Philadelphia Union lost 1-0 to the New York Red Bulls at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Saturday night. The match remained scoreless until the 74th minute, when Dylan Nealis scored for New York, assisted by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Emil Forsberg. The Union had more shots than the Red Bulls, outshooting them 11-8.
The game was officiated by referee Ismir Pekmic, with Corey Parker and Nick Balcer as assistant referees. Sergii Demianchuk served as fourth official, while Jose Carlos Rivero and Jonathan Johnson were in charge of video review. Weather conditions were reported as 81 degrees and partly cloudy.
For Philadelphia, Andre Blake started in goal before being replaced by Andrew Rick in the 28th minute. The starting defense included Kai Wagner, Olwethu Makhanya, Nathan Harriel, and Olivier Mbaizo. In midfield were Jesus Bueno—who marked his 60th career league appearance—Jovan Lukic, Alejandro Bedoya (replaced by Quinn Sullivan in the 61st minute), and Chris Donovan (replaced by Bruno Damiani at halftime). Forwards Milan Iloski made his first start for the club alongside Mikael Uhre (substituted by Tai Baribo in the 61st minute).
Unused substitutes for Philadelphia included Neil Pierre, Frankie Westfield, Jeremy Rafanello, and Cavan Sullivan.
New York’s lineup featured Carlos Coronel in goal; defenders Raheem Edwards, Tim Parker, Noah Eile, and Dylan Nealis; midfielders Daniel Edelman and Peter Stroud; attackers Serge Ngoma (replaced by Dennis Gjengaar in the 58th minute), Wikelman Carmona (Sean Nealis in the 90th), Emil Forsberg (Julian Hall in the 82nd), and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Wiktor Bogacz in stoppage time). Substitutes Aiden Stokes, Marcelo Morales, Alexander Hack, Ronald Donkor, and Roald Mitchell did not play.
Disciplinary actions included yellow cards for Dylan Nealis in the 77th minute and Wiktor Bogacz deep into stoppage time.
Chris Donovan made his 15th MLS start during this match. Philadelphia Union will return to MLS play next weekend with another away match against New York Red Bulls at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
“Midfielder Jesus Bueno makes his 60th career appearance for the club in league play.Forward Milan Iloski earns his first start with the Philadelphia Union.Forward Chris Donovan’s start tonight is the 15th MLS start of his career.”
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