ATLANTA&nbsp; — H&eacute;ber scored a key goal in the second half and New York City FC clinched third place in the Eastern Conference, defeating Atlanta United 2-1 on Sunday's Decision Day in the MLS. 
 H&eacute;ber's goal in the 60th minute gave NYCFC a 2-0 lead, which held up after Atlanta United's Andrew Gutman scored a few minutes later. 
 Gabriel Pereira scored early in the first half for NYCFC (16-11-7). 
 The win kept NYCFC in third place with 55 points, two points ahead of New York Red Bulls, which defeated Charlotte 2-0. 
 Atlanta (10-14-10) did not make the playoffs. 
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ATLANTA — Héber scored a key goal in the second half and New York City FC clinched third place in the Eastern Conference, defeating Atlanta United 2-1 on Sunday's Decision Day in the MLS. Héber's goal in the 60th minute gave NYCFC a 2-0 lead, which held up after Atlanta United's Andrew Gutman scored a few minutes later. Gabriel Pereira scored early in the first half for NYCFC (16-11-7). The win kept NYCFC in third place with 55 points, two points ahead of New York Red Bulls, which defeated Charlotte 2-0. Atlanta (10-14-10) did not make the playoffs. STORYWIDGET: stn-nycfc-player2

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