CHESTER. Philadelphia Union liquidates Colorado Rapids 6-0 with goals of D. Gazdag (9′), D. Gazdag (20′ pen), J. Carranza (30′ pen), D. Gazdag (84′), C. Burke (87′) and M. Real (90′). Philadelphia Union made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Subaru Park stadium in Chester. The referee was Allen Chapman who was helped by Oscar Mitchell Carvalho and Walter Heatherly. The 4th official was Sergii Demianchuk. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.7 degrees Celsius or 74.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 25 Total 4
- 13 On Target 1
- 12 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 118 Attack 63
- 36 Dangerous attack 28
- 81 Ball safe 85
- 2 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Philadelphia Union had a superior ball possession 59% while Colorado Rapids was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Philadelphia Union was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Philadelphia Union won the match.
Philadelphia Union shot 25 times, 13 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Colorado Rapids shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Philadelphia Union didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Colorado Rapids received 3 yellow cards (G. Vallecilla, R. Priso-Mbongue and C. Warner).
Also, Colorado Rapids didn’t end the match with 11 players after G. Vallecilla (Colorado Rapids) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (35′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this encounter, Philadelphia Union will have 54 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Colorado Rapids will stay with 32 points to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Philadelphia Union will host Toronto on the 8th of October with a 13-10 head to head statistic in favor of Toronto (7 draws).
Colorado Rapids will play away agasint Austin on the 9th of October with a 2-2 head to head stats.
Philadelphia Union – Formation
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
, Olivier Mbaizo , Jakob Glesnes , Jack Elliott , Kai Wagner , Alejandro Bedoya , José Martínez , Leon Flach , Dániel Gazdag , Julián Carranza and Mikael Uhre .The home team had on the bench: Chris Donovan, Quinn Sullivan, Cory Burke
, Nathan Harriel, Jesus Bueno, Jack McGlynn , Matthew Real , Paxten Aaronson and Matthew Freese.Substitutions
Philadelphia Union made 5 changes: J. Martinez for J. McGlynn (62′), J. Carranza for C. Burke (62′), M. Uhre for P. Aaronson (74′), A. Bedoya for M. Real (85′) and D. Gazdag for Q. Sullivan (85′).
Best player: Cory Burke
The player that probably impressed the most for Philadelphia Union was Cory Burke.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 9 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 62′.
Colorado Rapids – Formation
Colorado Rapids started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Robin Fraser played with: William Yarbrough
, Exon Gustavo Vallecilla , Steven Beitashour , Danny Wilson , Keegan Rosenberry , Anthony Markanich , Sam Nicholson , Collen Warner , Ralph Priso , Michael Barrios and Gyasi Zardes .These were the players on the bench: Felipe Gutiérrez
, Drew Moor , Diego Rubio, Jonathan Lewis, Lucas Esteves , Clint Irwin, Max, Lalas Abubakar and Darren Yapi .Colorado Rapids could not rely on the presence of L. Abubakar (injured) and F. Gutierrez (injured).
Substitutions
Colorado Rapids made 5 changes: D. Wilson for L. Abubakar (25′), L. Abubakar for D. Moor (46′), G. Zardes for L. Esteves (46′), M. Barrios for D. Yapi (63′) and R. Priso-Mbongue for F. Gutierrez (71′).
Best player: Ralph Priso
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Colorado Rapids was Ralph Priso.
His rating is
with 36 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Austin – Los Angeles FC – 4-1
- Philadelphia Union – Colorado Rapids – 6-0
- Cincinnati – Columbus Crew – 2-2
- New York RB – Inter Miami – 3-1
- Minnesota United – Houston Dynamo – 2-1
- Portland Timbers – Seattle Sounders – 2-1