Philadelphia Union will conclude August with an away match against FC Cincinnati in the Eastern Conference. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
The starting lineup for Philadelphia Union includes Andrew Rick, Jakob Glesnes, Kai Wagner, Olwethu Makhanya, Nathan Harriel, Jovan Lukic, Danley Jean Jacques, Milan Iloski, Quinn Sullivan, Tai Baribo, and Bruno Damiani. The bench features George Marks; Olivier Mbaizo, Frankie Westfield, Alejandro Bedoya, Jesus Bueno, Jeremy Rafanello, Cavan Sullivan, Indiana Vassilev, and Mikael Uhre.
There is only one change to the starting eleven from last week’s victory over Chicago Fire FC. Defender Nathan Harriel marks his 85th career league start. Olwethu Makhanya earns his 20th career MLS regular season start. Forward Tai Baribo comes into the match with seven career goals against FC Cincinnati across all competitions and previously scored a hat trick when the teams met on March 1st. Milan Iloski makes his 20th MLS regular season appearance tonight.
Midfielder Indiana Vassilev returns to the roster after missing two matches due to injury. Nineteen-year-old homegrown goalkeeper Andrew Rick starts for the eleventh time this season. Goalkeeper George Marks joins the matchday roster for the first time since signing with the club earlier in the week.
