Box Score | Philadelphia Union 1, FC Cincinnati 0

Philadelphia Union earned a 1-0 win over FC Cincinnati on Saturday night at TQL Stadium to secure a spot in the Audi 2025 MS Cup Playoffs. After a scoreless first half, forward Bruno Damiani scored the game’s only goal in the 49th minute, while Homegrown goalkeeper Andrew Rick registered five saves and posted his sixth clean sheet of the season to seal the victory.

The Union travel to BC Place to face Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday, September 13th (9:30 p.m. ET/ Apple TV).

FC Cincinnati 0 – Philadelphia Union 1
TQL Stadium (Cincinnati, OH )
Saturday, August 30, 2025

TODAY’S MATCH INFO

Referee: Sergii Boiko
Assistant Referees: Jeremy Kieso, Andrew Bigelow
Fourth Official: Elton Garcia
VAR: Shawn Tehini
AVAR: Eric Weisbrod
Weather: 71 degrees and sunny.

SCORING SUMMARY

PHI – Bruno Damiani (Iloski) 49’

DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY

CIN – Dominik Marczuk (caution) 21’
PHI – Olwethu Makhanya (caution) 21’
PHI – Jakob Glesnes (caution) 45+4’
PHI – Nathan Harriel (caution) 51’
PHI – Olwethu Makhanya (second caution, ejected) 60’
PHI – Frankie Westfield (caution) 85’
CIN – Kévin Denkey (caution) 90+1’

LINEUP

Philadelphia Union: Andrew Rick; Jakob Glesnes, Kai Wagner, Olwethu Makhanya, Nathan Harriel, Jovan Lukic, Danley Jean Jacques, Milan Iloski (Jeremy Rafanello 84’) , Quinn Sullivan (Frankie Westfield 63’), Tai Baribo (Indiana Vassilev 63’), Bruno Damiani (Mikael Uhre 74’).

Substitutes not used: George Marks; Olivier Mbaizo, Alejandro Bedoya, Jesus Bueno, Cavan Sullivan.

FC Cincinnati: Roman Celentano, Lukas Engel (Kei Kamara 89’), Matt Miazga, Nick Hagglund, Dominik Marczuk (Luca Orellano 64’), Tah Brian Anunga (Gerardo Valenzuela 64’) , Evander Da Silva Ferreira, Pavel Bucha, Ender Echenique (Ayoub Jabbari 74’), Brenner Souza, Kévin Denkey.

Substitutes not used: Evan Louro; Alvas Powell, Teenage Hadebe, Stiven Jimenez, Gilberto Flores.