ATLANTA (AP) — Josef Martínez scored two goals Wednesday night against his former team and moved into seventh in MLS history with 115 career regular season goals and CF Montreal beat Atlanta United 2-1.
Tom Pearce bent an entry behind two defenders to the front post, where a charging Martínez tapped in a one-touch finish from point blank range that gave Montreal a 2-1 lead in the 76th minute. The 31-year-old Martínez — who scored 98 goals across six seasons with Atlanta, including a then-MLS single-season record 31 in 2018 — moved past Ante Razov (114 goals from 1996-2009).
Jonathan Sirois had six saves for Montreal.
Martínez opened the scoring with 43rd when his pass was redirected by a defender back to Martínez, whose chip shot from near the penalty spot slipped under the crossbar to give Montreal (10-12-10) a 1-0 lead.
Pedro Amador flipped a cross from outside the left corner of the area to Daniel Ríos at the back post for a header into a wide-open net to make it 1-1 in first-half stoppage time.
Atlanta (8-14-10) is winless in five consecutive games and has just one win since returning from the Leagues Cup break.
Montreal beat Atlanta 1-0 on July 13 at home.
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