Real Salt Lake snatches a 2-1 win against Philadelphia Union. HIGHLIGHTS

CHESTER. Real Salt Lake beat Philadelphia Union to win 2-1. A goal from A. Katranis was decisive in the 89min.

April 29, 2024

CHESTER. Real Salt Lake beat Philadelphia Union to win 2-1. A goal from A. Katranis was decisive in the 89min. It was Real Salt Lake to strike first with a goal of A. Gómez at the 34′. Then it was a goal in the 50′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Alexandros Katranis gave the win to Real Salt Lake in the 89′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Subaru Park stadium in Chester on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Malik Badawi with the support of Jeremy Kieso and Gianni Facchini. The 4th official was Drew Fischer. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12.74 degrees Celsius or 54.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.

Match Statistics

Philadelphia Union

1 - 2

Real Salt Lake

50 Ball Possession 50

Shots

14 Total 9
5 On Target 4
5 Off Target 3
5 Shots blocked 3

102 Attack 104
47 Dangerous attack 35
73 Ball safe 75

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 5
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

14 Total 15
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 3

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Philadelphia Union was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Real Salt Lake that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Philadelphia Union was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Real Salt Lake succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Philadelphia Union shot 14 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Real Salt Lake shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Philadelphia Union received 3 yellow cards (Alejandro Bedoya , J. Glesnes and Julián Carranza). Regarding the opposition, Real Salt Lake received 5 yellow cards (Matt Crooks, A. Gómez, Brayan Vera, Cristian Arango and Alexandros Katranis).

Match Timeline

34'

A. Gómez(goal)Cristian Arango

39'

Cristian Arango - Yellow

49'

Alexandros Katranis- Yellow

Dániel Gazdag(goal)Q. Sullivan

50'

J. Glesnes- Yellow

57'

Brayan Vera- Yellow

58'

Anderson Julio- sub ->F. Barajas

59'

Matt Crooks- Yellow

Mikael Uhre- sub ->Q. Sullivan

72'

75'

A. Gómez- Yellow

Julián Carranza- Yellow

78'

80'

Maikel Chang- sub ->Matt Crooks

89'

Alexandros Katranis(goal)Maikel Chang

J. Bueno- sub ->J. Martínez

88'

90'

Andrew Brody- sub ->A. Gómez

Chris Donovan- sub ->N. Harriel

90'

Alejandro Bedoya - Yellow

90'

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team

Pts

Last 5

Western Conference

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Philadelphia Union stays with 13 points like DC United to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Real Salt Lake will has 18 points like LA Galaxy to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

Philadelphia Union – Formation

Philadelphia Union

Andre Blake 18.Jamaica

6.0

Jack Elliott 3.England

6.6

J. Glesnes 5.Norway

6.8

57'

N. Harriel 26.United States

7.5

90'

Kai Wagner 27.Germany

7.8

J. Martínez 8.Venezuela

7.0

88'

Dániel Gazdag 10.Hungary

7.5

50'

Alejandro Bedoya 11.United States

7.3

90'

J. McGlynn 16.United States

7.5

Julián Carranza 9.Argentina

6.4

78'

Q. Sullivan 33.United States

8.2

72'

Substitutes

Oliver Semmle 1.Germany

O. Mbaïzo 15.Cameroon

Jeremy Rafanello 14.United States

J. Bueno 20.Venezuela

6.4

88'

Leon Flach 31.Germany

Mikael Uhre 7.Denmark

6.0

72'

Chris Donovan 25.United States

90'

Tai Baribo 28.Israel

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

The manager Jim Curtin decided to play with the following team: Andre Blake (6.0), N. Harriel (7.5), J. Glesnes (6.8), Jack Elliott (6.6), Kai Wagner (7.8), Alejandro Bedoya (7.3), J. Martínez (7.0), J. McGlynn (7.5), Dániel Gazdag (7.5), Julián Carranza (6.4) and Q. Sullivan (8.2).

The home team had on the bench: Oliver Semmle, Mikael Uhre (6.0), Jeremy Rafanello, O. Mbaïzo, J. Bueno (6.4), Chris Donovan, Tai Baribo and Leon Flach .

Philadelphia Union could not rely on the presence of J. Bueno (injured).

Substitutions

Philadelphia Union made 3 changes: Q. Sullivan for Mikael Uhre (72′), N. Harriel for Chris Donovan (90′) and J. Martínez for J. Bueno (88′).

Player of the match: Q. Sullivan

The most impressive player for Philadelphia Union was Q. Sullivan.

His rating is 8.2 with 19 passes (84% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Real Salt Lake – Formation

Real Salt Lake

Zac MacMath 18.United States

7.5

Brayan Vera 4.Colombia

6.7

57'

Justen Glad 15.United States

7.0

Bode Hidalgo 19.United States

7.0

Alexandros Katranis 98.Greece

7.0

49'

89'

Braian Ojeda 6.Paraguay

6.7

A. Gómez 11.Colombia

7.7

90'

75'

34'

Emeka Eneli 14.United States

7.1

F. Barajas 17.Mexico

6.4

58'

Matt Crooks 25.England

6.8

80'

59'

Cristian Arango 9.Colombia

7.3

39'

Substitutes

G. Beavers 35.United States

Andrew Brody 2.United States

90'

Bryan Oviedo 3.Costa Rica

P. Quinton 26.United States

N. Palacio 13.Colombia

Maikel Chang 16.Cuba

6.4

80'

Bertin Jacquesson 27.France

Anderson Julio 29.Ecuador

7.1

58'

Real Salt Lake started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Pablo Andrés Mastroeni played with: Zac MacMath (7.5), Bode Hidalgo (7.0), Justen Glad (7.0), Brayan Vera (6.7), Alexandros Katranis (7.0), Braian Ojeda (6.7), Emeka Eneli (7.1), A. Gómez (7.7), Matt Crooks (6.8), F. Barajas (6.4) and Cristian Arango (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: N. Palacio, Maikel Chang (6.4), P. Quinton, Bertin Jacquesson, Anderson Julio (7.1), G. Beavers, Andrew Brody and Bryan Oviedo.