D.C. United Lose 4-1 against the Philadelphia Union on the Road

August 29, 2020 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
D.C. United News Release

Philadelphia Union (4-1-3, 15 pts.) 4 vs. 1 D.C. United (1-4-3, 6 pts.)

2020 MLS Regular Season

August 29, 2020 - Subaru Park, Chester, PA

Player Notes

Julian Gressel scored his first goal for the Black-and-Red in the 63rd minute.

Júnior Moreno recorded his first assist of 2020 in the 63rd minute; his sixth assist of his Black-and-Red career.

Axel Sjöberg made his Black-and-Red debut as a starter and played 90 minutes in the match.

Homegrown Moses Nyeman made his Black-and-Red debut as a 79th minute substitute.

Homegrown Kevin Paredes made his third consecutive start for the Black-and-Red.

Chris Seitz made his first MLS appearance of 2020.

Steven Birnbaum did not start for the first time since Oct, 22, 2017; he played 75 consecutive games for the Black-and-Red.

#PHIvDC

D.C. United are now 8-14-4 against the Philadelphia Union in club history.

The Black-and-Red are 3-10-0 against Philadelphia on the road.

Match Notes

D.C. United are 0-1-1 on the road in 2020.

D.C. United lineup: Chris Seitz; Kevin Paredes, Joseph Mora, Donovan Pines, Axel Sjöberg, Julian Gressel (Moses Nyeman 79'); Júnior Moreno (Mohammed Abu 64'), Felipe Martins; Yamil Asad (Griffin Yow HT); Ulises Segura, Ola Kamara (Erik Sorga 57')

Unused Substitutes: Earl Edwards Jr., Federico Higuaín

Manager: Ben Olsen

Philadelphia Union lineup: Andre Blake, Jack Elliott, Jakob Glesnes, Kai Wagner (Matt Real 27'), Olivier Mbaizo, Alejandro Bedoya, Brenden Aaronson (Jack De Vries 88'), Jamiro Monteiro, José Martínez (Warren Creavalle HT), Kacper Przybylko (Andrew Wooten 64'), Sergio Santos (Ilsinho 64')

Unused Substitutes: Mark McKenzie, Raymon Gaddis, Anthony Fontana

Manager: Jim Curtin

REFEREE FOTIS BAZAKOS

AR1 CJ MORGANTE

AR2 ADAM WIENCKOWSKI

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VAR ALAN KELLY

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