Box Score: Philadelphia Union 0, FC Cincinnati 0

CINCINNATI, Oh. (September 23, 2020) – The Philadelphia Union earned one point on the road against FC Cincinnati. The Union defense and goalkeeper Andre Blake held Cincinnati to a scoreless draw, with Blake denying the only registered shot on goal by Cincinnati in the 92nd minute. The shutout marks the Union’s fifth of the season and Andre Blake’s 35th shutout of his career. Both Ray Gaddis and Jose Martinez returned to the starting lineup this evening, Martinez missing the last match from a yellow card accumulation. With a yellow card in the 59th minute, Captain Alejandro Bedoya will miss the Union next match. The Union return home to Subaru Park on September 27 where they will face Inter Miami CF (7:30 p.m. ET / PHL17).

Philadelphia Union 0 – FC Cincinnati 0
Nippert Stadium (Cincinnati, OH)
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Assistant Referees: Cory Richardson, Peter Balciunas
Fourth Official: Natalie Simon
VAR: Hilario Grajeda
Weather: 67 degrees and clear

DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
CIN – Joseph-Claude Gyau (caution) 19’
CIN – Kendall Waston (caution) 47’
PHI – Alejandro Bedoya (caution) 59’
CIN – Haris Medunjanin (caution) 63’
PHI – Kacper Przybylko (caution) 79’
CIN - Frankie Amaya (caution) 90'+3'

LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Ray Gaddis (Matt Real, 56’), Jakob Glesnes, Mark McKenzie, Olivier Mbaizo; Alejandro Bedoya, Jose Martinez, Jamiro Monteiro, Brenden Aaronson (Sergio Santos, 72’), Andrew Wooten (Ilsinho, 57’), Kacper Przybylko

Substitutes not used: Joe Bendik; Cole Turner, Jack de Vries, Warren Creavalle, Anthony Fontana, Aurelien Collin

FC Cincinnati: Nick Hagglund (Mathieu Deplagne, 80’), Tom Pettersson, Andrew Gutman, Frankie Amaya, Haris Medunjanin, Joseph-Claude Gyau, Allan Cruz, Brandon Vázquez (Yuya Kubo, 68’), Jürgen Locadia, Kendall Waston, Spencer Richey

Substitutes not used: Greg Garza, Maikel van der Werff, Zico Bailey, Caleb Stanko, Bobby Edwards.

TEAM NOTES

• Andre Blake earned his 35th career shutout and fifth of 2020.
• The Union picked up its fifth clean sheet of the season. The five shutouts in the club’s first 13 MLS regular season games ties the best mark in the club’s history matching the 2019, 2017 and 2012 season.
• Midfielder Jamiro Monteiro earned his 35th career start with the Philadelphia Union.

The Union return home to Subaru Park on September 27 where they will face Inter Miami CF (7:30 p.m. ET / PHL17).