Atlanta United 3-1 D.C. United: Community Player Ratings

Atlanta United fans were surely rolling their eyes in the eighth minute of Saturday’s match against D.C. United when Zoltan Stieber’s goal gave the visitors an early lead. It was the perfect situation for a visiting team, many of which had experienced success in Mercedes-Benz Stadium sitting deep and defending an early lead. Fortunately things didn’t turn out the way Ben Olsen’s team would’ve planned, mainly thanks to...

Man of the Match: Josef Martinez

This one was never in doubt. The Venezuelan had a record-breaking day, netting his sixth hat trick in less than two MLS seasons. Martinez now has as many goals as games played this season, an absolutely absurd scoring rate that is rarely seen around the world.

Full player ratings:

GK: Brad Guzan - 7.51

RB: Franco Escobar - 6.62

CB: Michael Parkhurst - 7.69

CB: Leandro Gonzalez Pirez - 7.40

LB: Chris McCann - 6.53

CM: Jeff Larentowicz - 7.33

CM: Julian Gressel - 7.07

RW: Tito Villalba - 6.77

CAM: Miguel Almiron - 6.95

LW: Andrew Carleton - 7.44

ST: Josef Martinez - 9.71

SUB:

SUB: Brandon Vazquez - 6.57

SUB: Eric Remedi - 6.89

SUB: Kevin Kratz - 6.38