Major League Soccer: Philadelphia Union conquers Inter Miami 2-1
FORT LAUDERDALE. Philadelphia Union overcame Inter Miami to win 2-1.
FORT LAUDERDALE. Philadelphia Union overcome Inter Miami to win 2-1. It was Philadelphia Union to strike first with a penalty of D. Gazdag at the 26′. Then C. Burke scored again for Philadelphia Union in the 66′ minute with a goal. Eventually, G. Higuain reduced the distance for Inter Miami with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Inter Miami lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Inter Miami CF Stadium stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Marcos de Oliveira who was helped by Jose Da Silva and Kevin Klinger. The 4th official was Silviu Petrescu. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 27.5 degrees Celsius or 81.43 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 79%.
Match Statistics
Inter Miami was in firm control of the ball 58% while Philadelphia Union was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Inter Miami was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Philadelphia Union succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Inter Miami shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Philadelphia Union shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Inter Miami received 3 yellow cards (B. Duke, D. Lowe and R. Sailor). On the other side, Philadelphia Union received 1 yellow card (A. Bedoya).
After playing this match, Inter Miami will stay with 22 points to stay in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Philadelphia Union will have 33 points like New York RB to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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26'26'
D. Gazdag (Penalty)
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45'45'
B. Duke
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46'46'
R. Sailor
A. Mabika
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60'60'
G. Higuain
E. Rodriguez
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61'61'
J. Carranza
M. Uhre
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66'66'
C. Burke
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69'69'
I. Vassilev
R. Taylor
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75'75'
P. Aaronson
D. Gazdag
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75'75'
Q. Sullivan
C. Burke
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79'79'
A. Bedoya
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82'82'
G. Higuain
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83'83'
V. Ulloa
J. Mota
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88'88'
D. Lowe
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90'90'
R. Sailor
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Inter Miami will host Charlotte on the 17th of July with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Charlotte (0 draws).
Philadelphia Union will host New England on the 16th of July with a 18-9 head to head statistic in favor of Philadelphia Union (8 draws).
Inter Miami: Formation and Lineups
Inter Miami started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Phil Neville chose to play with the following team: Drake Callender , DeAndre Yedlin , Damion Lowe , Aimé Mabika , Christopher McVey , Gregore , Jean Mota , Robert Taylor , Bryce Duke , Emerson Rodríguez and Leonardo Campana .
Substitutes
Inter Miami made 4 changes: A. Mabika for R. Sailor (46′), E. Rodriguez for G. Higuain (60′), R. Taylor for I. Vassilev (69′) and J. Mota for V. Ulloa (83′).
Top player: Gonzalo Higuaín
The player who no doubt impressed Inter Miami the most was Gonzalo Higuaín.
His rating is with 1 goal, 9 passes (55% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 60′.
Philadelphia Union: Formation and Lineups
Philadelphia Union started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the other side, Jim Curtin played with: Andre Blake , Olivier Mbaizo , Jakob Glesnes , Stuart Findlay , Kai Wagner , Alejandro Bedoya , José Martínez , Leon Flach , Dániel Gazdag , Mikael Uhre and Cory Burke .
Substitutes
Philadelphia Union made 3 changes: M. Uhre for J. Carranza (61′), D. Gazdag for P. Aaronson (75′) and C. Burke for Q. Sullivan (75′).
Top player: Kai Wagner
Probably the most impressive player in Philadelphia Union was Kai Wagner even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 30 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 12 crosses.
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