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Southern Fried Soccer: Atlanta United 3, Columbus 1

August 19, 2018 Atlanta: Atlanta United forward Josef Martinez (right) celebrates with Franco Escobar and Miguel Almiron on his back after making the MLS season record tieing goal, his 27th, past Columbus Crew defender Jonathan Mensah for a 1-0 lead during the first half in a MLS soccer match on Sunday, August 19, 2018, in Atlanta. The Atlanta United won the game 3-1. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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August 19, 2018 Atlanta: Atlanta United forward Josef Martinez (right) celebrates with Franco Escobar and Miguel Almiron on his back after making the MLS season record tieing goal, his 27th, past Columbus Crew defender Jonathan Mensah for a 1-0 lead during the first half in a MLS soccer match on Sunday, August 19, 2018, in Atlanta. The Atlanta United won the game 3-1. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
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Aug 20, 2018

In this episode of the podcast "Southern Fried Soccer," Doug Roberson of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Jason Longshore of 92.9FM and SoccerdownHere.com discuss Atlanta United's 3-1 win against Columbus on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

They discuss Josef Martinez's record-tying goal, Hector Villalba's stunning run, Miguel Almiron's confidence, Ezequiel Barco's return and answer if Jeff Larentowicz committed a handball infraction.

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