Philadelphia Union II continued play in MLS NEXT Pro with a 3 (4)-3 (3) victory in penalties against Inter Miami CF II on Tuesday night at DRV PNK Stadium. Union II opened up the scoring in the second minute of first-half stoppage time with Homegrown midfielder Paxten Aaronson scoring on a corner kick, assisted by fellow-homegrown Brandan Craig. Aaronson then drew a foul in the penalty area in the 66th minute, leading to a Jack McGlynn panenka-style penalty kick goal. Brandan Craig recorded his second assist of the match on a Boubacar Diallo goal in the 88th minute. The game was decided in a penalty-kick shootout, where Goalkeeper Matt Freese stopped Inter Miami CF II’s fifth penalty, setting up Cole Turner for the game-winning penalty. Union II remain unbeaten in MLS NEXT Pro play.
Union II are back at home where they will play Columbus Crew 2 on Sunday, April 10th (5:00 p.m. ET / MLSNEXTPro.com).
Philadelphia Union II (3 (4)) – Inter Miami CF II (3 (3))
DRV PNK Stadium (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
Assistant Referees: Rhett Hammil, Preston Joyner
Fourth Official: Ivan Cid Cruz
Weather: 83 degrees and partly cloudy.
GOALS/ASSISTS
PHI – Paxten Aaronson (Brandan Craig) 45’+2’
PHI – Jack McGlynn (PK) 68’
MIA – Benjamin Cremaschi (Romeo Beckham) 74’
MIA – Shanyder Borgelin (Romeo Beckham) 81’
PHI – Boubacar Diallo (Brandan Craig) 88’
MIA – Shanyder Borgelin (Romeo Beckham) 90’+4’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
MIA – Modesto Mendez (caution) 63’
MIA – Romeo Beckham (caution) 90’+1’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union II: Matt Freese; Anton Sorenson, Brandan Craig, Jackson Gilman, Francis Westfield; Paxten Aaronson, Cole Turner, Jack McGylnn, Carlos Paternina (Boubacar Diallo 82’) ; Chris Donovan (Ian Abbey 63’), Stefan Stojanovic (Nelson Pierre 62’) .
Substitutes not used: Juan Perdomo, Edgar Alguera-Mercado, Nathan Nkanji, Jack Jasinski.
Inter Miami CF II: CJ dos Santos; Logan Batiste, Modesto Mendez, Aimé Mabika (Tyler Hall 46’), Harvey Neville; Bryce Duke (Braxton Taghvai-Najib 46’), George Acosta (Kobi Thomas 79’), Abel Caputo (Benjamin Cremaschi 62’); Romeo Beckham, Shaan Hundal (Shanyder Borgelin 62’) , Edison Azcona.
Substitutes not used: Andre Zuluaga-Silva, Lawson Sunderland, Tyler Bagley, Dairon Reyes.
Team Notes
- Paxten Aaronson scored his first Union II goal with a right footed shot following a corner kick.
- Jack McGlynn scored on the Union II’s first penalty kick of the season with a goal in the top left corner.
- Brandan Craig recorded his second assist of the match on a Boubacar Diallo game-winning goal.
- Goalkeeper Matt Freese recorded five saves in regular time, and stopped Inter Miami CF II’s fifth penalty, setting up Cole Turner for the game-winning penalty.
- Homegrown midfielder Cole Turner secured the game-winning penalty to give the Union II the win.
Union II are back at home where they will play Columbus Crew 2 on Sunday, April 10th (5:00 p.m. ET / MLSNEXTPro.com).
