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Philadelphia Union and Toronto FC Draw in Thrilling Match at Subaru Park
Chester, Pennsylvania – In a hard-fought contest at Subaru Park, the Philadelphia Union and Toronto FC ended in a draw, keeping fans on the edge of their seats until the very last second.
Philadelphia Union took an early lead with a goal by I. Vassilev in the 4th minute, assisted by T. Baribo. The early goal seemed to set the tone for the home team. The remainder of the first half unfolded with tactical and contested play, marked by a yellow card for J. Glesnes of Philadelphia Union.
The second half brought even more drama. A goal by T. Baribo for Philadelphia Union was disallowed by VAR due to an offside in the 56th minute. Toronto FC received a yellow card through R. Petretta in the 55th minute. The match continued with a high level of intensity, evidenced by several yellow cards shown to players from both teams, including K. Wagner and O. Makhanya from Philadelphia Union and D. Kerr and K. Thompson from Toronto FC.
Just when it seemed that Philadelphia Union would take the victory, D. Kerr of Toronto FC scored a goal in the 90th minute, tying the game in the final moments. The match concluded with possession slightly favoring Toronto FC (51%) and a total of 12 shots for Philadelphia Union against 9 for the visiting team. The match, officiated by Tori Penso, left a bittersweet taste for both teams on this day in Major League Soccer.
Substitutions toronto fc: at minute 59 A. Coello came in and M. Dominguez went out., at minute 76 O. Brynhildsen came in and D. Kerr went out., at minute 76 T. Corbeanu came in and M. Henry went out., at minute 90 D. Mihailovic came in and D. Etienne went out., at minute 90 R. Petretta came in and K. Thompson went out.
Substitutions philadelphia union: at minute 67 B. Damiani came in and M. Uhre went out., at minute 67 T. Baribo came in and M. Iloski went out., at minute 81 J. Bueno came in and J. Lukic went out., at minute 88 Q. Sullivan came in and C. Sullivan went out., at minute 88 I. Vassilev came in and A. Bedoya went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Philadelphia Union
Toronto FC
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