Philadelphia Union rout New York City FC in thrilling match
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – The Philadelphia Union dominated New York City FC in a vibrant match that ended with a 5-1 score. The Union demonstrated their superiority from the start, scoring three goals in the first half and adding two more in the second to secure the victory.
The game began at a frantic pace, and the Philadelphia Union took the lead at the 15th minute with a goal by T. Baribo, assisted by O. Mbaizo. The lead was extended to 2-0 in the 26th minute with a goal by M. Uhre, who received a pass from T. Baribo. D. Gazdag scored the Union’s third goal in the 32nd minute, without an assist.
Despite the dominance of the Philadelphia Union, New York City FC managed to discount in the 45th minute with a goal by A. Martínez, assisted by K. O’Toole. However, the Union continued to attack and in the second half they widened the difference. J. Glesnes scored the fourth goal in the 74th minute, assisted by K. Wagner, and J. Bueno sealed the score in the 85th minute with a goal without an assist.
The Philadelphia Union had a total of 12 shots, 7 of them on target, while New York City FC shot 26 times, with 9 shots on goal. The possession of the ball was for New York City FC with 63%, while the Philadelphia Union controlled the ball 37% of the time.
Despite the defeat, New York City FC had a good performance, but the Philadelphia Union were forceful and effective in attack to take the victory.
Substitutions new york city fc: at minute 46 M. Ilenic came in and T. Gray went out., at minute 46 M. Moralez came in and A. A. Ojeda went out., at minute 58 M. Bakrar came in and A. Martinez went out., at minute 58 A. Perea came in and H. Wolf went out., at minute 71 J. Mijatovic came in and S. Tanasijevic went out.
Substitutions philadelphia union: at minute 67 S. Adeniran came in and M. Uhre went out., at minute 79 J. Bueno came in and A. Bedoya went out., at minute 79 Q. Sullivan came in and T. Baribo went out., at minute 90 C. Sullivan came in and D. Gazdag went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
New York City FC
Philadelphia Union
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