Atlanta, Georgia – Na Sunday afternoon, Atlanta United go shout ‘Kicking it!’ as dem face Toronto FC for dia first home match in MLS regular season since di last month. Match go kick off for 4 p.m. like say e go be something wey fans no go wan miss! (Make dem no forget dem jersey abeg!)
Coach Deila don arrange im lineup wey get small twist as Jayden Hibbert go stand gidigba for goal. Dis one no be new face, since him don start twice dis season, and he dey look fit after im debut against dis same Toronto team back July 12. Gotta hand it to di guy e don dey ready!
For di defense, Pedro Amador don come back to show him skill for left side. Na him first time since dia last game against Seattle Sounders July 26—plus, na dem dey play at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. E dey go jolly with Stian Gregersen, Enea Mihaj, and Ronald Hernández to make sure dem fit hold di ground well against Toronto wahala.
Midfield no go dull as Tristan Muyumba dey join Bartosz Slisz and Alexey Miranchuk. Dis time, Muyumba go get di chance to shine as him dey trade starts with Will Reilly. (We no go lie, we dey expect hot gists from dia midfield wahala!)
Saba Lobjanidze dey ready to join di fun upfront with di captain Miguel Almirón and our Homegrown star Luke Brennan. With dis match, Luke go try make e full time count as na im fifth start dis season. E don shine like yellow gold for di Leagues cup!
Saba don also collect im 20th assist last month against Pumas. Na serious achievement for di boy! (Guess wetin? Growth no be wetin we dey see only for plants o!)
As we dey look forward to di match, make we no forget say Almirón don dey close to di second most assists in Atlanta history, with just three assists to catch up with Julian Gressel. Fullback Brooks Lennon dey hold di top spot like king with 40 assists. Talk about peeps who sabi deliver o!
Alexey Miranchuk no dey play like person wey wan sleep. E don score for three consecutive matches as e dey make ogbonna wave for di field. E get eight goals total, wey make am tie for di most goals dis season for Atlanta.
But, no be all good news be dis o. Di designated player Emmanuel Latte Lath go miss dis match cause of hamstring injury. We fit call am wahala! Matt Edwards and Jay Fortune dey also out. Na so life dey go, e no easy for dem!
If you no sabi di history, di last time Atlanta United and Toronto FC meet, dem score di latest goal in club regular season history with penalty wey happen for di 101st minute! Ghost goal alert! Dem be 4-1-4 at home against Toronto, and dem don outscore dem 16-11 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Not bad at all!
For those wey wan watch di magic happen live, dem get tickets available online. No slack, make you grab ya own ticket pronto! (E go dey like palm wine with correct meat for di side!)
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