Philadelphia Union 1-0 Cincinnati: overcomes 1-0 with a goal scored by L. Flach
CHESTER. Philadelphia Union prevails over Cincinnati 1-0 after L. Flach scored just 1 goal (59').
CHESTER. Philadelphia Union conquers Cincinnati 1-0 after L. Flach scored just 1 goal (59′).
The match was held at the Subaru Park Stadium in Chester on Friday and this began at 12:00 am UTC. The referee was Timothy Ford who had the assistance of Nick Uranga and Jeremy Kieso. The 4th official was Marcos de Oliveira. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 4.4 degrees Celsius or 39.87 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 85%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Philadelphia Union was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Cincinnati that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Cincinnati was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Philadelphia Union managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Philadelphia Union shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Cincinnati shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Philadelphia Union received 4 yellow cards (L. Flach, O. Mbaizo, J. Martinez and D. Gazdag). On the opposite side, Cincinnati received 2 yellow cards (N. Hagglund and M. Miazga).
After playing this contest, Philadelphia Union will have 67 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Cincinnati will stay with 49 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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25'25'
N. Hagglund
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58'58'
M. Miazga
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59'59'
L. Flach
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63'63'
L. Flach
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68'68'
O. Mbaizo
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68'68'
R. Matarrita
A. Powell
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68'68'
C. Burke
M. Uhre
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75'75'
S. Santos
I. Murphy
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81'81'
J. Martinez
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81'81'
D. Gazdag
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86'86'
M. Real
J. McGlynn
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89'89'
D. Badji
J. Moreno
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Philadelphia Union: Formation and Lineups
Philadelphia Union started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Jim Curtin chose to play with the following team: Andre Blake , Olivier Mbaizo , Jakob Glesnes , Jack Elliott , Kai Wagner , Jack McGlynn , José Martínez , Leon Flach , Dániel Gazdag , Julián Carranza and Mikael Uhre .
Substitutes
Philadelphia Union made 2 changes: M. Uhre for C. Burke (68′) and J. McGlynn for M. Real (86′).
Best player: Andre Blake
The player that probably impressed the most for Philadelphia Union was the goalkeeper: Andre Blake. His rating is 7.74. He performed 5 saves.
Cincinnati: Formation and Lineups
Cincinnati started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Pat Noonan played with: Roman Celentano , Nick Hagglund , Matthew Miazga , Ian Murphy , Alvas Powell , Obinna Nwobodo , Júnior Moreno , Álvaro Barreal , Luciano Acosta , Brandon Vazquez and Brenner .
Substitutes
Cincinnati made 3 changes: A. Powell for R. Matarrita (68′), I. Murphy for S. Santos (75′) and J. Moreno for D. Badji (89′).
Top player: Luciano Acosta
Probably the most impressive player in Cincinnati was Luciano Acosta.
His rating is with 43 passes (74% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 6 crosses.
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