Toronto recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Philadelphia Union 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

TORONTO. Toronto was capable to reverse the score against Philadelphia Union to win 2-1.

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Toronto recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Philadelphia Union 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

TORONTO. Toronto managed to reverse the scoreline against Philadelphia Union to win 2-1. It was Philadelphia Union to strike first with a goal of J. Carranza at the 34′. Then it was a goal in the 39′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Pozuelo gave the win to Toronto in the 51′ minute.

The match was played at the BMO Field stadium in Toronto on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Alex Chilowicz assisted by Michael Barwegen and Andrew Bigelow. The 4th official was David Barrie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.5 degrees Celsius or 34.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Toronto

2 - 1

Team 1

Philadelphia Union

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 7 Total 19
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 14
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 136 Attack 116
  • 51 Dangerous attack 52
  • 133 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 10
Fouls
  • 9 Total 16
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Philadelphia Union was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Toronto found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Toronto shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Philadelphia Union shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Toronto received 4 yellow cards (J. Nelson, A. Pozuelo, M. Bradley and K. Chung). On the opposite side, Philadelphia Union received 1 yellow card (J. Carranza).

Match Timeline

19'
30'
34'
Julián Carranza(goal)M. Uhre
39'
42'
Kai Wagner(var)
Michael Bradley- Yellow
45'
Deandre Kerr- sub ->J. Nelson
46'
51'
53'
Julián Carranza- Yellow
Kosi Thompson- sub ->J. Osorio
56'
69'
J. McGlynn- sub ->L. Flach
69'
J. Perruzza- sub ->L. Petrasso
72'
75'
77'
79'
87'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Philadelphia Union
67
34
CF Montréal
65
34
New York City
55
34
New York RB
53
34
Cincinnati
49
34
Inter Miami
48
34
Orlando City
48
34
Columbus Crew
46
34
New England
42
34
Charlotte
42
34
Atlanta United
40
34
Chicago Fire
39
34
Toronto
34
34
DC United
27
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Los Angeles FC
67
34
Austin
56
34
Dallas
53
34
Nashville SC
50
34
LA Galaxy
50
34
Minnesota United
48
34
Real Salt Lake
47
34
Portland Timbers
46
34
Colorado Rapids
43
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
43
34
Seattle Sounders
41
34
Sporting KC
40
34
Houston Dynamo
36
34
SJ Earthquakes
35
34

After playing this match, Toronto will have 11 points like Orlando City, Austin, Dallas, Houston Dynamo and Nashville SC to go down in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Philadelphia Union will stay with 16 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Toronto will play away against Philadelphia Union on the 8th of October with a 13-10 head to head stats in favor of Toronto (7 draws).

Philadelphia Union will host Toronto on the 8th of October with a 13-10 head to head record in favor of Toronto (7 draws).

Toronto – Formation

Toronto
G
Alex Bono 25.United States
7.1
D
Shane O'Neill 27.United States
7.1
D
Kadin Chung 12.Canada
6.8
79' 75'
D
Michael Bradley 4.United States
7.1
45'
D
Jacob Shaffelburg 22.Canada
5.5
M
Chris Mavinga 23.DR Congo
7.1
M
Pozuelo 10.Spain
6.9
30' Goals51'
M
Jonathan Osorio  21.Canada
7.7
56'
M
L. Petrasso 38.Canada
6.0
72'
M
Jayden Nelson 11.Canada
6.6
46' 19'
F
Jesús Jiménez  9.Spain
7.2
Goals39'
Substitutes
G
Quentin Westberg 16.United States
D
Lukas MacNaughton 5.Canada
6.8
79'
D
A. Pearlman 51.Canada
M
Kosi Thompson 47.Canada
7.0
56'
F
Ifunanyachi Achara 99.Nigeria
F
Deandre Kerr 29.Canada
6.1
46'
F
Themi Antonoglou 81.Canada
F
Ayo Akinola 20.Canada
F
J. Perruzza 77.Canada
72'

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

The manager Bob Bradley decided to play with the following team: .

Toronto could not rely on the presence of K. Thompson (injured).

Substitutions

Toronto made 4 changes: J. Nelson for D. Kerr (46′), J. Osorio for K. Thompson (56′), L. Petrasso for J. Perruzza (72′) and K. Chung for L. Macnaughton (79′).

Philadelphia Union – Formation

Philadelphia Union
G
Andre Blake  18.Jamaica
6.6
D
J. Glesnes 5.Norway
6.5
D
Kai Wagner 27.Germany
7.6
D
N. Harriel 26.United States
8.0
D
J. Martínez 8.Venezuela
7.0
M
Jack Elliott 3.England
6.4
M
Alejandro Bedoya  11.United States
6.8
87'
M
Dániel Gazdag 6.Hungary
5.5
M
Leon Flach  31.Germany
6.9
69'
F
Mikael Uhre 7.Denmark
7.3
77'
F
Julián Carranza 9.Argentina
7.4
69' 53' Goals34'
Substitutes
G
Matt Freese 1.United States
D
O. Mbaïzo 15.Cameroon
D
Matt Real 2.United States
D
Stuart Findlay 4.Scotland
M
J. McGlynn 16.United States
6.8
69'
M
Q. Sullivan 33.United States
M
P. Aaronson 30.United States
6.3
87'
F
Cory Burke 19.Jamaica
6.5
77'
F
Sergio Santos 17.Brazil
6.4
69'

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

Jim Curtin played with: .

Substitutions

Philadelphia Union made 4 changes: L. Flach for J. McGlynn (69′), J. Carranza for S. Santos (69′), M. Uhre for C. Burke (77′) and A. Bedoya for P. Aaronson (87′).

Results of the day

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