Philadelphia Union faced off against Atlanta United FC on Wednesday night at Subaru Park, winning 3-2. With the win, the Union move into third place in the Eastern Conference with 54 points. The Union found the back of the net three times in the first half. Midfielder Daniel Gazdag opened the scoring in the 39th minute with a bicycle kick. Forward Mikael Uhre doubled the Union’s lead with a right-footed finish after receiving a pass from forward Julian Carranza. Carranza would add to the Union’s lead shortly after, finishing a pass from Gazdag in the box with his right foot in the third minute of stoppage time. In the second half, Atlanta converted on a penalty kick in the 56th minute, cutting the Union’s lead to two. In the 77th minute, Atlanta would score again, cutting the deficit to one. With the win, the Union are unbeaten in seven consecutive matches in the MLS.
The Union return to Subaru Park to face Nashville SC on Saturday, October 7 (7:30 p.m. / Apple TV).
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Philadelphia Union 3 – Atlanta United FC 2
Subaru Park (Chester, PA)
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
REF: Alex Chilowicz
AR1: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt
AR2: Matthew Nelson
4TH: Filip Dujic
VAR: Daniel Radford
AVAR: Peter Balciunas
GOALS/ASSISTS
PHI – Daniel Gazdag (Bedoya) 39’
PHI – Mikael Uhre (Carranza) 41’
PHI – Julián Carranza (Gazdag) 45+3’
ATL – Thiago Almada (PK) 56’Â
ATL – Edwin Mosquera (Muyumba) 77’Â
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
PHI – Jack Elliott (caution) 34’
PHI – Quinn Sullivan (caution) 66’Â
PHI – José MartÃnez (caution) 75’Â
ATL – Jamal Thiaré (caution) 75’Â
PHI – Nathan Harriel (caution) 81’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Nathan Harriel, Jack Elliott, Jakob Glesnes, Olivier Mbaizo (Damion Lowe, 83’); Jesus Bueno ( Jose Martinez, 12’), Jack McGlynn, Alejandro Bedoya (Matt Real, 84’), Daniel Gazdag, Mikael Uhre (Quinn Sullivan, 62’), Julián Carranza.
Substitutes not used: Joe Bendik; Leon Flach, Jeremy Rafanello, Chris Donovan, Tai Baribo.
Atlanta United FC: Brad Guzan, Caleb Wiley, Luis Abram, Miles Robinson, Brooks Lennon, Matheus Rossetto (Jay Fortune , 66’), Tristan Muyumba (Miguel Berry, 85’), Xande Silva (Edwin Mosquera, 66’), Thiago Almada, Saba Lobjanidze (Derrick Etienne Jr., 73’), Giorgos Giakoumakis ( Jamal Thiaré, 73’).
Substitutes not used: Ronald Hernández, Juanjo Purata, Amar Sejdić, Quentin Westberg.
TEAM NOTES
- Philadelphia Union are unbeaten in their last seven games in league play.
- Daniel Gazdag scored his 40th career goal with the Union, he is also tied for the fifth-most career assists in club history. Gazdag leads the team with goals (14) and assists (11) this season.
- With his goal tonight, midfielder Dániel Gazdag became the second player in MLS to score at least 40 goals since the start of the 2021 season.
- Forward Julián Carranza registered his 15th assist with the Union.
- Captain Alejandro Bedoya registered his 33rd career assist, his seventh this season.
- Forward Mikael Uhre scored his 23rd career goal with the Union and is now tied for seventh most goals in club history.
- The Union are unbeaten in 15 out of 16 home games this season, scoring 35 goals and allowing 19.
The Union return to Subaru Park to face Nashville SC on Saturday, October 7 (7:30 p.m. / Apple TV).
