Giorgos Giakoumakis was so close to a dream Atlanta United debut when he had a 'winning goal' disallowed.
The former Celtic striker was finally able to get his MLS career up and running after a frustrating wait for visa clearance and he was given a rapturous welcome by the home fans at the Mercedes Benz Arena when he came on early in the second half against Toronto.
The Canadian side had taken the lead and Mattheus Rossetto equalised before the Parkhead favourite was introduced and it was so close to being the perfect start. Giakoumkis followed up to bury a right foot shot into the net after Juan Sanchez's header was blocked by the flag went up for an offside on Sanchez
