Ruan scores the only goal of the game and leads Montreal to a 1-0 victory over Atlanta United

MONTREAL (AP) — Defender Ruan Gregorio Gregorio Teixeira scored in the second half and goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois made no saves en route to his fifth shutout of the season as CF Montreal beat Atlanta United 1-0. Neither team scored until Ruan used assists from Raheem Edwards and Ariel Lassiter in the 51st minute to score his second goal of the season for Montreal (6-9-8) and the sixth of his six-year career. It was the fourth assist this season for Edwards and the sixth for Lassiter. Atlanta United (6-11-6) was forced to play shorthanded four minutes later after defender Stian Gregersen was given a second yellow card, which led to a red card and a one-game suspension.

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