After a scoreless first half, the Philadelphia Union capitalized on their superior performance with goals by Kacper Przybylko and Fafa Picault. Without a heroic six-save performance by Spencer Richey, the score could have been much more lopsided. The Philadelphia Union move into first place in the Eastern Conference with Wednesday night’s victory.
Philadelphia Union 2 , FC Cincinnati 0
Talen Energy Stadium | Chester, Pa.
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
SCORING SUMMARY
PHI – Kacper Przybyłko (Olivier Mbaizo) 64’
PHI – Fafa Picault (Ilsinho) 70’
FC Cincinnati: Spencer Richey, Alvas Powell, Nick Hagglund, Kendall Waston ©, Mathieu Deplagne, Eric Alexander, Caleb Stanko (Fatai Alashe 76’), Leonardo Bertone, Allan Cruz, Darren Mattocks (Emmanuel Ledesma 82’), Roland Lamah (Kekuta Manneh 76’)
Bench: Przemyslaw Tyton, Justin Hoyte, Forrest Lasso, Victor Ulloa
Stats: Shots 15, Shots on goal 3, Saves 6, Corner kicks 8, Offsides 3, Fouls 6, Possession 42.6%, Passes 345(71.6%)
Philadelphia Union: Matt Freese (Carlos Miguel Coronel 40’), Auston Trusty, Raymon Gaddis, Jack Elliott, Olivier Mbaizo, Brenden Aaronson (Ilsinho 67’), Alejandro Bedoya, Jamiro Monteiro, Haris Medunjanin, Fafa Picault (David Accam 74’), Kacper Przybyłko
Bench: Sergio Santos, Fabinho, Aurélien Collin, Warren Creavalle
Stats: Shots 20, Shots on goal 8, Saves 4, Corner kicks 7, Offsides 5, Fouls 10, Possession 57.4%, Passes 464(81.3%)
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
PHI – Auston Trusty (caution) 81’
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Assistant Referees: Nick Uranga, Kathryn Nesbitt
Fourth Official: Rubiel Vazquez
VAR: Alan Kelly
AVAR: Jozef Batko
Weather: 55 degrees and cloudy
Attendance: 12,890
Along with a fourth consecutive loss comes a slew of bad stats, specifically FC Cincinnati have not scored a goal in 431 minutes, and have not scored a goal from open play in 565 minutes.
FC Cincinnati remains in 11th place in the Eastern Conference after the loss. Their goal differential of -8 keeps them just ahead of the New England Revolution who are bottom of the East.
Alan Koch’s squad now heads west for a Saturday matchup against a resurgent San Jose Earthquakes. FC Cincinnati will look to end their free fall on the West Coast and avoid a fifth straight defeat.