Philadelphia Union II faced New York City FC II at Subaru Park on Friday night, winning 2-0. With the win, Union II are tied for fifth place with Orlando City B with 33 points. Union II defender Francis Westfield opened the scoring in the 43rd minute with a right footed shot from the center of the box off an assist from forward Stefan Stojanovic. Midfielder David Vazquez extended Union II’s lead in the 59th minute when he found the back of the net off of a cross from forward Jeremy Rafanello. Goalkeeper Andrew Rick recorded four saves, picking up his second clean sheet of the MLS NEXT Pro season.
Philadelphia Union II are back home on Sunday, August 13 (6:00 p.m. / Apple TV) where they take on FC Cincinnati 2 at Subaru Park.
Philadelphia Union II (2) – New York City FC II (0)
Subaru Park (Chester, PA)
Friday, August 4, 2023
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
REF: Stephen Foster
AR1: Bryson Condrey
AR2: Patrick Slane
4TH: Adam Mitchell
Weather: 75 degrees and cloudy.
GOALS/ASSISTS
PHI – Francis Westfield (Stojanovic) 43’
PHI – David Vazquez (Rafanello) 59’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
PHI – Carlos Rojas (caution) 13’
PHI – C.J. Olney (caution) 66’
PHI – Nelson Pierre (caution) 79’
NYC – Jack Beer (caution) 89’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union II: Andrew Rick, Juan Castillo, Hugo Le Guennec, Daniel Krueger, Francis Westfield, Carlos Rojas (Alex Perez 88’), C.J. Olney (Kyle Tucker 70’), Jeremy Rafanello (Luciano Sanchez 72’), David Vazquez (Boubacar Diallo 72’), Chris Donovan (Nelson Pierre 46’), Stefan Stojanovic.
Substitutes not used: Gavin Atkinson, Anton Sorenson, Nathan Nkanji, Edward Davis.
New York City FC II: Alex Rando, Christian McFarlane (Brian Flores 90’), Alexander Hauschild, Rio Hope-Gund, Andrew Baiera (Ronald Areválo 79’), Stevo Bednarsky (Jonathan Shore 90’), John Denis, Piero Elias (Máximo Carrizo 70’), Jack Beer, Jonathan Jiménez, Matt Myers.
Substitutes not used: Kofi Hope-Gund,, Julián Gómez,, Klevis Hazhari, Jonny Lopez, Jacob Arroyave.
TEAM NOTES
With tonight’s win, Union II are unbeaten in six consecutive games.
Defender Francis Westfield scored his first MLS NEXT Pro goal.
Midfielder David Vazquez scored his fourth goal of the MLS NEXT Pro season.
Forward Jeremy Rafanello recorded his fourth assist of the MLS NEXT Pro season.
Forward Stefan Stojanovic registered his second assist of the MLS NEXT Pro season.
Goalkeeper Andrew Rick registered his second clean sheet of the MLS NEXT Pro season.
Philadelphia Union II are back home on Sunday, August 13 (6:00 p.m. / Apple TV) where they take on FC Cincinnati 2 at Subaru Park.
