Atlanta United fell to Columbus Crew 3-1 on Saturday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Alexey Miranchuk scored his fourth goal of the season, but three second half goals by the visitors sealed the points. Homegrown midfielder Will Reilly made his season debut, while fellow Homegrown midfielder Jay Fortune made his season debut as a second-half substitute.

Neither team was able to create many scoring opportunities in the first half. Atlanta's best look came through Steven Alzate, whose long-range effort was spilled by Patrick Schulte, but Columbus' defense reacted first to the loose ball. Lucas Hoyos made two saves to keep the match scoreless at the break.

The visitors took control of the match with two quick goals in the first eight minutes of the second half. In the 48th minute, Wessam Abou Ali finished a cross from Max Arfsten with a header into the bottom left corner for the lead. Five minutes later, Abou Ali doubled the advantage with a strike from about 20 yards out into the top corner beyond the reach of Hoyos.

Atlanta looked to respond and cut into the deficit in the 60th minute. After good combination play at...