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Sporting KC loses late lead, plays to 1-1 draw with Atlanta United FC
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Sporting KC loses late lead, plays to 1-1 draw with Atlanta United FC

Published Aug. 6, 2017 10:55 p.m. ET

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Jacob Peterson scored in stoppage time to lift Atlanta United to a 1-1 draw with Sporting Kansas City on Sunday night.

Peterson, who came on for Julian Gressel in the 67th minute, ran onto loose ball -- after an attempted clearance by Matt Besler was deflected into the center of the box -- and blasted a left-footer past a sliding Tim Melia into the net in the first minute of injury time.

Atlanta United (10-7-5) is 4-0-2 in its last six games.

Benny Feilhaber came on at halftime and, after Latif Blessing drew a penalty against Leandro Pirez, converted from the spot to give Sporting Kansas City (9-4-10) a 1-0 lead in the 59th minute.

Atlanta had just seven shots and didn't have a shot on goal in the first half.

Kansas City is unbeaten in its last nine MLS matches (2-0-7), dating to a 1-0 loss at Colorado on May 27.

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