CHARLOTTE. Charlotte estinguishes Philadelphia Union 4-0 with goals of D. Rios (24′), D. Rios (54′), (72′ pen) and D. Rios (90′).

The match was played at the Bank of America Stadium stadium in Charlotte on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Jon Freemon with the collaboration of Logan Brown and Chris Elliott. The 4th official was Rubiel Vazquez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Charlotte

4 - 0

Philadelphia Union

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 10 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 11
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 101 Attack 92
  • 55 Dangerous attack 44
  • 102 Ball safe 85
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 19 Total 18
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Charlotte was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Philadelphia Union that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Charlotte was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Charlotte won the match​.

Charlotte shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Philadelphia Union shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Charlotte received 1 yellow card (B. Bronico). On the opposite side, Philadelphia Union received 2 yellow cards (K. Wagner and D. Gazdag).

Also, Philadelphia Union didn’t finish the match with 11 players after K. Wagner (Philadelphia Union) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (71′).

Match Timeline

24'
39'
Kai Wagner- Yellow
54'
Brandt Bronico- Yellow
56'
59'
60'
66'
71'
Kai Wagner(yellowred)
72'
74'
75'
Q. Sullivan- sub ->J. Carranza
79'
Dániel Gazdag- Yellow
79'
Andre Shinyashiki- sub ->K. Swiderski
79'
81'
Matt Real- sub ->J. Elliott
90'

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, Charlotte will have 41 points like New England to hold in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Philadelphia Union will stay with 64 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Charlotte will play away with New York RB on the 9th of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Charlotte (0 draws).

Philadelphia Union will host Toronto on the 9th of October with a 13-10 head to head stats in favor of Toronto (7 draws).

Charlotte – Formation

Charlotte
G
Kristijan Kahlina 1.Croatia
G
Pablo Sisniega 23.Mexico
6.9
D
Harrison Afful 25.Ghana
6.7
D
A. Walkes 5.England
6.2
D
Adilson Malanda 21.France
7.4
D
Nathan Byrne 14.England
7.1
M
Kamil Jóźwiak 7.Poland
7.2
79'
M
Derrick Jones 20.United States
6.8
M
Brandt Bronico 13.United States
6.9
66' 56'
M
K. Świderski 11.Poland
6.9
79'
M
Kerwin Vargas 18.Colombia
6.8
74'
F
Daniel Ríos 12.Mexico
9.1
24', 54', 72', 90'
Substitutes
G
G. Marks 31.United States
D
Jan Sobocinski 2.Poland
D
Joseph Mora 28.Costa Rica
M
Q. McNeill 35.USA
M
Nuno Santos 6.Portugal
6.4
66'
M
Jordy Alcívar 8.Ecuador
79'
F
Andre Shinyashiki 16.Brazil
79'
F
Yordy Reyna 26.Peru
F
Orrin McKinze Gaines II. 17.United States
6.2
74'

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

The manager Christian Lattanzio decided to play with the following team: Kristijan Kahlina, Pablo Sisniega (6.9), Nathan Byrne (7.1), Adilson Malanda (7.4), Anton Walkes (6.2), Harrison Afful (6.7), Derrick Jones (6.8), Brandt Bronico (6.9), Kerwin Calderón Vargas (6.8), Karol Świderski (6.9), Kamil Jóźwiak (7.2) and Daniel Rios (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jan Sobociński, Quinn McNeill, Andre Shinyashiki, Yordy Reyna, Joseph Mora, Nuno Santos (6.4), Jordy Alcivar, Orrin McKinze Gaines II. (6.2) and George Marks.

Substitutions

Charlotte made 4 changes: B. Bronico for N. Santos (66′), K. A. Calderon Vargas for O. McKinze Gaines II (74′), K. Jozwiak for J. Alcivar (79′) and K. Swiderski for A. Shinyashiki (79′).

Best player: Daniel Rios​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Charlotte was Daniel Rios.

His rating is (9.1) with 3 goals, 35 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Philadelphia Union – Formation

Philadelphia Union
G
Andre Blake 18.Jamaica
5.5
D
J. Glesnes 5.Norway
7.4
D
Kai Wagner 27.Germany
7.1
71'
D
Jack Elliott 3.England
6.5
81'
D
N. Harriel 26.United States
6.6
M
Dániel Gazdag 6.Hungary
6.2
79'
M
J. Martínez 8.Venezuela
7.0
M
J. McGlynn 16.United States
6.7
60'
M
Leon Flach 31.Germany
6.9
F
Mikael Uhre 7.Denmark
6.5
59'
F
Julián Carranza 9.Argentina
7.1
75'
Substitutes
G
Matt Freese 1.United States
D
Matt Real 2.United States
81'
D
O. Mbaïzo 15.Cameroon
M
P. Aaronson 30.United States
6.5
60'
M
Q. Sullivan 33.United States
6.9
75'
M
Brandan Craig 34.United States
M
Richard Odada 21.Kenya
F
Chris Donovan 25.United States
F
Cory Burke 19.Jamaica
6.8
59'

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

Jim Curtin played with: Andre Blake (5.5), Nathan Harriel (6.6), Jakob Glesnes (7.4), Jack Elliott (6.5), Kai Wagner (7.1), Jack McGlynn (6.7), José Martínez (7.0), Leon Flach (6.9), Dániel Gazdag (6.2), Julián Carranza (7.1), Mikael Uhre (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Matthew Real, Paxten Aaronson (6.5), Olivier Mbaizo, Quinn Sullivan (6.9), Brandan Craig, Richard Odada, Matthew Freese, Chris Donovan and Cory Burke (6.8).

Substitutions

Philadelphia Union made 4 changes: M. Uhre for C. Burke (59′), J. McGlynn for P. Aaronson (60′), J. Carranza for Q. Sullivan (75′) and J. Elliott for M. Real (81′).

Best player: Jakob Glesnes​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Philadelphia Union was Jakob Glesnes.

His rating is (7.4) with 50 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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