to see. Here’s who our readers voted as the best player on the day.
Man of the Match: Josef Martinez
In a shocking turn of events, the man who notched the first hat trick in Atlanta United history was voted Man of the Match by the DSS community. It was an obvious outcome, but Miguel Almiron made it closer than expected with his great performance. Here are the full player ratings as decided by the voters in our post-match reaction thread:
GK: Alec Kann - 7.0
RB: Tyrone Mears - 6.7
CB: Michael Parkhurst - 7.6
CB: Leandro Gonzalez Pirez - 7.0
LB: Greg Garza - 7.3
CM: Jeff Larentowicz - 5.9
CM: Julian Gressel - 6.8
RW: Tito Villalba - 6.6
CAM: Miguel Almiron - 9.2
LW: Yamil Asad - 7.2
ST: Josef Martinez - 9.6
SUB: Kenwyne Jones - NR
SUB: Chris McCann - NR
SUB: Jacob Peterson - NR