CHESTER, Pa. (July 16, 2022) – The Philadelphia Union beat the New England Revolution 2-1 on Saturday night at Subaru Park. With the win, the Union remain in first place in the Eastern Conference with 39 points. Both teams were scoreless at the end of the first half, despite the Union holding a 12 to six shot advantage along with five corners over New England. In the second half, forward Gustavo Bou put New England ahead in the 61st minute with a right footed shot from the center of the box. In the 75th minute, forward Mikael Uhre would respond by leaping over the New England defense, heading in a ball whipped in by Kai Wagner off of a corner, leveling the match. Moments later, New England conceded a penalty kick and midfielder Daniel Gazdag stepped up to the spot to secure a victory for the Union in the 79th minute.
The Union will hit the road to face Orlando City SC at Exploria Stadium on Saturday, July 23rd (7:30 p.m. ET / PHL17).
Philadelphia Union 2 – New England Revolution 1
Subaru Park (Chester, PA)
Saturday, July 16, 2022
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
Referee:Â Rubiel Vazquez
Assistant Referees: Adam Wienckowski, Jeffrey Swartzel
Fourth Official:Â Lukasz Szpala
VAR:Â Â Rosendo Mendoza
Ast. VAR:Â Tom Supple
Weather: 76 degrees and cloudy.
GOALS/ASSISTS
NE – Gustavo Bou (Bye, Gil) 61’
PHI – Mikael Uhre (Wagner) 75’
PHI – Daniel Gazdag (PK) 79’Â
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
PHI – Alejandro Bedoya (caution) 90’+4’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Kai Wagner, Stuart Findlay, Jakob Glesnes, Nathan Harriel (Olivier Mbaizo 73’); Jose Martinez, Jack McGlynn (Matt Real 89’); Leon Flach (Alejandro Bedoya 63’), Paxten Aaronson (Mikael Uhre 64’), Daniel Gazdag; Julian Carranza (Cory Burke, 73’).
Substitutes not used: Matt Freese, Brandan Craig, Jesus Bueno, Quinn Sullivan.
New England Revolution: Dorde Petrovic; Jonathan Bell, Henry Kessler, DeJuan Jones, Brandon Bye; Matt Polster (Arnór Traustason 46’), Thomas McNamara (Jozy Altidore 80’); Dylan Borrero (Lucas Maciel Felix 64’ ), Carles Gil, Sebastian Lletget (Emmanuel Boateng 80’); Gustavo Bou.
Substitutes not used: Ryan Spaulding, Earl Edwards, A.J. DeLaGarza, Omar González, Damian Rivera.
Team Notes
- Defender Kai Wagner registered his 27th assist with the Union, moving him to third place all-time in Union history. Wagner is now tied for second in assists in the MLS this season with a total of 10, making him the first Union defender to record 10 assists in a single MLS season.
- With his substitution in the second half, midfielder Alejandro Bedoya moved to third all-time in appearances in club history with 176.
- The Union are currently on a 16 match home unbeaten streak and are the only team in the Eastern Conference without a home loss (6W-0L-5D).
- Midfielder Daniel Gazdag scored his ninth goal of the season tonight.
- Homegrown midfielder Jack McGlynn made his first regular season start in 2022 for the Union.
The Union will hit the road to face Orlando City SC at Exploria Stadium on Saturday, July 23rd (7:30 p.m. ET / PHL17).
