Philadelphia Union faced Atlas F.C. in the second leg of the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinals on Wednesday night at Jalisco Stadium , battling to a 2-2 draw. With the 3-2 aggregate victory, the Union advance to the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Semifinals for the second time in club history. In the first half, forward Julian Quinones put Atlas F.C. on the board early, scoring in the 11th minute to put the side up 1-0 to level the aggregate. The Union responded in the 28th minute when Homegrown midfielder Jack McGlynn found forward Julian Carranza to level the score at 1-1. Just before half, Atlas F.C. forward Julio Furch found the back of the net to give the side the advantage in first half stoppage time. In the 78th minute, Union forward Julian Carranza completed his brace, scoring the equalizer to set the score at 2-2. The Union will play Los Angeles FC in the Semifinals, with the first leg taking place at Subaru Park between April 25-27, before heading to Los Angeles for the final leg slotted for May 2-4.
The Union return to MLS play on Saturday, April 15, where they will face the Chicago Fire at Soldier Field (8:30 p.m. ET / Apple TV).
Atlas F.C. 2 – Philadelphia Union 2
Jalisco Stadium (Guadalajara, Mexico)
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
Referee: Ivan Barton
Assistant Referees: David Moran, Zachari Zeegelaar
Fourth Official: Jaime Herrera
VAR: Ricardo Montero
Ast. VAR: Melissa Borjas Pastrana
Weather: 74 degrees and mostly clear.
SCORING SUMMARY
ATL – Julian Quinones (Herrera) 11’
PHI – Julian Carranza (McGlynn) 28’
ATL – Julio Furch (Herrera) 45+1’
PHI – Julian Carranza 78’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
PHI – Olivier Mbaizo (caution) 34’
ATL – Benjamin Mora (caution) 45+2’
ATL – Luis Reyes (caution) 50’
ATL – Hugo Nervo (caution) 83’
ATL – Aldo Rocha (caution) 87’
ATL – Aldo Rocha (second caution, ejection) 87’
ATL – Jose Hernandez (caution) 88’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Olivier Mbaizo (Matt Real 72’), Jakob Glesnes, Jack Elliott, Kai Wagner ( Nathan Harriel 46’); Jose Martinez, Alejandro Bedoya, Jack McGlynn ( Leon Flach 64’), Daniel Gazdag, Julian Carranza ( Quinn Sullivan 86’), Mikael Uhre.
Substitutes not used: Joe Bendik. Holden Trent, Andres Perea, Jesus Bueno, Chris Donovan, Joaquin Torres, Damion Lowe, 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 advanced to the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Semifinals for the second time in club history.
- Forward Julian Carranza scored his first and second Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League goals of the season.
- Goalkeeper Andre Blake registered four saves to help the Union advance to the next round.
- Midfielder Jack McGlynn registered his first Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League assist of the season.
The Union return to MLS play on Saturday, April 15, where they will face the Chicago Fire at Soldier Field (8:30 p.m. ET / Apple TV).
