CHESTER, Pa. (August 13, 2023) – Philadelphia Union II took on FC Cincinnati 2 at Subaru Park on Sunday night, falling 2-1. Cincinnati scored the first goal of the game in the 10th minute. Union II quickly equalized when captain Stefan Stojanovic found the back of the net in the 17th minute. FC Cincinnati 2 scored the game-winning goal in the 47th minute to take all three points.
Philadelphia Union II are on the road on Saturday, August 19 (8:00 p.m. / Apple TV) where they take on Huntsville City FC at Joe Davis Stadium.
Philadelphia Union II (1) – FC Cincinnati 2 (2)
Subaru Park (Chester, PA)
Sunday, August 13, 2023
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
REF: Danielle Chesky
AR1: Sharon Gingrich
AR2: Patrick Casey
4TH: Gary Gutierrez
Weather: 86 degrees and partly cloudy.
GOALS/ASSISTS
CIN – Ben Stitz (Tamarez) 10’
PHI – Stefan Stojanovic (Vazquez) 17’
CIN – Malik Pinto (Ordoñez) 47’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
PHI – Stefan Stojanovic (caution) 29’
PHI – Juan Castillo (caution) 68’
CIN – Joey Akpunonu (caution) 73’
CIN – Jesús Castellano (caution) 90+3’
CIN – Ben Stitz (caution) 90+4’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union II: Andrew Rick, Juan Castillo, Carlos Rojas, Daniel Krueger (Neil Pierre 90+1’), Francis Westfield, Kyle Tucker (Alex Perez 90+1’), C.J. Olney ( Anton Sorenson 90’), Stefan Stojanovic, David Vazquez, Jeremy Rafanello (Boubacar Diallo 69’), Nelson Pierre (Edward Davis 58’).
Substitutes not used: Gavin Atkinson, Nathan Nkanji.
FC Cincinnati 2: Paul Walters, London Aghedo, Joey Akpunonu, Haroun Conteh (Philip Horton 65’), Isaiah Foster, Juan Machado ( Kai Thomas 37’), Lucas Tamarez, Malik Pinto, Jesús Castellano, Arquimides Ordoñez, Ben Stitz.
Substitutes not used: Hunter Morse, Jiovanny Mora, Matthew Schenfeld.
TEAM NOTES
Captai Stefan Stojanovic logged his eighth goal of the MLS NEXT Pro season.
Midfielder David Vazquez recorded his first assist of the MLS NEXT Pro season.
Philadelphia Union II are on the road on Saturday, August 19 (8:00 p.m. / Apple TV) where they take on Huntsville City FC at Joe Davis Stadium.
