Philadelphia Union faced Los Angeles FC in the first leg of the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Semifinals on Wednesday night at Subaru Park , battling to a 1-1 draw. The first half saw both sides scoreless with both teams having multiple chances on net. In the 66th minute, Union goalkeeper Andre Blake made a crucial double save on LAFC forward Denis Bouanga to preserve the scoreline. The Union finally had their breakthrough in the 86th minute, when LAFC midfielder Kellyn Acosta committed a hand ball in the box to send Union midfielder Daniel Gazdag to the penalty spot, where he buried his attempt to put the side up 1-0. LAFC responded in stoppage time, when midfielder Kellyn Acosta notched the Los Angeles equalizer.
The Union return to action on Tuesday, May 2, where they will face Los Angeles FC at BMO Stadium in the second leg of the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Semifinals (10:00 p.m. ET / FS1).
Philadelphia Union 1 – Los Angeles FC 1
Subaru Park (Chester, PA)
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
Referee:Â Cesar Ramos
Assistant Referees:Â Alberto Morin, Marco Bisguerra
Fourth Official:Â Marco Ortiz
VAR:Â Erik Miranda
Ast. VAR:Â Guillermo Pacheco
Weather: 50 degrees and mostly cloudy.
SCORING SUMMARY
PHI – Daniel Gazdag (PK) 86’
LAFC – Kellyn Acosta (Bouanga) 90+1’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
PHI – Jose Martinez (caution) 62’
LAFC – Kellyn Acosta (caution) 84’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Kai Wagner, Jakob Glesnes, Jack Elliott, Olivier Mbaizo, Jack McGlynn, Jose Martinez (Leon Flach 79’), Alejandro Bedoya, Mikael Uhre (Quinn Sullivan 79’ ), Daniel Gazdag, Julian Carranza.
Substitutes not used: Joe Bendik, Holden Trent, Andres Perea, Jesus Bueno, Chris Donovan, Joaquin Torres, Damion Lowe, Brandan Craig, Nathan Harriel.
Los Angeles FC: John McCarthy; Jesus Murillo, Illie Sanchez, Carlos Vela (Stipe Biuk 68’), Diego Palacios, Jose Cifuentes ( Timothy Tillman 79’), Opoku Kwadwo (Mateusz Bogusz 46’), Kellyn Acosta, Ryan Hollingshead, Aaron Long, Denis Bouanga.
Substitutes not used: Abraham Romero, Danil Maldonado, Giorgio Chiellini, Daniel Crisostomo, Erik Duenas, Nathan Rafael Ordaz, Sergi Palencia.
Team Notes
- Midfielder Dániel Gazdag notched his third goal of his Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League campaign.
- Gazdag has been involved in 29 goals (20 goals, nine assists) in his last 26 home matches in all competitions for the Union.
The Union return to action on Tuesday, May 2, where they will face Los Angeles FC at BMO Stadium in the second leg of the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Semifinals (10:00 p.m. ET / FS1).
