Time marches on. The years slip by, thinning the hair, adding a little more creak to the back each morning. But Brad Guzan? He's still there. Under the crossbar. Like he's taunting the very logic of modern soccer.

Pep Biel and Wilfried Zaha scored early in the second half as Charlotte FC won its home opener by defeating Atlanta United FC 2-0 on Saturday afternoon.

If the first match set off an alarm like an open refrigerator door, the second match may sound like an ambulance.

Atlanta United suffered a 2-0 loss to Charlotte FC in front of 51,002 fans, despite a strong performance by midfielder Stian Gregersen.

Ronny Deila wasn’t with Atlanta United last season. Brad Guzan was but didn’t want to compare Saturday’s 3-2 win against Montreal with anything that happened last season other than to say the resilience shown against Montreal was good to see.

Second Half_1, Charlotte FC, Abada, 1 (Zaha), 49th minute; 2, Charlotte FC, Zaha, 1, 54th. Goalies_Atlanta, Brad Guzan, Josh Cohen; Charlotte FC, Kristijan Kahlina, David Bingham. Atlanta_Brad Guzan;

Emmanuel Latte Lath likely returns to start for Atlanta while the former English Premier League star could star up top for Charlotte.

ATLANTA — Emmanuel Latte Lath scored two goals in his MLS debut on Saturday night and Edwin Mosquera netted the go-ahead goal in the 85th minute to help Atlanta United beat CF Montreal 3-2 in the season opener for both teams.

First Half_1, Atlanta, Latte Lath, 1 (Lobzhanidze), 41st minute. Second Half_2, Montreal, Saliba, 1 (Owusu), 47th; 3, Atlanta, Latte Lath, 2, 63rd; 4, Montreal, Owusu ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad Goalies_Atlanta, Brad Guzan, Josh Cohen; Charlotte FC, Kristijan Kahlina, David Bingham. Yellow Cards_Bronico, Charlotte FC, 61st; Agyemang ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad Goalies_Montreal, Jonathan Sirois, Sebastian Breza; Atlanta, Brad Guzan, Josh Cohen. Yellow Cards_Opoku, Montreal, 34th; Latte Lath, Atlanta ...