Philadelphia Union II defeated New York City FC II 4-3 at Subaru Park on Sunday, concluding their regular season in second place in the Eastern Conference with 58 points and a record of 15 wins, 5 losses, and 8 draws.
The match began with Markus Anderson scoring for Union II in the 27th minute. New York City FC II responded quickly with goals from Seymour Reid and Camilo Ponce. Neil Pierre equalized for Union II before halftime. In the second half, Stas Korzeniowski put Union II ahead again in the 61st minute. After Reid scored his second goal to level the match for New York, Pierre secured victory for Union II with a stoppage-time goal.
The game was officiated by referee Muhammad Hassan at Subaru Park under sunny conditions and a temperature of 78 degrees.
Philadelphia Union II’s lineup included Andrew Rick; Giovanny Sequera, Rafael Uzcátegui, Neil Pierre, Jordan Griffin (substituted by Óscar BenÃtez in the 62nd minute), Cavan Sullivan (Kellan LeBlanc 62’), CJ Olney, Nick Pariano (cautioned at the 36th minute), Markus Anderson (Noah Probst74’), Stas Korzeniowski (Sal Olivas 62’), and Edward Davis III (Malik Jakupovic 62’). Notable unused substitutes were Lou Liedtka; Kaiden Moore, Willyam Ferreira, and Jamir Johnson.
New York City FC II’s starting players were Brennan Klein; Max Murray, Prince Amponsah, Drew Baiera, Piero Elias (cautioned at the 22nd minute; replaced by Luka Sunjic at the 64th), Julien Lacher (Leo Guarino 72’), Peter Molinari, Seymour Reid, Sebastiano Musu, Adonis Campos, and Camilo Ponce (Lucas DePinho 72’). Substitutes who did not play included Maclean Learned; Pierce Infuso , Collin McCamy, Jack Loura, Dylan McDermott.
Union II achieved their fifth consecutive win with this result. The team matched NYRB II’s season-high point total of 58 points but finished second due to tiebreakers. Markus Anderson scored his sixth goal of the MLS NEXT Pro season during this match. Giovanny Sequera registered his fourth assist of the year. Defender Neil Pierre contributed two goals to help secure victory. CJ Olney added three assists in this game alone—bringing his total assists for the team to seven this season. Stas Korzeniowski also continued his strong form by scoring his eighth goal overall—his fifth goal over four matches—and providing his second assist.
