CHESTER. Philadelphia Union tops Charlotte 1-0 after K. Kahlina scored an own goal 70min.

The match was played at the Subaru Park stadium in Chester. The referee was Ted Unkel who had the assistance of Lyes Arfa and Chris Elliott. The 4th official was Marcos de Oliveira. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17 degrees Celsius or 62.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Philadelphia Union was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Charlotte that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Philadelphia Union had a more offensive attitude with 40 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Philadelphia Union won the match​.

Philadelphia Union shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Charlotte shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Philadelphia Union received 1 yellow card (Damion Lowe). On the opposite side, Charlotte received 1 yellow card (Ashley Westwood ).

Standings

After playing this match, Philadelphia Union will have 27 points to move down in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Charlotte will stay with 21 points to go up in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Philadelphia Union will play away against New England on the 20th of October with a 21-9 head to head stats in favor of Philadelphia Union (8 draws).

Charlotte will host Inter Miami on the 20th of October with a 1-1 head to head record.

Philadelphia Union and Charlotte will play the return match on the at the

Philadelphia Union – Formation

Philadelphia Union started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Jim Curtin decided to play with the following team: Andre Blake (6.8), Jakob Glesnes (7.1), Jack Elliott (7.4), Damion Lowe (6.6), Olivier Mbaizo (6.8), José Martínez (6.8), Leon Flach (7.4), Kai Wagner (7.1), Dániel Gazdag (6.5), Mikael Uhre (6.7) and Julián Carranza (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Bendik, Matthew Real, Jesus Bueno, Joaquín Torres, Chris Donovan (6.4), Richard Odada, Nathan Harriel, Jeremy Rafanello and Andrés Perea.

Substitutions

Philadelphia Union made 3 changes: Mikael Uhre for Chris Donovan (77′), Julián Carranza for Jesus Bueno (83′) and Dániel Gazdag for Nathan Harriel (90′).

Best player: Leon Flach​

The player that probably impressed the most for Philadelphia Union was Leon Flach even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 19 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3.

Charlotte – Formation

Charlotte started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Christian Lattanzio played with: Kristijan Kahlina (6.2), Nathan Byrne (6.9), Adilson Malanda (6.8), Bill Tuiloma (6.8), Harrison Afful (7.0), Ashley Westwood (6.7), Derrick Jones (6.9), Brandt Bronico (6.3), Kerwin Calderón Vargas (7.0), Karol Świderski (7.0) and Justin Meram (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Patrick Agyemang (6.7), Nicholas Scardina, Jan Sobociński (6.5), Brandon Cambridge (6.4), Jaylin Lindsey, Joseph Mora (6.6), Christopher Hegardt, Pablo Sisniega and Guzmán Corujo (6.8).

Substitutions

Charlotte made 4 changes: Justin Meram for Guzmán Corujo (60′), Kerwin Vargas for Patrick Agyemang (60′), Harrison Afful for Joseph Mora (72′) and Bill Tuiloma for Jan Sobociński (78′).

Best player: Justin Meram​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Charlotte was Justin Meram.

His rating is (7.1) with 23 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​

• Toronto – Chicago Fire – 0-0
• Philadelphia Union – Charlotte – 1-0
• New York City – Cincinnati – 1-3
• DC United – Montreal Impact – 2-2
• Columbus Crew – Colorado Rapids – 3-2
• Atlanta United – New England – 3-3