Minnesota United tops Philadelphia Union after recovering from a 1-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

SAINT PAUL. Minnesota United succeeded in turn the table against Philadelphia Union.

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Minnesota United tops Philadelphia Union after recovering from a 1-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

SAINT PAUL. Minnesota United was able to turn the table against Philadelphia Union. Philadelphia Union lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

Minnesota United remained in 10 people after R. Metanire received a red card in the 77′. Anyway, Minnesota United still succeeded in win this match competing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Allianz Field stadium in Saint Paul on Thursday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Allen Chapman with the help of Jason White and Claudiu Badea. The 4th official was Chris Ruska. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.4 degrees Celsius or 52.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Minnesota United

3 - 2

Team 1

Philadelphia Union

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 11 Total 17
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 8 Off Target 12
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 94 Attack 102
  • 66 Dangerous attack 56
  • 69 Ball safe 84
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Philadelphia Union had a superior ball possession 58% while Minnesota United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Minnesota United was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Minnesota United won the match​.

Minnesota United shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Philadelphia Union shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Minnesota United received 1 yellow card (E. Reynoso). Talking about the opposition, Philadelphia Union received 3 yellow cards (O. Mbaizo, J. Martinez and K. Wagner).

(Minnesota United) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (77′).

Match Timeline

5'
O. Mbaïzo- Yellow
41'
45'
Dániel Gazdag(goal)
54'
Dániel Gazdag(goal)
Robin Lod- sub ->E. Finlay
61'
Robin Lod(goal)E. Reynoso
63'
Franco Fragapane(goal)
67'
74'
J. McGlynn- sub ->L. Flach
74'
77'
78'
Kai Wagner- Yellow
83'
J. Martínez- Yellow
Emanuel Reynoso- Yellow
84'
84'
Joseph Rosales- sub ->F. Fragapane
87'
87'
89'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
New England
73
34
Philadelphia Union
54
34
Nashville SC
54
34
New York City
51
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Orlando City
51
34
New York RB
48
34
DC United
47
34
Columbus Crew
47
34
CF Montréal
46
34
Inter Miami
41
34
Chicago Fire
34
34
Toronto
28
34
Cincinnati
20
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Colorado Rapids
61
34
Seattle Sounders
60
34
Sporting KC
58
34
Portland Timbers
55
34
Minnesota United
49
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
49
34
Real Salt Lake
48
34
LA Galaxy
48
34
Los Angeles FC
45
34
SJ Earthquakes
41
34
Dallas
33
34
Austin
31
34
Houston Dynamo
30
34

After playing this match, Minnesota United will have 44 points to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Philadelphia Union will stay with 46 points like Orlando City and Portland Timbers to move up in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Minnesota United will host Los Angeles FC on the 24th of October with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Minnesota United (2 draws).

Philadelphia Union will host Nashville SC on the 23rd of October with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Nashville SC (0 draws).

Minnesota United – Formation

Minnesota United
G
T. Miller 1.United States
6.3
D
Michael Boxall 15.New Zealand
6.8
D
Romain Métanire 19.Madagascar
6.1
77'
D
Bakaye Dibassy 12.Mali
6.5
D
Chase Gasper 77.United States
7.1
M
Ethan Finlay 13.United States
6.0
61'
M
Wil Trapp  20.United States
7.1
M
Emanuel Reynoso 10.Argentina
8.1
87' 84'
M
Hassani Dotson 31.United States
6.7
M
Franco Fragapane 7.Argentina
7.9
87' Goals67'
F
A. Hunou 23.France
6.7
74' Goals41'
Substitutes
G
Dayne St. Clair 97.Canada
D
Brent Kallman 14.United States
D
J. Raitala 22.Finland
M
Joseph Rosales 18.Honduras
87'
M
Niko Hansen 11.Denmark
M
Robin Lod 17.Finland
7.4
61' Goals63'
M
Osvaldo Alonso 6.Cuba
6.4
74'
M
Ján Greguš 8.Slovakia
F
F. Adi 9.Nigeria
87'

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

The manager Adrian Heath decided to play with the following team: Tyler Miller (6.3), Romain Metanire (6.1), Michael Boxall (6.8), Bakaye Dibassy (6.5), Chase Gasper (7.1), Wil Trapp (7.1), Hassani Dotson (6.7), Ethan Finlay (6.0), Emanuel Reynoso (8.1), Franco Fragapane (7.9) and Adrien Hunou (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Brent Kallman, Jukka Raitala, Fanendo Adi, Dayne St. Clair, Joseph Rosales, Niko Hansen, Robin Lod (7.4), Osvaldo Alonso (6.4) and Ján Greguš.

Substitutions

Minnesota United made 4 changes: E. Finlay for R. Lod (61′), A. Hunou for O. Alonso (74′), F. Fragapane for J. Rosales (87′) and E. Reynoso for F. Adi (87′).

Best player: Emanuel Reynoso​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Minnesota United was Emanuel Reynoso even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 67 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 21. He performed 8 crosses.

Philadelphia Union – Formation

Philadelphia Union
G
Andre Blake  18.Jamaica
5.8
D
J. Glesnes 5.Norway
6.5
D
Kai Wagner 27.Germany
6.7
78'
D
O. Mbaïzo 15.Cameroon
6.1
89' 5'
D
Jack Elliott 3.England
7.0
M
Alejandro Bedoya  11.United States
7.1
M
J. Martínez 8.Venezuela
6.6
84' 83'
M
Leon Flach  31.Germany
6.6
74'
F
Dániel Gazdag 6.Hungary
8.4
Goals45', 54'
F
Jamiro Monteiro 10.Cape Verde
7.4
F
Kacper Przybylko 23.Poland
6.7
Substitutes
G
Matt Freese 1.United States
D
Stuart Findlay 4.Scotland
D
N. Harriel 26.United States
M
P. Aaronson 30.United States
84'
M
Anthony Fontana 21.United States
89'
M
Q. Sullivan 33.United States
M
J. Bueno 20.Venezuela
M
J. McGlynn 16.United States
6.8
74'
F
Matheus Davó 7.Brazil

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

Talking about the opposition, Pat Noonan played with: Andre Blake (5.8), Olivier Mbaizo (6.1), Jakob Glesnes (6.5), Jack Elliott (7.0), Kai Wagner (6.7), Alejandro Bedoya (7.1), José Martínez (6.6), Leon Flach (6.6), Dániel Gazdag (8.4), Kacper Przybyłko (6.7) and Jamiro Monteiro (7.4).

These were the players on the bench: Paxten Aaronson, Anthony Fontana, Stuart Findlay, Nathan Harriel, Quinn Sullivan, Matthew Freese, Jesus Bueno, Jack McGlynn (6.8) and Matheus Davó.

Substitutions

Philadelphia Union made 3 changes: L. Flach for J. McGlynn (74′), J. Martinez for P. Aaronson (84′) and O. Mbaizo for A. Fontana (89′).

Best player: Dániel Gazdag​

The player that probably impressed the most for Philadelphia Union was Dániel Gazdag.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 39 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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