Box Score: Philadelphia Union 2, Inter Miami CF 1

CHESTER, Pa. (July 15, 2020) – The Philadelphia Union defeated Inter Miami CF 2-1 on Tuesday night, locking in a place in the knockout stage of the MLS is Back Tournament. The Union took the lead in just the fifth minute on a long-distance strike by Kai Wagner. Then, in the 63rd minute, Kacper Przybylko opened his 2020 scoring campaign by scoring the game-winning goal off an assist from Brenden Aaronson. The Union return to action on Monday, July 20 vs. Orlando City SC in the final Group A match of the MLS is Back Tournament (8:00 p.m. ET /TUDN).

Philadelphia Union 2 – Inter Miami CF 1
Disney Wide World of Sports Complex (Orlando, Fla.)
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Assistant Referees: Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho, Ian McKay
Fourth Official: Drew Fischer
VAR: Victor Rivas
Assistant VAR: Jason White
Weather: 81 degrees and clear

GOALS/ASSISTS:
PHI – Kai Wagner 5’
MIA – Rodolfo Pizzaro (Matias Pellegrini, Lewis Morgan) 36’
PHI – Kacper Przybylko (Brenden Aaronson) 63’

DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY:
PHI – Jose Martinez (caution) 27’
MIA – Will Trapp (caution) 38’
MIA – Andres Reyes (caution) 67’
MIA – Andres Reyes (caution) 90’+8’

LINEUP:
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Raymon Gaddis, Jakob Glesnes, Mark McKenzie, Kai Wagner; Alejandro Bedoya, José Martínez (Warren Creavalle, 72’), Jamiro Monteiro (Anthony Fontana, 81’), Brenden Aaronson (Jack Elliott, 90’); Kacper Przybylko, Sergio Santos (Ilsinho, 45’) Substitutes not used: Joe Bendik, Aurelien Collin, Matt Real, Olivier Mbaizo, Matej Oravec, Jack de Vries, Cole Turner, Michee Ngalina Inter Miami CF: Luis Robles; Nicolas Figal, Andres Reyes, Ramon Torres, Ben Sweat (Mikey Ambrose, 87’); Will Trap (Lee Nguyen, 68’), Victor Ulloa (Jay Chapman, 87’), Lewis Morgan, Rodolfo Pizarro, Matias Pellegrini (Jerome Kiesewetter, 68’); Juan Carranza Substitutes not used: John McCarthy, Drake Callender, AJ Delagarza, Alvas Powell, Grant Lillard, Dylan Nealis, Luis Argudi, Brek Shea

TEAM NOTES:

• Tonight marks defender Raymon Gaddis’ 200th start for the Philadelphia Union. He becomes the first player in Union history, and the 114th player in MLS history, to register 200 starts. Gaddis reached 200 games played during his 2019 campaign. This marks the 41st-straight start for Gaddis.
• Kai Wagner’s fifth minute goal is his first-ever for the Philadelphia Union. He made 30 appearances at left back for the Union in 2019, registering eight assists. Wagner is the second defender to score for the Union in 2020, joining Jakob Glesnes who found the back of the net in the 3-3 draw against LAFC (3/8/20).
• Kacper Przybylko’s 63rd-minute match winner pushes his Union goal total to 16. He is now tied for 7th on the Union’s all-time goals-scored list with Roland Alberg. Just above him is current teammate Ilsinho, who has scored 19 goals. Przybylko is scoring at an incredible rate, having reached the top 10 in just 30 appearances. The next lowest match total is Alberg who needed 52 matches to reach the same total.
• For the fourth match in a row, at least three Homegrown players played for the Union. Mark McKenzie and Brenden Aaronson started for the fourth-straight match with Anthony Fontana making a substitute appearance for his fourth-straight match as well.
• Aaronson registered his first assist of the season providing the helper on Przybylko’s match-winner, his third career assist.

The Union returns to action on Monday, July 20 vs. Orlando City SC in the final Group A match of the MLS is Back Tournament (8:00 p.m. ET /TUDN).