Tim McDermott President, Chief Business Officer | Philadelphia Union
Tim McDermott President, Chief Business Officer | Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union secured a decisive 3-0 victory over Nashville SC on Saturday night at Subaru Park. Midfielder Dániel Gazdag was the standout performer, opening the scoring in the 10th minute with his 12th goal of the season. Gazdag extended the lead in the 39th minute, marking his eighth multi-goal game with the Union, a club record. He completed his hat trick in the 89th minute, sealing his third career MLS hat trick.
Goalkeeper Andre Blake contributed significantly to the win by logging three saves and registering his first clean sheet of the season.
The Union will return to Subaru Park on Saturday, July 27, where they will face Charlotte FC in their first game of group play for the 2024 Leagues Cup.
Match details:
Philadelphia Union 3 – Nashville SC 0
Subaru Park (Chester, PA)
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Referee: Chris Penso
Assistant Referees: Ian McKay and Adam Garner
Fourth Official: Guido Gonzales Jr.
VAR: Kevin Stott
AVAR: Tony Obas
Weather conditions were reported as cloudy with a temperature of 80 degrees.
Scoring Summary:
PHI – Dániel Gazdag (Flach, Sullivan) 10’
PHI – Dániel Gazdag (Uhre, Sullivan) 39’
PHI – Dániel Gazdag (unassisted) 89’
Disciplinary Summary:
PHI – Damion Lowe (caution) 2’
PHI – Mikael Uhre (caution) 20’
NSH – Alex Muyl (caution) 59’
PHI – Jack Elliott (caution) 61’
NSH – Josh Bauer (caution) 67’
NSH – Anibal Godoy (caution) 76’
Lineups:
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Kai Wagner, Damion Lowe (Jack Elliott '61), Jakob Glesnes, Olivier Mbaizo; José Martínez (Jeremy Rafanello '87), Leon Flach (Jesus Bueno '75); Quinn Sullivan (Alejandro Bedoya '75), Dániel Gazdag; Mikael Uhre (Sam Adeniran '61), Tai Baribo.
Substitutes not used: Andrew Rick; Cavan Sullivan, Frankie Westfield, Chris Donovan.
Nashville SC: Joe Willis; Taylor Washington (Joey Skinner '90), Brent Kallman, Josh Bauer, Shaq Moore; Sean Davis (Amar Sejdic '90), Brian Anunga (Anibal Godoy '62); Jacob Shaffelburg (Teal Bunbury '71), Hany Mukhtar, Alex Muyl (Daniel Lovitz '71); Forster Ajago.
Substitutes not used: Elliot Panicco; Jack Maher; Isaiah Jones.
Notable points from the match include midfielder Dániel Gazdag becoming only the second player in club history to record over 80 career goal contributions. His tally now stands at eight multi-goal games and three career hat tricks with Philadelphia Union. With this performance bringing him to a total of fourteen goals for the season so far, he is currently tied for third place in MLS goals scored this season.
Gazdag’s achievement also marked only the sixth instance in MLS history where two different players from one club have scored hat tricks in consecutive games following Tai Baribo's three goals earlier that week. Additionally noteworthy was forward Sam Adeniran making his debut for Philadelphia Union during this match.
Defender José Martínez along with midfielders Leon Flach and Dániel Gazdag collectively recorded their hundredth MLS regular-season starts for Philadelphia Union against Nashville SC.
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