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ATLANTA — It can be read as a sign of the top-notch team Toronto FC believes itself to be that the club leaves Georgia disappointed with only picking up a single point against Atlanta United FC on Saturday night.

TFC knows that had an inexplicable video review that upheld a penalty call leading to the tying goal gone the other way or had Sebastian Giovinco’s late strike gone in instead of off of a crossbar, perhaps three points could have been attained.

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Head coach Greg Vanney was particularly bothered that the 1-0 halftime edge his team had earned was wiped away in a single, controversial moment, with no explanation from the officials as to what went down.

“For us, ideally we want three points. That’s why the (penalty kick) frustrates me,” Vanney said.

“There were other things in the game, but the PK call resulted directly into a goal … Everybody saw the goalkeeper gets his hand on the ball. I don’t have an explanation. I don’t know if they have an explanation other then they will say that the middle official saw a foul. That’s what VAR is for to check the call. If our guy touches the ball, then I don’t understand why a foul is being called. He makes a play on the ball,” he said.