Match Recap: Philadelphia Union 0, FC Dallas 2
Glesnes debuts for Union; Homegrowns feature in season opener
FRISCO, Texas. (February 29, 2019) – The Philadelphia Union fell 2-0 in the season opener on the road against FC Dallas on Saturday night. Jakob Glesnes made his team debut at centerback, while four Homegrowns saw minutes on the pitch. The Union held a game-high 50.1% possession and 75% passing accuracy but were unable to find that back of the net. The Union return to action next weekend at Banc of California Stadium on Sunday, March 8 vs. LAFC (10:30 p.m. ET /FS1).
Philadelphia Union 0 – FC Dallas 2
Toyota Stadium (Frisco, TX)
Saturday, February 29, 2019
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Assistant Referees: Jason White, Eric Weisbrod
Fourth Official: Elton GarcÃa
VAR: Jonathan Johnson
Attendance: 16,219
Weather: 71 degrees and partly cloudy
GOALS/ASSISTS
DAL – Zdenek Ondrasek (Jesús Ferreira) 61’
DAL – Paxton Pomykal (Tanner Tessman) 90+1’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
PHI – Matt Real (caution) 26’
PHI – Jakob Glesnes (caution) 59’
PHI – Warren Creavalle (caution) 67’
PHI – Sérgio Santos (caution) 84’
FCD – Zdenek Ondrasek (caution) 84’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Raymon Gaddis, Jakob Glesnes, Mark McKenzie, Matt Real (Jack Elliott, 90’); Alejandro Bedoya, Warren Creavalle (Anthony Fontana, 79’), Jamiro Monteiro, Brenden Aaronson (Ilsinho, 66’); Kacper Przybyłko, Sérgio Santos
Substitutes not used: Joe Bendik; Olivier Mbaizo, José MartÃnez, Michee Ngalina
FC Dallas: Jesse González; Reggie Cannon, Matt Hedges, Reto Ziegler, Ryan Hollingshead; Tanner Tessmann, Thiago Santos; Michael Barrios (Ricardo Pepi, 90+3’), Jesús Ferreira (Paxton Pomykal, 76’), Fafa Picault (Bressan, 65’); Zdenek Ondrasek
Substitutes not used: Jimmy Maurer; John Nelson, Bryan Reynolds, Santiago Mosquera
TEAM NOTES
- The Union finished the match with 15 total shots, the most in regular-season play since August 17, 2019 on the road against the Chicago Fire.
- Four Philadelphia Union Homegrown players featured in tonight’s match … Midfielder Brenden Aaronson and defenders Mark McKenzie and Matt Real were starters, with midfielder Anthony Fontana coming in as a substitute.
- Philadelphia Union saw two of its longest tenured players continue to feature in the squad … Defender Raymon Gaddis started and played the full 90, pushing his club record in games played to 207 and minutes played to 17,521 … Goalkeeper Andre Blake recorded his club-record 125th game between the posts and added three more saves with the club record now 400.
- Newcomer Jakob Glesnes earned his first-ever start in his debut for the Philadelphia Union.
The Union return to action on the road, March 8 vs. LAFC (10:30 p.m. ET / FS1).
