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TFC shut out by Atlanta in battle of past champs

Atlanta United is starting to resemble the team that won the MLS Cup five months ago.

Hector Villalba and Julian Gressel scored to lead resurgent Atlanta to its third victory in a row, 2-0 over Toronto FC in a matchup of the last two MLS Cup champions Wednesday night.

After a sluggish start under new coach Frank de Boer, United (4-3-2) is finally rounding into its expected form. Atlanta dominated the stat sheet, piling up a 19-8 advantage in shots, knocking two attempts off the post and preventing Toronto from putting any balls on net.

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan extended his scoreless streak to three games without much effort, giving the 3-year-old Atlanta franchise its first victory over Toronto FC in five matches.

"This shows the confidence is growing," de Boer said. "It's a big step forward against a very good team."

WATCH | Atlanta gets 1st win over TFC:

Atlanta United defeat Toronto FC 2-nil with goals from Hector Villalba and Julian Gressel. 1:06

After Josef Martinez was denied on a couple of chances in close, Atlanta broke through in the 17th minute. The play was set up by Ashtone Morgan's hard foul on Gressel just outside the box, giving United a dangerous free kick. Pity Martinez launched one over the wall, only to have Alex Bono make a brilliant save diving to his left.

But Josef Martinez hustled after the rebound, sending the ball back in front where Villalba flicked it past the keeper for his first goal of the season.

Playing its fourth straight game without top scorer Jozy Altidore as he recovers from a hamstring injury, Toronto (5-3-1) got so desperate for a scoring chance that Jonathan Osorio took a dive in the area off minimal contact, hoping to draw a penalty kick in the closing minutes.

Instead, he picked up a yellow card.

""Look, they are a good team," Toronto coach Greg Vanney said. "When you give them space to attack through you, they are going to attack fast and they are going to attack through you. ... We spent a lot of energy chasing them in the wrong direction."

WATCH | Impact rallies in 2nd half:

Maximiliano Urruti's penalty kick lifts Montreal over New York for a 2-1 victory. 1:20

Impact 2, Red Bulls 1

Zakaria Diallo and Maximiliano Urruti scored 15 minutes apart in the second half and the Montreal Impact rallied to beat the New York Red Bulls 2-1 on Wednesday night.

Montreal (6-4-2) won for the first time in nine regular-season games at Red Bull Arena to move into a three-way tie for first place in the Eastern Conference. New York (3-5-2), which had its two-game winning streak snapped, entered with a 28-8 scoring advantage at home against Montreal.

Diallo, who missed the entire 2018 season due to injury, scored his first MLS goal in the 64th minute to tie it at 1. Urruti gave Montreal the lead in the 79th on the Impact's first penalty-kick attempt of the season.

New York's Aaron Long headed home Marc Rzatkowski's free kick in the 36th.

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