Philadelphia Union faced off against Charlotte FC on Saturday night at Bank of America Stadium on MLS Decision Day, falling 2-0. Despite the loss, the Union concluded their 2025 regular season as Supporters’ Shield champions, finishing with 66 points and a 20-8-6 record to secure home-field advantage throughout the 2025 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs. The Union set a new club record with 20 wins, scoring 57 goals and conceding a league-low 35. During the first half, Charlotte scored in the 24th minute and doubled their lead six minutes later to seal a 2-0 result.
The Union will face off against the winners of the Wild Card match in the first round of the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs (TBD).
Charlotte FC 2 – Philadelphia Union 0
Bank of America Stadium ( Charlotte, NC)
Saturday, October 18, 2025
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
Referee: Tori Penso
Assistant Referees: Kathryn Nesbitt, Jason White
Fourth Official: Calin Radosav
VAR: Kevin Stott
AVAR: Mike Kampmeinert
Weather: 78 degrees and sunny.
SCORING SUMMARY
CLT – Wilfried Zaha (Vargas, Malanda) 24’
CLT – Kerwin Vargas (Toffolo) 30’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
CLT – Wilfried Zaha (caution) 32’
PHI – Danley Jean Jacques (caution) 33’
PHI – Mikael Uhre (caution) 45’
PHI – Nathan Harriel (caution) 71’
PHI – Bruno Damiani (caution) 73’
CLT – Wilfried Zaha (second caution, ejected) 90’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Kai Wagner, Jakob Glesnes, Olwethu Makhanya, Nathan Harriel (Frankie Westfield 78’), Alejandro Bedoya (Indiana Vassilev 45’) , Jovan Lukic, Danley Jean Jacques (Jesus Bueno 78’), Milan Iloski (Cavan Sullivan 55’), Mikael Uhre (Tai Baribo 45’), Bruno Damiani.
Substitutes not used: Andrew Rick; Olivier Mbaizo, Ben Bender, Chris Donovan.
Charlotte FC: Kristijan Kahlina; Nathan Byrne, Adilson Malanda, Tim Ream, Harry Toffolo (Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 63’), Ashley Westwood, Brandt Bronico (Baye Coulibaly 82’), Djibril Diani, Kerwin Vargas (Liel Abada 83’) , Idan Toklomati (Archie Goodwin 90 +1’), Wilfried Zaha.
Substitutes not used: David Bingham; Andrew Privett, Tyger Smalls, Bill Tuiloma, Eryk Williamson.
NOTES
- Homegrown defender Nathan Harriel made the 90th career start of his MLS regular season career, becoming the first homegrown in club history to reach the milestone.
- Midfielders Danley Jean Jacques and Jovan Lukic earned their 30th career start for the Union in MLS regular season play.
- The Union have conceded the fewest amount of goals in the league this season (35).
