Match Recap: Philadelphia Union 0, New England Revolution 2
CHESTER, Pa. (Nov. 24, 2020) – The Philadelphia Union hosted the New England Revolution Tuesday night at Subaru Park for the first round of the playoffs, falling 2-0. In the first half, the New England Revolution netted 2 goals in 4 minutes. The Union dominated the second half in possession, but New England’s defense held down their 2-0 lead. Despite the loss, the Union ended their season as first ever Supporters’ Shield winners, had the most wins at home in franchise history, and qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League for next season.
Philadelphia Union 0 – New England Revolution 2
Subaru Park (Chester, PA)
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Referee: Joe Dickerson
Assistant Referees: Kathryn Nesbitt, Adam Wienckowski
Fourth Official: Fotis Bazakos
VAR: Dave Gantar
AVAR: Craig Lowry
Weather: 40 degrees and cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY
NER – Adam Buksa (Carles Gil) 26’
NER – Tajon Buchanan (Carles Gil) 30’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
PHI – Kacper Przybylko (caution) 36’
PHI – Kai Wagner (caution) 73’
NER – Matthew Polster (caution) 88’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Mark McKenzie, Jakob Glesnes, Kai Wagner, Ray Gaddis (Anthony Fontana 76’); Jose Martinez (Ilsinho 45’); Alejandro Bedoya, Brenden Aaronson (Jack Elliott 62’ ), Jamiro Monteiro; Sergio Santos (Cory Burke 62’), Kacper Przybylko
Substitutes not used: Matt Freese, Warren Creavalle, Andrew Wooten, Anthony Fontana, Matt Real, Aurelien Collin
New England Revolution: Matt Turner; Andrew Farrell, Henry Kessler, Matthew Polster, DeJuan Jones; Scott Caldwell, Gustavo Bou (Thomas McNamara 78’), Teal Bunbury (Kelyn Rowe 66’), Carles Gil ( Michael Mancienne 89’); Adam Buksa (Justin Rennicks 89’), Tajon Buchanan
Substitutes not used: Seth Sinovic, Brad Knighton, Antonio Delamea, Kekuta Manneh, Lee Nguyen