Philadelphia Union faced Atlas F.C. in the first leg of the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinals on Tuesday night at Subaru Park, winning 1-0. In the first half, defender Damion Lowe made a crucial goal-line clearance in the 25th minute to preserve the 0-0 scoreline heading into halftime. Atlas F.C. then went down to 10 men in first half stoppage time when Anderson Santamaría saw a red card. The Union continued to apply the pressure throughout the match, outshooting Atlas F.C. 18 to eight. Midfielder Daniel Gazdag finally broke the deadlock, scoring the game winner in the 89th minute from the penalty spot after forward Julian Carranza was taken down in the box by Atlas F.C. goalkeeper Camilo Vargas. The Union will carry a one goal advantage into their second leg tie with Atlas F.C. The second leg Quarterfinal match will be played at Jalisco Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico on Wednesday, April 12th (10:00 p.m. ET).
The Union return to MLS play on Saturday, April 8, where they will face FC Cincinnati at TQL Stadium (7:30 p.m. ET / Apple TV).
Philadelphia Union 1 – Atlas F.C. 0
Subaru Park (Chester, PA)
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
Referee: Said Martinez
Assistant Referees: Walter Lopez, Christian Ramirez
Fourth Official: Melvin Matamoros
VAR: Tatiana Guzman
Ast. VAR: Selvin Brown
Weather: 66 degrees and mostly clear.
SCORING SUMMARY
PHI – Daniel Gazdag (PK) 89’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
ATL – Anderson Santamaría (ejection) 45+5’
ATL – Jose Abella (caution) 64’
ATL – Brian Lozano (caution) 89’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Nathan Harriel, Damion Lowe, Jakob Glesnes, Olivier Mbaizo ( Quinn Sullivan 72’); Jack McGlynn, Jose Martinez, Alejandro Bedoya; Daniel Gazdag, Joaquin Torres ( Mikael Uhre 59’), Julian Carranza.
Substitutes not used: Joe Bendik. Holden Trent, Matt Real, Jack Elliott, Andres Perea, Jeremy Rafanello, Jesus Bueno, Chris Donovan, Leon Flach, Brandan Craig.
Atlas F.C.: Camilo Vargas; Luis Reyes, Gaddi Aguirre, Diego Zaragoza, Anderson Santamaría, Aldo Rocha(Hugo Nervo 79’), Brian Lozano, Carlos Robles, Julio Furch (José Abella 46’), Julián Quiñones, Jonathan Herrera (Edgar Zaldivar 76’).
Substitutes not used: Jesús Gómez, Christopher Trejo, Aníbal Chalá, Jesús Ocejo, Jaziel Martínez, Ángel Márquez, Mauro Manotas, José Hernández, Edison Flores.
Team Notes
- The Union earned their third shutout of their Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League campaign, having yet to concede a goal in the competition.
- The Union have kept six clean sheets in nine all-time Concacaf Champions League matches.
- Goalkeeper Andre Blake earned his second Concacaf Champions League clean sheet of the season.
- Midfielder Daniel Gazdag scored his second goal of the Concacaf Champions League campaign.
The Union return to MLS play on Saturday, April 8, where they will face FC Cincinnati at TQL Stadium (7:30 p.m. ET / Apple TV).
