CHESTER. Philadelphia Union snatched a late win New York RB 1-0 after J. Glesnes scored just 1 goal (120′).
The match was played at the Subaru Park stadium in Chester on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Fotis Bazakos with the help of Frank Anderson and Oscar Mitchell Carvalho. The 4th official was Rubiel Vazquez. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 8 Total 11
- 3 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 147 Attack 144
- 76 Dangerous attack 59
- 86 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
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. New York RB that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Philadelphia Union was was putting more pressure with 76 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Philadelphia Union won the match.
Philadelphia Union shot 13 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, New York RB shot 11 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Philadelphia Union received 1 yellow card (J. Martinez). On the opposite side, New York RB received 4 yellow cards (A. Reyes, T. Edwards, A. Gutman and D. Yearwood).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Philadelphia Union will have 54 points like Nashville SC to soar in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, New York RB will stay with 48 points like Real Salt Lake and LA Galaxy to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
Philadelphia Union – Formation
Philadelphia Union
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Philadelphia Union started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Pat Noonan decided to play with the following team: Andre Blake , Alvas Powell , Jakob Glesnes , Jack Elliott , Kai Wagner , Alejandro Bedoya , José Martínez , Leon Flach , Dániel Gazdag , Paxten Aaronson and Kacper Przybyłko .
The home team had on the bench: Quinn Sullivan, Ilsinho, Sergio Santos , Matthew Freese, Jack McGlynn , Nathan Harriel, Cory Burke , Jesus Bueno and Stuart Findlay.
Philadelphia Union could not rely on the presence of J. Bueno (injured).
Substitutions
Philadelphia Union made 4 changes: P. Aaronson for S. Santos (61′), K. Przybylko for C. Burke (86′), L. Flach for J. McGlynn (86′) and A. Bedoya for J. Bueno (110′).
Best player: Kai Wagner
The most impressive player for Philadelphia Union was Kai Wagner even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 56 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 13 crosses.
New York RB – Formation
New York RB
New York RB started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Gerhard Struber played with: Carlos Miguel , Tom Edwards , Sean Nealis , Andres Reyes , Kyle Duncan , Dru Yearwood , Sean Davis , Andrew Gutman , Cristian Casseres Jr , Omir Fernandez and Fábio .
They had on the bench: Wikelman Carmona, John Tolkin , Patryk Klimala , Lucas Monzón, Ryan Meara, Daniel Royer, Frankie Amaya, Youba Diarra and Caden Clark .
Substitutions
New York RB made 5 changes: Fabio for P. Klimala (58′), O. Fernandez for C. Clark (73′), A. Reyes for J. Tolkin (91′), D. Yearwood for Y. Diarra (115′) and C. Clark for D. Royer (116′).
Best player: Tom Edwards
The most impressive player for New York RB was Tom Edwards.
His rating is with 48 passes (56% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
