Box Score | Philadelphia Union 1, Chicago Fire 0

The Philadelphia Union played Chicago Fire FC on Saturday evening at Subaru Park, clinching the 1-0 win. In the second half, Chicago went down to 10 men when forward Fabian Herbers received his second yellow in the 50th minute. Forward Kei Kamara received Chicago’s second red card of the match in stoppage time resulting from a second yellow. Midfielder Joaquín Torres scored the late winner in the 90th minute, assisted by midfielder Jose Martínez. With the win, the Union have won 13 straight home matches (incl. playoffs) and are currently on a 24 game home unbeaten streak. 

The Union host Alianza F.C. at Subaru Park in the second-leg of the Concacaf Champions League Round of 16 on Tuesday, March 14th (8:00 p.m. ET / Fox Soccer Plus).

Philadelphia Union 1 - Chicago Fire FC 0
Subaru Park (Chester, PA)
Saturday, March 11, 2023

TODAY’S MATCH INFO

Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr
Assistant Referees: Kathryn Nesbitt, Matthew Nelson
Fourth Official: Logan Brown
VAR: Kevin Terry Jr
Ast. VAR: Gjovalin Bori
Weather: 40 degrees and mostly cloudy.

SCORING SUMMARY

PHI - Joaquín Torres (Jose Martínez) 90’

DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY

CHI – Carlos Terán (caution) 12’
CHI – Kei Kamara (caution) 38’
CHI – Miguel Navarro (caution) 42’
CHI – Fabian Herbers (caution) 45+2’
PHI – Jose Martínez (caution) 45+2’
CHI – Fabian Herbers (second caution, ejection) 50’
PHI* – Jack Elliott (caution) 64’
PHI –* Alejandro Bedoya (caution) 74’
PHI – Joaquín Torres (caution) 90+3’
CHI – Kei Kamara (second caution, ejection) 90+3’
PHI – Quinn Sullivan (caution) 90+6’

LINEUP

Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake (Joe Bendik 33’); Kai Wagner, Jack Elliott, Jakob Glesnes, Olivier Mbaizo (Quinn Sullivan 83’); Jose Martínez, Leon Flach ( Jack McGlynn 61’), Alejandro Bedoya, Daniel Gazdag; Mikael Uhre (Joaquín Torres 61’), Julian Carranza.

Substitutes not used: Matt Real, Nathan Harriel, Damion Lowe, Jesus Bueno, Andres Perea.

Chicago Fire: Chris Brady; Miguel Navarro, Rafael Czichos, Carlos Terán, Arnaud Souquet (Jonathan Dean 55’), Gastón Giménez (Mauricio Pineda 65’), Kendall Burks, Kei Kamara, Fabian Herbers, Xherdan Shaqiri (Javier Casas 76’ ), Kacper Przybyłko (Chris Mueller 55’).

Substitutes not used: Wyatt Omsberg, Maren Haile-Selassie, Spencer Richey, Missael Rodríguez, Brian Gutiérrez.

Team Notes

• The Union are currently on a 24 game home unbeaten streak, dating back to September 19, 2021.
• The Union have won 13 straight home matches (incl. playoffs), one away from the MLS record of 14 straight set by San Jose in 2001-02.
• Midfielder Joaquin Torres scored his first goal representing the Union with a game winner in the 90th minute.
• Centerback Jack Elliott made his 157th start in league play tonight, surpassing Brian Carroll for fourth most in club history.
• The Union picked up their first clean sheet of the 2023 MLS season.
• Midfielder Jose Martinez registered his first assist of the season.

The Union host Alianza F.C. at Subaru Park in the second-leg of the Concacaf Champions League Round of 16 on Tuesday, March 14th (8:00 p.m. ET / Fox Soccer Plus).