Philadelphia Union beat the New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Saturday night at Red Bull Arena . In the 10th minute, goalkeeper Andre Blake made a critical save after forward John Tolkin’s shot curved toward the upper right corner, holding the score at 0-0. In the 25th minute, midfielder Dániel Gazdag netted his 30th career MLS goal from the penalty spot to put the Union in the lead. In the second half, Homegrown defender Nathan Harriel nearly doubled the Union’s lead after finding the end of a cross in the box, forcing New York’s keeper to make a save in the 57th minute. The Union came away with their first victory on the road in the 2023 MLS season.
The Union are back on the road at Allianz Field on Tuesday, May 9th (8:30 p.m. ET) , where they will face off against Minnesota United FC in the first round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
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New York Red Bulls 0 – Philadelphia Union 1
Red Bull Arena (Harrison, NJ)
Saturday, May 6, 2023
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
Referee: Joe Dickerson
Assistant Referee: Chantal Boudreau, Jeffrey Swartzel
Fourth Official: Kathryn Nesbitt
VAR: Jair Marrufo
Ast. VAR: Claudiu Badea
Weather: 66 degrees and partly cloudy.
SCORING SUMMARY
PHI – Dániel Gazdag (PK) 31’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
RBNY – Andrés Reyes (caution) 25’
PHI – Leon Flach (caution) 36’
PHI – Quinn Sullivan (caution) 45’+7’
RBNY – Cory Burke (caution) 68’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Kai Wagner, Jakob Glesnes, Damion Lowe, Nathan Harriel, Leon Flach, Jack McGlynn, Alejandro Bedoya ( Jesús Beuno 79’), Dániel Gazdag, Julián Carranza (Chris Donovan 90’+2’), Quinn Sullivan (Mikael Uhre 62’).
Substitutes not used: Joe Bendik, Matt Real, Jack Elliott, Andrés Perea, Olivier Mbaizo, JoaquÃn Torres.
New York Red Bulls: Carlos Coronel; John Tolkin, Sean Nealis, Andrés Reyes, Cameron Harper, Cristian Cásseres Jr., Dru Yearwood, Dylan Nealis (Ronald Donkor 81’), Omir Fernandez ( Wikelman Carmona 59’), Elias Manoel (Tom Barlow 64’), Cory Burke.
Substitutes not used: Ryan Meara, Jayden Reid, Peter Stroud, Daniel Edelman, Hassan Ndam.
Notes
- Midfielder Dániel Gazdag scored his 30th career goal for the Union tonight, reaching the 30-goal milestone faster than any player in team history (66 games).
- Midfielder Daniel Gazdag has been directly involved in 11 out of the Union's 15 goals this season, scoring four goals and assisting seven.
- Defender Damion Lowe recorded his first start for the 2023 MLS regular season.
- The Union secured their first win on the road for the 2023 MLS season.
- The Union defeated the New York Red Bulls for the 10th consecutive time, winning every game between the pair since September 2019.
The Union are back on the road at Allianz Field on Tuesday, May 9th (8:30 p.m. ET) , where they will face off against Minnesota United FC in the first round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
