🚨 Atlanta United defeat Charlotte to advance to the U.S. Open Cup quarters
🚨 Atlanta United defeat Charlotte to advance to the U. S. Open Cup quarters Atlanta United defeated a rotated Charlotte FC side on Tuesday night to advance to the Lamar Hunt U.
S. Open Cup quarter-finals. Scorers: Miranchuk 22', Sanchez 71' Atlanta opened the scoring as captain Alexey Miranchuk curled his strike into the top-left corner.
Despite taking seven first-half shots to Charlotte's zero, Atlanta went into the break with just a one-goal lead. Eventually, Atlanta doubled their lead as 18-year-old Cooper Sanchez took advantage of a serious defensive miscommunication to find the back of an empty net. Ultimately, after a routine 2-0 victory, Tata Martino's side will face the winner of Red Bull New York vs New York City FC in the quarter-final.