Box Score | Philadelphia Union 4, Atlanta United FC 1

Philadelphia Union beat Atlanta United FC 4-1 on Wednesday night at Subaru Park. With the win, the Union remain in first place in the Eastern Conference with 57 points. In the first half, forward Julian Carranza found the back of the net in the 18th minute after receiving a short through ball pass from Mikael Uhre right outside the 18-yard box, striking it in the bottom left corner. Atlanta claimed a goal of their own in the 24th minute when Andrew Gutman converted a header coming off an Andre Blake save. Three minutes into stoppage time, Uhre would put the Union on top heading into the break after finding a shot at the back post off a corner kick, deflecting into the top right of the net. In the second half, midfielder Daniel Gazdag would score his 17th goal of the season in the 67th minute, tapping in a ball at close range after a header in the box from Cory Burke landed the ball right at his feet. With the goal, Gazdag has set the record for most goals scored by a Union player in a single MLS season. Five minutes into second half stoppage time, defender Nathan Harriel claimed his first career MLS goal, collecting the ball directly in front of goal, sending it to the top right corner. 

The Union will be on the road as they are set to face New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena on Saturday, September 3rd (7:00 p.m. ET / PHL17).

Philadelphia Union 4 – Atlanta United FC 1
Subaru Park (Chester, PA)
Wednesday, August 31, 2022

TODAY’S MATCH INFO

Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Assistant Referees: Jason White, Kevin Klinger
Fourth Official: Joshua Encarnacion
VAR: Rosendo Mendoza
Ast. VAR: Tom Supple
Weather: 80 degrees and sunny.

GOALS/ASSISTS

PHI – Julian Carranza (Uhre) 18’
ATL – Andrew Gutman (unassisted) 24’
PHI – Mikael Uhre (Bedoya, Wagner) 45’+3’
PHI – Daniel Gazdag (Burke, Carranza) 67’
PHI – Nathan Harriel (unassisted) 90’+5’

DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY

ATL – Gonzalo Pineda (caution) 18’
PHI – Alejandro Bedoya (caution) 37’
ATL– Juan Jose Purata (caution) 47’
PHI – Mikael Uhre (caution) 51’
PHI – Jose Martinez (caution) 83’
ATL – Dom Dwyer (caution) 83’
PHI – Jack McGlynn (caution) 90’+3’

LINEUP

Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Kai Wagner, Jack Elliott, Jakob Glesnes, Olivier Mbaizo (Nathan Harriel 72’); Jose Martinez, Leon Flach, Alejandro Bedoya (Jack McGlynn 90’), Daniel Gazdag; Mikael Uhre (Cory Burke 63’), Julian Carranza (Paxten Aaronson 90’).

Substitutes not used: Matt Freese; Matt Real, Brandan Craig, Quinn Sullivan, Chris Donovan.

Atlanta United FC: Rocco Novo; Andrew Gutman, Alan Franco, Juan Jose Purata; Caleb Wiley (Edwin Mosquera 69’), Santiago Sosa, Franco Ibarra (Marcelino Moreno 69’), Luiz Araujo (Dom Dwyer 75’), Brooks Lennon, Thiago Almada; Ronaldo Cisneros (Josef Martinez 61’).

Substitutes not used: Machop Chol, Amar Sejdic, Aiden McFadden, George Campbell, Ronald Hernandez, Raul Gudino.

Team Notes

• Midfielder Daniel Gazdag set the record for most goals scored by a Union player in a single MLS season with 17. He has contributed to a total of 25 goals on the season, another club record.
• Defender Kai Wagner passed Haris Medunjanin to become second all-time in assists in club history with 30.
• With four goals tonight (61 on the season), the Union have now beaten their MLS single season scoring record set in 2019 (58 goals).
• The Union have matched their record for most wins in a single season with 16.
• The Union have set the MLS record for most goals in a three-match span with 16.
• The Union are currently on a 20-match regular season unbeaten streak at home.
• The Union are the first team in the Eastern Conference to clinch a berth to the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs, the club’s fifth consecutive trip to the postseason.
• Three Union players (Daniel Gazdag, Julian Carranza, Mikael Uhre) have scored 10 goals in a single season for the first time in club history and becoming the 15th team in MLS history to do so.
• The Union are the third team in MLS history to score at least four goals in four straight home matches, joining LAFC (five straight in 2019) and LA Galaxy (four straight in 2015). The Union are also the second team in MLS history to score four goals in three straight matches, joining New York Red Bulls who did so in 2012.
• Goalkeeper Andre Blake made his 200th MLS start/appearance, joining Ray Gaddis as the only two players to reach the milestone in club history.
• With the assist tonight, captain Alejandro Bedoya tied Cristian Maidana for fourth most career assists with 26.
• Defender Nathan Harriel scored his first MLS goal tonight, becoming the 10th homegrown to score for the club.
• Forward Mikael Uhre scored his 10th goal of the season tonight.
• Forward Cory Burke recorded his fifth assist of the season.

The Union will be on the road as they are set to face New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena on Saturday, September 3rd (7:00 p.m. ET / PHL17).