Philadelphia Union defeated D.C. United 6-0 on Saturday night at Audi Field. With the win, the Union remain in first place in the Eastern Conference with 51 points. In the first half, forward Mikael Uhre opened the scoring in the 37th minute to put the Union in the lead. The Union were awarded a penalty in first half stoppage time where midfielder Daniel Gazdag stepped up to the spot to register his 13th goal of the season. In the second half, forward Julian Carranza scored his 10th goal of the season with a finesse shot in the 47th minute. Later in the second half, Carranza scored his second goal of the match to make it 4-0. In the 74th minute, Carranza earned his second career hat trick, making him the first player in club history to score two hat tricks. Forward Cory Burke scored his sixth goal of the season in the 79th minute off a through ball played by Homegrown midfielder Jack McGlynn. Goalkeeper Andre Blake earned his 11th clean sheet of the season, the second most in the league.
The Union are home at Subaru Park on August 27th where they will face the Colorado Rapids. (7:30 p.m. ET / PH17).
D.C. United 0 – Philadelphia Union 6
Audi Field (Washington, D.C)
Saturday, August 20, 2022
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
Referee: Ted Unkel
Assistant Referees: Cory Richardson, Ryan Graves
Fourth Official: Jon Freemon
VAR:Â Kevin Terry Jr
Ast. VAR: Eric Weisbrod
Weather: 84 degrees and partly cloudy.
GOALS/ASSISTS
PHI – Mikael Uhre (Carranza, Gazdag) 37’
PHI – Daniel Gazdag (PK) 45+4’
PHI – Julian Carranza (Gazdag, Uhre) 47’
PHI – Julian Carranza (unassisted) 70’
PHI – Julian Carranza (unassisted) 74’
PHI – Cory Burke (McGlynn, Martinez) 79’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
N/A
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Kai Wagner, Jack Elliott, Jakob Glesnes, Olivier Mbaizo (Nathan Harriel 85’); Jose Martinez, Jack McGlynn, Alejandro Bedoya (Leon Flach 77’), Daniel Gazdag (Paxten Aaronson 76’); Mikael Uhre (Cory Burke 65’), Julian Carranza (Quinn Sullivan 85’).
Substitutes not used: Matt Freese; Brandan Craig, Matt Real, Chris Donovan.
D.C. United: Rafael Romo; Chris Durkin, Jose Alfaro, Sami Guediri (Kimarni Smith 69’), Andy Najar, Ravel Morrison (Sofiane Djeffal 69’), Victor Pálsson, Jackson Hopkins (Theodore Ku-Dipietro 69’), MartÃn RodrÃguez (Ola Kamara 68’), Taxiarchis Fountas, Miguel Berry.
Substitutes not used: Russell Canouse, David Ochoa, Donovan Pines, Chris Odoi-Atsem, Drew Skundrich.
Team Notes
- With his hat trick tonight, forward Julián Carranza becomes the second player in MLS history to score two hat tricks against the same team in a single season.
- In his 50th appearance, midfielder Daniel Gazdag scored his 13th goal of the season. He also registered a brace of assists, putting him at eight assists this season.
- Dániel Gazdag (13), Mikael Uhre (9) and Julián Carranza (12) are the only trio of teammates with at least nine goals each this MLS season. This is also the first time three Union players have scored nine goals in a single season.
- The Union are the second team in MLS history to score 6+ goals in two matches against a single opponent in a single season.
- The Union outscored D.C. United 13-0 on aggregate in two meetings this season, the largest goal difference by one team against another in a single MLS regular season.
- Goalkeeper Andre Blake earned his 11th clean sheet of the season, the second most in the league.
- Forward Cory Burke scored his sixth goal of the season, his 24th career goal.
- Forward Mikael Uhre scored his ninth goal of the season.
- Homegrown midfielder Jack McGlynn registered his second assist of the season.
- Midfielder Jose Martinez registered his third assist of the season.
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The Union are home at Subaru Park on August 27th where they will face the Colorado Rapids. (7:30 p.m. ET / PH17).
