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
- 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
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
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
57'
90'
50'
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 , N. Harriel , J. Glesnes , Jack Elliott , Kai Wagner , Alejandro Bedoya , J. Martínez , J. McGlynn , Dániel Gazdag , Julián Carranza and Q. Sullivan .
The home team had on the bench: Oliver Semmle, Mikael Uhre , Jeremy Rafanello, O. Mbaïzo, J. Bueno , 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 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
Real Salt Lake started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Pablo Andrés Mastroeni played with: Zac MacMath , Bode Hidalgo , Justen Glad , Brayan Vera , Alexandros Katranis , Braian Ojeda , Emeka Eneli , A. Gómez , Matt Crooks , F. Barajas and Cristian Arango .
These were the players on the bench: N. Palacio, Maikel Chang , P. Quinton, Bertin Jacquesson, Anderson Julio , G. Beavers, Andrew Brody and Bryan Oviedo.
Substitutions
Real Salt Lake made 3 changes: F. Barajas for Anderson Julio (58′), A. Gómez for Andrew Brody (90′) and Matt Crooks for Maikel Chang (80′).
Player of the match: A. Gómez
The player that probably impressed the most for Real Salt Lake was A. Gómez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Austin – LA Galaxy – 2-0
- Cincinnati – Colorado Rapids – 2-1
- Columbus Crew – CF Montréal – 0-0
- DC United – Seattle Sounders – 2-1
- New England – Inter Miami – 1-4
- New York RB – Vancouver Whitecaps – 1-1
- New York City – Charlotte – 2-1
- Orlando City – Toronto – 1-2
- Philadelphia Union – Real Salt Lake – 1-2
