Philadelphia Union played D.C. United on Thursday night at Subaru Park, drawing 0-0. With the tie and win in post-regulation shootout, the Union advance to the round of 16 in the 2023 Leagues Cup. The game remained scoreless despite both teams having many scoring opportunities. Philadelphia and D.C. had almost equivalent possession, with the Union having the ball 52.2% of the time. Goalkeeper Andre Blake had three saves to keep the score even and lead to a post-regulation shootout. The Union converted four out of five of their shots to win the match with Olivier Mbaizo scoring the goal winning kick to move the Union ahead to the round of 16 for the 2023 Leagues Cup.
The Union will return to Subaru Park on Monday, August 7th (time TBA) where they will face New York Red Bulls in the round of 16 for the 2023 Leagues Cup.
Philadelphia Union 0(5) – D.C. United 0(4)
Subaru Park (Chester, PA)
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Ast. Referee 1: Walter Lopez Ramos
Ast. Referee 2: Christian RamÃrez
Fourth official: Okeito O Jay Nicholson
VAR: Óscar MacÃas Romo
Ast. VAR: Daneion Parchment
Weather: 75 and cloudy.
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
PHI – Daniel Gazdag (caution) 67’
PHI – Olivier Mbaizo (caution) 73’
PHI – Jack Elliott (caution) 88’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake, Jack Elliott, Damion Lowe (Jack McGlynn 80’), Jakob Glesnes, Jesus Bueno, Jose Martinez, Daniel Gazdag, Kai Wagner, Olivier Mbaizo, Julian Carranza, Mikael Uhre (Chris Donovan 73’).
Substitutes not used: Joaquin Torres, Matt Real, Joe Bendik, Holden Trent, Quinn Sullivan, Nathan Harriel, Jeremy Rafanello, Leon Flach.
D.C. United: Alex Bono, Derrick Williams, Donovan Pines (Kristian Fletcher 90’ + 3’), Brendan Hines-Ike, Mateusz Klich, Christopher Durkin, Pedro Santos, Cristian Dajome, Christian Benteke, Yamil Asad (Ruan Gregório 49’), Jackson Hopkins (Éric Davis 69’).
Substitutes not used: Jacob Greene, Luis Zamudio, Tyler Miller, Erik Hurtado, Steven Birnbaum, Gaoussou Samaké.
TEAM NOTES
- With his hat trick tonight, midfielder Daniel Gazdag has scored four goals in the 2023 Leagues Cup.
- Homegrown defender Nathan Harriel scored his first goal of the 2023 Leagues Cup and second overall for the Philadelphia Union.
- Homegrown midfielder Jack McGlynn scored his first goal of the 2023 Leagues Cup.
- Defender Jack Elliott notched his first assist of the 2023 Leagues Cup.
- Midfielder Jesus Bueno earned two assists on the night, and now has two in the 2023 Leagues Cup.
- Gazdag scored two penalty kicks to raise his overall goal total for the tournament to four which currently leads the tournament.
- Gazdag scored his first hat trick of the season and the third of his career. The last time he scored a hat trick was against Toronto FC on October 9th, 2022.
With the win, the Union will host the first round of 32 on August 3. Opponent and time of the match will be announced following the conclusion of the East Region matches on July 30.
