Atlanta United went up twice to close in on the Eastern Conference's No. 2 seed, but Toronto FC prevented them from grabbing it each time en route to setting an MLS record.

A spectacular late free kick from Sebastian Giovinco saw Toronto FC tie Atlanta United, 2-2, in their regular-season finale at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday evening. The result saw Toronto set the MLS mark for most points in a single campaign, and prevented Atlanta from securing a first-round bye in the playoffs.

Giovinco's stupendous effort from distance in the 84th minute canceled out a neat Josef Martinez flick 10 minutes earlier. Prior to that, Jozy Altidore struck at the hour-mark to negate the opener that Yamil Asad scored from the spot in the first half.