Philadelphia Union 5, Minnesota United FC 1
Published on October 7, 2018 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Philadelphia Union News Release
Philadelphia Union 5 - Minnesota United FC 1
Talen Energy Stadium (Chester, PA)
Saturday, October 6, 2018
TODAY'S MATCH INFO:
Venue: Talen Energy Stadium (Chester, PA)
Referee: Allen Chapman
Assistants: Jason White, Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho
Fourth Official: Marcos DeOliveira
Video Assistant Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
Attendance: 16,334
Weather: 70 degrees and cloudy
GOALS/ASSISTS
PHI - Cory Burke (Borek Dockal) 8'
PHI - Alejandro Bedoya (Keegan Rosenberry, Borek Dockal) 17'
PHI - Fafa Picault (Keegan Rosenberry, Haris Medunjanin) 23'
PHI - Fafa Picault (CJ Sapong) 44'
MIN - Darwin Quintero (Angelo Rodriguez) 54'
PHI - Ilsinho (Fafa Picault) 79'
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
PHI - Alejandro Bedoya (caution) 56'
PHI - Fafa Picault (caution) 72'
MIN - Alexi Gomez (caution) 72'
MIN - Fernando Bob (caution) 75'
LINEUPS
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Keegan Rosenberry, Mark McKenzie, Auston Trusty, Raymon Gaddis; Haris Medunjanin, Alejandro Bedoya; CJ Sapong (Ilsinho 61'), Borek Dockal (Warren Creavalle 77'), Fafa Picault; Cory Burke (Jay Simpson 86')
Substitutes not used: John McCarthy; Jack Elliott, Fabinho, Derrick Jones
Minnesota United FC: Bobby Shuttleworth; Jerome Thiesson (Alexi Gomez 46'), Michael Boxall, Brent Kallman, Francisco Calvo; Fernando Bob, Rasmus Schuller (Ibson 76'); Miguel Ibarra, Darwin Quintero, Maximiano (Harrison Heath 70); Angelo Rodriguez
Substitutes not used: Matt Lampson; Eric Miller, Wyatt Omsberg, Mason Toye
TEAM NOTES
With the win, the Union have officially clinched a berth in the 2018 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs ... it is the third postseason berth in club history as well as the second in three years for the club.
Midfielder Borek Dockal notched two assists tonight, setting the Union's all-time record for assists in a single season (17) ... he also took over the outright lead in the category across all MLS players.
Fafa Picault's two goals tonight gave him 10 on the season, taking the Union team lead and also setting an MLS career-high for the winger.
Keegan Rosenberry recorded two assists tonight, his first career multi-helper match.
Following a FIFA international break, the Union return to the pitch in their penultimate regular-season match on Sunday, October 21 vs. the New York Red Bulls at Talen Energy Stadium (3:00 p.m. ET / 6abc).
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