Philadelphia Union fell to FC Dallas 0-1 on Wednesday night at Toyota Stadium. With the loss, the Union remain in first place in the Eastern Conference with 48 points. FC Dallas found themselves on the board first in the first half as forward Jesus Ferreira made a right footed strike from the middle of the box to the bottom left corner of the goal, he was assisted by Paul Arriola and Sebastian Lletget in the 34th minute. The Union had chances to score in the second half, including forward Mikael Uhre’s low driven shot in the 56th minute that was narrowly saved, but were ultimately unable to find the back of the net in the second half. Goalkeeper Andre Blake recorded four saves on the night, he leads the Eastern Conference in total saves with 83.The Union will wrap up their short road trip as they head back to the Eastern Conference to face DC United at Audi Field on Saturday, August 20th (7:30 p.m. ET / PHL17).FC Dallas 1 – Philadelphia Union 0Toyota Stadium (Frisco, TX)Wednesday, August 17, 2022
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
Referee:Â Nima Saghafi
Assistant Referees: Jose Da Silva, Kevin Lock
Fourth Official:Â Rubiel Vazquez
VAR:Â Â Guido Gonzales Jr
Ast. VAR:Â TJ Zablocki
Weather: 92 degrees and sunny.
GOALS/ASSISTS
DAL – Jesus Ferreira (Arriola, Lletget) 34’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
DAL – Jose Martinez (caution) 62’
PHI – Daniel Gazdag (caution) 73’
PHI – Olivier Mbaizo (caution) 75’
DAL – Jesus Ferreira (caution) 75’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Kai Wagner, Jack Elliott, Jakob Glesnes, Nathan Harriel (Olivier Mbaizo 59’); Jose Martinez (Paxten Aaronson 88’), Leon Flach (Jack McGlynn 59’), Alejandro Bedoya, Daniel Gazdag; Cory Burke (Mikael Uhre 45’+1’), Julian Carranza (Chris Donovan 88’).
Substitutes not used: Matt Freese; Matt Real, Brandan Craig, Quinn Sullivan.
FC Dallas: Maarten Paes; Marco Farfan, Jose Martinez, Matt Hedges, Ema Twumasi; Edwin Cerrillo, Sebastian Lletget (Nkosi Tafari 86’), Paxton Pomykal; Alan Velasco (Nanu 90’+2’), Jesus Ferreira (Franco Jara 82’), Paul Arriola (Tsiki Ntsabeleng 90’+2’).
Substitutes not used: Jader Obrian, Kalil ElMedkhar, Beni Redzic, Joshue Quinonez, Jimmy Maurer
Team Notes
- Captain Alejandro Bedoya made his 175th career start for the Union.
- Defender Jack Elliot made his 155th regular season appearance with the Union tonight.
- The Union had four players with 90%+ passing accuracy on the night.
- Defender Jakob Glesnes led all players in successful passes with 55. Defender Kai Wagner led all players in interceptions with four.
- Midfielder Jose Martinez led all players in tackles with three.
The Union will wrap up their short road trip as they head back to the Eastern Conference to face DC United at Audi Field on Saturday, August 20th (7:30 p.m. ET / PHL17).
