Match Recap: Philadelphia Union 0, Seattle Sounders FC 0
First place Union remain unbeaten in their last six games after draw in front of sellout Talen Energy Stadium crowd; Sergio Santos makes first career MLS start
CHESTER, Pa. (May 18, 2019)- Philadelphia Union faced Seattle Sounders FC at Talen Energy Stadium on Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd of 18,540. With the draw, the Union remain undefeated in their last six games. The club’s 7-3-3 record (24 points) continues their best start to a season in team history through 13 games.
Philadelphia Union 0 – Seattle Sounders FC 0
Talen Energy Stadium (Chester, PA)
Saturday, May 18, 2019
TODAY’S MATCH INFO:
Talen Energy Stadium (Chester, Pennsylvania
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
Assistants Referees: Jose Da Silva, Eric Boria
Fourth Official: Lorant Varga
VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero
Attendance: 18,540
Weather: 75 Degrees, Clear
GOALS/ASSISTS
None
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
SEA – Nouhou Tolo (Caution) 56’
PHI – Kacper Przybylko (Caution) 72’
PHI – Fafa Picault (Caution) 83’
SEA – Jonathan Campbell (Caution) 86’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Raymon Gaddis, Jack Elliott, Auston Trusty, Kai Wagner; Haris Medunjanin; Alejandro Bedoya, Jamiro Monteiro; Brenden Aaronson (Fafa Picault, 77’); Kacper Przybylko, Sergio Santos (Ilsinho, 57’)
Substitutes not used: Carlos Miguel Coronel; Anthony Fontana, Aurelien Collin, Michee Ngalina, Fabinho
Seattle Sounders FC: Stefan Frei; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Kim Kee-hee, Roman Torres, Jonathan Campbell, Nouhou Tolo (Kelvin Leerdam, 71); Cristian Roldan, Jordy Delem (Handwalla Bwana, 76), Alex Roldan; Nicolas Lodeiro, Will Bruin (Raul Ruidiaz, 79’)
Substitutes not used: Bryan Meredith, Harry Shipp, Henry Wingo, Brad Smith
TEAM NOTES
- The Union are undefeated in their last six games and remain in first place in the Eastern Conference with 24 points.
- The club’s 7-3-3 record (24 points) continues their best start to a season in team history through 13 games.
- Tonight’s sellout crowd (18,540) was the Union’s 46th all-time at Talen Energy Stadium … coming on May 18, it is the Union’s earliest sellout since April 23, 2016 vs. NYCFC (18,681).
- The Union’s possession percentage tonight, 67.8%, represents the second-highest total the team has ever had in a single regular-season match, as well as the highest in a match that finished 11 vs. 11 … the Union’s overall possession record is 68.8%, achieved vs. Colorado on May 20, 2017 … the Rapids finished with 10 men in that game after Caleb Calvert received a second yellow in the 69th minute.
- The Union’s 20 shots tonight matched a single-game season high for the club, first achieved vs. FC Cincinnati (May 1).
- Sergio Santos made his first career MLS start for the Union.
- Andre Blake returned to the starting XI after missing the previous four matches due to injury. Ray Gaddis made his 175th career start with the Union.
- Jack Elliott made his 60th career start for the club.
- Michee Ngalina made the match day 18 for the first time since signing a first team contract on May 8.
- The Union next play at home at Talen Energy Stadium on Saturday, May 25 in a regular-season match against Portland Timbers (7:30 p.m. ET/PHL17)
