Philadelphia Union played the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night at PayPal Park, falling 2-1 . With the loss, the Union remain in third place in the Eastern Conference with 30 points. San Jose scored first with Jeremy Ebobisse finishing his chance in the eighth minute. The Union responded less than 10 minutes later with defender Damion Lowe scoring in the 17th minute off a corner taken by defender Kai Wagner. In the second half, Miguel Trauco scored in the 57th minute to secure a San Jose win.
The Union travel to Exploria Stadium on Wednesday, June 21st (7:30 p.m. ET / Apple TV), where they will face Orlando City.
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San Jose Earthquakes 2 – Philadelphia Union 1
PayPal Park (San Jose, CA)
Saturday, June 10, 2023
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
Referee: Nima Saghafi
Assistant Referees: Peter Balciunas, Walt Heatherly
Fourth Official: Ricardo Fierro
VAR: Greg Dopka
Ast. VAR: Jonathan Johnson
Weather: 66 degrees and cloudy.
SCORING SUMMARY
SJ – Jeremy Ebobisse (Cowell) 8’
PHI – Damion Lowe (Wagner) 17’
SJ – Miguel Trauco (Gruezo) 57’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Kai Wagner, Damion Lowe ( Jack McGlynn 24’), Jack Elliott, Jakob Glesnes, Nathan Harriel; Leon Flach ( Chris Donovan 87’) , Jesus Bueno (Quinn Sullivan 76’) ; Daniel Gazdag; Mikael Uhre (Joaquin Torres 76’) , Julian Carranza.
Substitutes not used: Joe Bendik, Matt Real, Brandan Craig, Andres Perea, Jeremy Rafanello.
San Jose Earthquakes: Daniel, Tanner Beason, Rodrigues, Miguel Trauco, Carlos Akapo (Paul Marie 81’), Carlos Gruezo, Jamiro Monteiro (Jonathan Mensah 86’ ), Jackson Yueill (Judson 82’), Jeremy Ebobisse, Cade Cowell (Benjamin Kikanovic 73’), Cristian Espinoza.
Substitutes not used: JT Marcinkowski, Tommy Thompson, Niko Tsakiris, Michael Baldisimo, Ousseni Bouda.
Team Notes
- Defender Damion Lowe scored his first Union goal in MLS regular season play.
- Defender Kai Wagner registered his first MLS assist of the season.
- Midfielder Jesus Bueno earned his third career start in MLS play.
The Union travel to Exploria Stadium on Wednesday, June 21st (7:30 p.m. ET / Apple TV), where they will face Orlando City.