Philadelphia Union's Special Olympics Unified Sports All-Star Elijah Reed had a standout performance in Columbus, getting the start and finding the back of the net in a memorable experience.
Reed was in the Starting XI for the Eastern Conference side and made the most of his minutes with a tremendous finish in first half stoppage time. The George Washington High School student took a forward pass and raced into the box where he saw his initial shot saved by the keeper. Reed maintained his composure to get his footing back for a second attempt with the keeper out of position and buried it before the halftime break.
The emotion of the moment was evident from the very beginning as the forward raced to his team bench for the whole Eastern Conference squad to celebration with a memorable moment of the contest.
started and found the back of the net for the East A highlight of each season is the Game and Philadelphia Union are excited to announced the club will be sending Elijah Reed and to Columbus for All Star 2024.
Last month the Union officially signed their two representatives, Juliana Zacarias ad Reed to their Unified contracts for the All Star Game in front of students, faculty and staff gathered at George Washington High School. Every year one Special Olympics athlete and one Unified partner are selected to represent their MLS club during MLS All-Star Week. The experience culminates in a competitive Special Olympics Unified All-Star match that took place on Tuesday at Historic Crew Stadium.
