Box Score: Philadelphia Union 2, Toronto FC 1

TORONTO (May 11, 2019) – Philadelphia Union recorded their seventh win in nine matches, this time at Toronto FC at BMO Field on Saturday afternoon. This is the first time the Union have won in Toronto since 2014 and marks the third consecutive win for the Union, who remain unbeaten in their last five games. The club remains first in the Eastern Conference with 23 points (7-3-2), three ahead of second place DC United. The Union are now unbeaten in nine out of their last 10 games. Jamiro Monteiro scored his second career MLS goal after notching his second helper last match against New England.

Philadelphia Union 2 – Toronto FC 1
BMO Field (Toronto, ON, Canada)
Saturday, May 11, 2019

TODAY’S MATCH INFO:
BMO Field (Toronto, ON)
Referee:Ramy Touchan
Assistants Referees: Jeremy Kieso, TJ Zablocki
Fourth Official: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic
Attendance: 26,219
Weather: 53 degrees, Clear

GOALS/ASSISTS
PHI – Own Goal (Chris Mavinga) 25’
TOR – Alejandro Pozuelo 51’
PHI – Jamiro Monteiro (Kacper Przybylko) 68’

DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
PHI – Alejandro Bedoya (caution) 32’
TOR – Laurent Ciman (caution) 61’
TOR – Jozy Altidore (caution) 82’
PHI – Auston Trusty (caution) 86’
PHI – Kacper Przybylko (caution) 90+2’
TOR –Alejandro Pozuelo (caution) 90+5’

LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Carlos Miguel Coronel; Ray Gaddis, Jack Elliott, Auston Trusty, Kai Wagner; Haris Medunjanin; Alejandro Bedoya, Jamiro Monteiro; Marco Fabian(Brenden Aaronson, 58'); Kacper Przybylko (Warren Creavalle 90+1'), Fafa Picault (Sergio Santos, 69’)

Substitutes not used: Charlie Lyon; Olivier Mbaizo, Aurelien Collin

Toronto FC: Quentin Westberg; Chris Mavinga, Eriq Zavaleta, Laurent Ciman (Jay Chapman, 78'); Auro (Nick DeLeon, 69'), Jonathan Osorio, Justin Morrow, Marco Delegado, Michael Bradley; Alejandro Pozuelo, Jordan Hamilton (Jozy Altidore, 72').

Substitutes not used: Alex Bono; Ashtone Morgan, Drew Moor, Richie Laryea

TEAM NOTES

• The Union have their best start in team history through 12 games…previously 6-3-3 in 2011.
• For the first time in franchise history the Union have won seven out of their last nine matches, achieve that feat for the first time in club history … the Union had won six out of nine as recently as late 2018, the stretch from 8/8/18 at New England through 10/6/18 vs. Minnesota.
• Philadelphia Union won their first game in Toronto since 9/6/2014.
• The own goal by Toronto is the ninth all-time own goal for the Union, and the first since 10/15/17 at Chicago.
• Union have not lost a match when they have scored first this season.
• Jamiro Monteiro scored his second career MLS goal after notching an assist vs. New England last week.
• Kacper Przybylko tallied a helper to earn three goals and an assist in four games started.
• Marco Fabian returned to the starting XI after missing four games due to injury.
• Haris Medunjanin made his 75th start for the Union after earning a spot in the MLS Team of the Week last week.
• Carlos Miguel Coronel earned his second consecutive win and third overall.
• The Union next play at home at Talen Energy Stadium on Saturday, May 18 in a regular-season match against Seattle Sounders FC (7:30 p.m. ET/PHL17)