Union 2 – NYC 1: Home fans rewarded with victory at Subaru Park
New York fell to an away defeat at the hands of Philadelphia Union at Subaru Park on Monday. After today’s result, Union and NYC currently occupy 1st and 2nd spots in the table, with 29 points and 27 points respectively after 23 matches.
Union started the match well, when Uhre gave Union the lead, 9 minutes in, ending the first half 1-0.
The Pigeons took the initiative in the second half, when Castellanos found the net, 88 minutes in. Union in turn, then responded just before the final whistle increasing their lead with an effort from Burke, leaving the final score at 2-1.
Substitutions for Union included Burke for Uhre, repectively. NYC brought on Amundsen, Tinnerholm, Gabriel Pereira and Heber, to replace Gloster, Gray, Rodríguez and Acevedo.
There were bookings for Carranza from Union, and Rodríguez, Callens, Castellanos and Moralez, for NYC.
| Technical card: | |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia Union: | Blake, Elliott, Glesnes, Wagner, Harriel, José Martinez, Leon Flach, Bedoya, Gazdag, Carranza and Uhre (Burke, min.65) |
| New York: | Johnson, Callens, Chanot, Gloster (Amundsen, min.46), Gray (Tinnerholm, min.47), Morales, Acevedo (Heber, min.82), Moralez, Rodríguez (Gabriel Pereira, min.69), Talles Magno and Castellanos |
| Stadium: | Subaru Park |
| Goals: | Uhre (1-0, min. 9), Castellanos (1-1, min. 88) and Burke (2-1, min. 96) |
