My choice for man of the match from Atlanta United’s 4-2 win over San Jose on Tuesday at Georgia Tech’s Bobby Dodd Stadium:
Anton Walkes
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Why? He scored the winning goal on a header in the 81st minute. It came on corner kick and was the first goal scored by the team on a set piece in league play this season. Walkes beat Nick Lima to the back post, and Leandro Gonzalez Pires made sure that Andres Imperiale wouldn't going to reach the ball by putting his hands on his shoulders.
What he said: "It's a great feeling. I can't really explain it. It happened so quickly. It was a great ball in from Julian (Gressel), from what I can remember and I was just lucky enough to get contact on it.
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