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08/29 20:42 CDT Idan Toklomati and Liel Abada score goals, Charlotte beats Atlanta 2-0 Idan Toklomati and Liel Abada score goals, Charlotte beats Atlanta 2-0 ATLANTA (AP) --- Idan Toklomati and Liel Abada each scored a goal, Kristijan Kahlina had three saves, and Charlotte FC beat Atlanta United 2-0 on Saturday night. Allan Saint-Maximin, a designated player and former French youth international who signed with Charlotte on July 13, finished with two assists. Charlotte (10-7-5) is unbeaten in four straight and has just one loss in its last nine games. Saint-Maximin, on the counter-attack, darted past a defender and bounced a cross from the left side to the back post, where Pep Biel played a first-touch pass back to Toklomati for a sliding finish from point-blank range to open the scoring in the 22nd minute. It was the first goal contribution in MLS for Saint-Maximin in his fourth career appearance. Atlanta (6-13-3) had its longest win streak of the season snapped at three games. Lucas Hoyos had two saves. Saint-Maximin led another Charlotte counter-attack before he played a short pass toward the right corner of the penalty box. Abada's first touch pushed it toward the end line, before he cut back and flicked a left-footer inside the back post to make it 2-0 in the 48th. The teams played to a 2-2 tie July 22 in their returns from the World Cup break. ___ See AP's full soccer coverage here