USMNT defender Caleb Wiley scored from 35 yards in Atlanta United's 2-2 tie with Philadelphia Union in MLS.
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Wiley nets from distanceTeenager scored against Philadelphia UnionAtlanta United let a 2-0 lead slipWHAT HAPPENED?
Wiley collected a loose ball in the middle of Philadelphia's half, took a single touch to set himself and then unleashed a left-footed thunderbolt that flew into the bottom corner beyond the reach of replacement goalkeeper Oliver Semmle.
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Wiley said: "It came off nice. Not used to scoring those. There was a similar play in the first half where it kind of came out to me. Thiago [Almada] played it into space and I took a touch and then took it, played it out of bounds to Tyler [Wolff]. But this time, I saw the chance to take my shot, take the opportunity to hit it, and it went in the back of the net, which was a nice feeling."
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The 63rd minute strike from 19-year-old Wiley, who debuted for the senior national team last April, put Atlanta 2-0 up in the game against the undefeated Philadelphia side. But it still wasn't enough to inflict a first MLS loss of 2024 on the Union, who fought back with goals from Mikael Uhre and Kai Wagner in the 73rd and 77th minutes respectively to tie the game.