D.C. United and Atlanta United played to a 1-1 draw at Audi Field in Washington, District of Columbia. The match took place on September 20, 2023, with a total attendance of undisclosed.

In the first half, Atlanta United took the lead in the 14th minute when S. Lobjanidze scored, assisted by Tyler Wolff. The score remained 0-1 in favor of Atlanta United going into halftime.

D.C. United fought back in the second half and managed to equalize in the 80th minute. Gabriel Pirani found the back of the net, with the assist coming from Mateusz Klich. The match ended with both teams having a score of 1-1.

Both teams made several substitutions throughout the game. For D.C. United, T. Ku-DiPietro and Y. Asad replaced J. Fajardo and Christopher Durkin in the 62nd minute. Later, C. Dájome and E. Hurtado came on for Mateusz Klich and Gabriel Pirani in the 85th minute. D.C. United also made additional substitutions with the introduction of A. Najar, L. Zamudio, H. Sargis, N. Robertha, and Pedro Santos, although the specific minute details were not provided.

For Atlanta United, Xande Silva and E. Mosquera replaced Tyler Wolff and S. Lobjanidze in the 59th minute. Matheus Rossetto then came on for Ajani Fortune in the 72nd minute. In the 90th minute, J. Purata and M. Chol were substituted for Giorgos Giakoumakis and T. Muyumba. Atlanta United also had additional substitutions with Miguel Berry, A. Sejdić, Q. Westberg, and R. Hernández, although the specific minute details were not provided.

The match was officiated by referee L. Szpala.

Both teams will now prepare for their upcoming matches. D.C. United is set to face New York RB at home on September 23, 2023, while Atlanta United will host Montréal on the same day.