Foxborough, MA. (August 8, 2021) – The Philadelphia Union fell to New England Revolution on the road Sunday night in Foxborough in a 2-1 loss. New England got on the board first with a goal from Matt Polster in the 10th minute. In his first career MLS start, homegrown Paxten Aaronson evened the score with a strike from inside the box in the 31stminute, the first goal of his career. New England retook the lead in the 39th minute after being awarded a penalty kick. Goalkeeper Andre Blake made the initial save but New England’s Gustavo Bou was able to put away the rebound. The Union were not able to find the equalizer in the second half of the game, coming close with multiple shots in the final minutes. With the loss, the Union moved to fourth in the Eastern Conference standings.
The Union head to Mexico City to take on Club America for the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League Semi Final on Thursday, August 12 (10:00 p.m. ET / FS1).Â
Philadelphia Union 1 – New England Revolution 2
Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, MA)
Sunday, August 8, 2021
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Assistant Referees: Kevin Klinger, Matthew Nelson
Fourth Official: Joshua Encarnación
VAR: Joseph Dickerson
Ast. VAR: Jonathan Johnson
GOALS/ASSISTS
NE – Matt Polster (McNamara) 10’
PHI – Paxten Aaronson (Glesnes) 31’
NE – Gustavo Bou (unassisted) 39’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
PHI – Olivier Mbazio (caution) 22’
PHI – Jack Elliott (caution) 54’
NE – Tommy McNamara (caution) 69’
PHI – Kai Wagner (caution) 84’
NE – Teal Bunbury (caution) 90’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Stuart Findlay, Jack Elliott, Jakob Glesnes; Leon Flach (Kai Wagner 46’), Jack McGlynn, Jose Martinez (Ilsinho 47’), Olivier Mbaizo (Alejandro Bedoya 57’); Paxten Aaronson; Quinn Sullivan (Daniel Gazdag 76’), Sergio Santos (Kacper Przybylko 46’).
Substitutes not used:Â Matt Freese; Nathan Harriel, Aurelien Collin.
New England Revolution: Matt Turner; DeJuan Jones, Henry Kessler, Andrew Farrell, Brandon Bye; Maciel, Matt Polster (Arnor Traustason 46’); Tommy McNamara (Scott Caldwell 75’), Tajon Buchanan; Gustavo Bou (Teal Bunbury 90’), Adam Buksa.
Substitutes not used: Emmanuel Boateng, Earl Edwards Jr., AJ Delagarza JR, Brad Knighton, Christian Mafla, Wilfrid Kaptoum.
Team Notes
- Goalkeeper Andre Blake earned his 160th career start for the Union.
- Center back Stuart Findlay made his second start of the season. Findlay's first MLS start came on June 26th on the road at Chicago.
- Homegrown Jack McGlynn earned his fourth start of his MLS career.
- Fellow homegrown Paxten Aaronson scored his first career goal in his first MLS start. It was his fourth appearance this season.
- Defender Jakob Glenses registered his second assist of the regular season.
- Union homegrown Quinn Sullivan, another Union homegrown, earned his second start of his career.
The Union head to Mexico City to take on Club America for the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League Semi Final on Thursday, August 12 (10:00 p.m. ET / FS1).
