Philadelphia Union played D.C. United on Wednesday night at Subaru Park, battling to a 0-0 draw. The first half ended scoreless with both sides creating chances. The Union's closest scoring opportunity of the match came just over an hour in, when forward Julian Carranza volleyed a shot on goal, forcing the D.C. goalkeeper to make a fingertip save. The Union came close several times to notching the game winner, but could not find a late goal. Goalkeeper Andre Blake made three saves to help the Union earn the clean sheet and take a hard fought mid-week point. With the result, the Union extended their unbeaten streak to five games.Â
The Union will return to Subaru Park on Saturday, May 20th (7:30 p.m. ET / Apple TV), where they face the New England Revolution.
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Philadelphia Union 0 – D.C United 0
Subaru Park (Chester, PA)
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
Referee:Â Pierre-Luc Lauziere
Assistant Referees:Â Ryan Graves, Claudiu Badea
Fourth Official:Â Elvis Osmanovic
VAR:Â Alejandro Mariscal
Ast. VAR:Â Michael Kampmeinert
Weather: 60 degrees and sunny.
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
PHI – Julian Carranza (caution) 9’
DC – Derrick Williams (caution) 48’
DC – Lewis O’Brien (caution) 74’
PHI – Jose Martinez (caution) 90+3’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Kai Wagner, Jack Elliott, Jakob Glesnes, Nathan Harriel (Olivier Mbaizo 72’ ); Leon Flach, Matt Real (Jose Martinez 57’), Alejandro Bedoya (Andres Perea 72’), Joaquin Torres (Mikael Uhre 58’), Daniel Gazdag; Julian Carranza.
Substitutes not used: Joe Bendik, Damion Lowe, Richard Odada, Jeremy Rafanello, Chris Donovan.
D.C. United: Tyler Miller; Derrick Williams, Donovan Pines, Goussou Samake (Jacob Greene 75’), Russell Canouse, Chris Durkin, Lewis O’Brien, Ted Ku-DiPietro ( Cristian Dajome 75’), Mateusz Klich (Yamil Asad 83’), Victor Palsson, Christian Benteke.
Substitutes not used: Brendan Hines-Ike, Erik Hurtado, Alex Bono, Jackson Hopkins, Kristian Fletcher, Matal Akinmboni.
Notes
- Goalkeeper Andre Blake earned his third clean sheet of the season.
- The Union are undefeated in their last five regular season matches.
The Union will return to Subaru Park on Saturday, May 20th (7:30 p.m. ET / Apple TV), where they face the New England Revolution.