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After failing to beat New York Red Bulls in their first four attempts, Atlanta United thwacked Chris Armas’s side in a stunning 3-0 home win in the first leg of the Eastern Conference Finals. Atlanta now heads to New York for the deciding match of the tie with a three goal lead in tow. Anything less than three goals means a win for Atlanta. An away goal means that Red Bulls would have to score five goals against a team that has only been scored on once in three playoff games. In short: Atlanta could totally still mess this up, but it would be really, really hard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices