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Atlanta United faced St. Louis CITY SC for the first time on June 22, 2024. The match ended in a 1-1 draw with goals from Indiana Vassilev of St. Louis and Daniel Ríos of Atlanta.

The starting lineup for Atlanta United included Brad Guzan (captain), Derrick Williams, Tristan Muyumba, Brooks Lennon, Xande Silva (substituted by Luke Brennan at the 88th minute), Daniel Ríos (substituted by Nick Firmino at the 90+9th minute), Efrain Morales (substituted by Stian Gregersen at halftime), Noah Cobb, Caleb Wiley, Jamal Thiaré (substituted by Dax McCarty at the 61st minute), and Jay Fortune. Unused substitutes were Josh Cohen, Matt Edwards, Matías Gallardo, Ronald Hernández, and Tyler Wolff.

St. Louis CITY SC's starting XI featured Roman Burki, Tomas Totland (substituted by Akil Watts at the 72nd minute), Michael Wentzel (substituted by Jake Nerwinski at the 90+8th minute), Tim Parker, Jay Reid, Chris Durkin, Eduard Lowen, Indiana Vassilev, Nokkvi Thorisson (substituted by Njabulo Blom at the 72nd minute), Hosei Kijima (substituted by John Klein III at the 72nd minute), and Joao Klauss (substituted by Caden Glover at the 72nd minute). Unused substitutes were Anthony Markanich, Brendan McSorley, Joshua Yaro, and Benjamin Lundt.

Scoring commenced with Indiana Vassilev putting St. Louis ahead in the 50th minute. Atlanta's Daniel Ríos equalized in the 71st minute.

Disciplinary actions included yellow cards for Atlanta's Stian Gregersen in the 46th minute and for St. Louis' Jay Reid in the 58th minute and Indiana Vassilev in the 85th minute.

In roster notes:

- Atlanta United is on a road trip this week following a recent victory over D.C. United.

- Brad Guzan was named to Team of the Matchday after securing a clean sheet against D.C.

- Homegrown player Efrain Morales made his second consecutive start.

- Matt Edwards and Matías Gallardo were available off the bench; both players recently signed deals with Atlanta.

- Stian Gregersen and Tyler Wolff returned to availability after injury absences.

- Thiago Almada missed this match due to yellow card accumulation.

Regarding player availability:

Luis Abram, Saba Lobjanidze, and Bartosz Slisz are currently away on international duty with their respective national teams.