Anthony Jackson-Hamel scores winner as Impact edge Atlanta United for first win
MONTREAL — When Impact substitute Anthony Jackson-Hamel scored the stoppage-time winner, a weight was lifted off the team’s shoulders.
Montreal waited until the dying seconds to notch its first win of the MLS season as the Impact defeated 10-man Atlanta United FC 2-1 in their Saputo Stadium home opener on Saturday afternoon.
Jackson-Hamel scored in injury time, one of the last kicks of the ball, when he deflected Hernan Bernardello’s shot from distance off the post past the outstretched Alec Kann in Atlanta’s net.
“An important goal and an important victory,” said Jackson-Hamel, who came into the game in the 83rd minute. “We really needed this victory at home.