After Philadelphia Union fell 3-1 to Toronto FC in their season opener, the post-match news centered around how the team can improve execution before heading to Kansas City next Sunday.
Jim Curtin post-match press conference
"Offensively, defensively. In particular our transition defense and defending the box." Curtin quickly answered when asked what he thought his team had to focus on this week.
One highlight from the opening day was Marco Fabián’s penalty finish that opened the Mexican International’s Major League Soccer account.
Andre Blake remains spectacular
In a wild first half sequence, Andre Blake made a sensational diving stop on Nick DeLeon then smothered Jonathan Osorio’s penalty to give Union fans a thrilling start to the 2019 home season.
Marco Fabián and Andre Blake address the media post-match
The man who scored a penalty and the one that saved a penalty addressed the media and spoke about how to build on the positives they saw in an opening season loss.
“I told the ref in the second half, sometimes you can decide, we need to play more soccer. It’s not NBA here,” Fabián said.
First half penalty reviewed
MLSSoccer explains what happened on the first half penalty call that went against the Union.
After the match, referee Nima Saghafi told the press pool: “The decision on the field was a penalty by handball. This was confirmed by VAR.”
