Philly Leader

Philadelphia Union returned to Subaru Park on Sunday night and secured a 4-0 victory against D.C. United. The match saw early goals from forward Mikael Uhre and midfielder Daniel Gazdag, giving the Union a 2-0 lead within the first 16 minutes. Forward Tai Baribo added another goal in the second half, followed by Gazdag's second goal of the match, bringing the final score to 4-0.

Goalkeeper Andre Blake achieved a clean sheet with five saves, helping secure all three points for Philadelphia Union at home.

The team will play again at Subaru Park against Atlanta United FC on Saturday, September 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET, available on Apple TV.

Match details are as follows:

- Final Score: Philadelphia Union 4 – D.C. United 0

- Location: Subaru Park (Chester, PA)

- Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024

Officials for the match included Filip Dujic as referee, Cory Richardson and Eric Weisbrod as assistant referees, Lorenzo Hernandez as fourth official, Younes Marrakchi as VAR, and Joshua Patlak as AVAR. The weather was reported to be sunny with a temperature of 78 degrees.

Scoring Summary:

- PHI – Mikael Uhre (Sullivan) 13’

- PHI – Daniel Gazdag (unassisted) 16’

- PHI – Tai Baribo (Sullivan) 51’

- PHI – Daniel Gazdag (Baribo) 69’

Disciplinary Summary:

- DC – Aaron Herrera (caution) 25’

- DC – Cristian Dajome (caution) 90+2’

Lineups:

Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Kai Wagner (Olivier Mbaizo 72’), Jack Elliott, Jakob Glesnes, Nathan Harriel; Leon Flach, Jack McGlynn (Danley Jean Jacques 65’), Quinn Sullivan; Daniel Gazdag (Cavan Sullivan 88’); Mikael Uhre (Alejandro Bedoya 65’), Tai Baribo (Samuel Adeniran 86’). Substitutes not used: Andrew Rick, Jeremy Rafanello, Jesus Bueno, Chris Donovan.

D.C. United: Alex Bono; Matti Peltola, Christopher McVey, Garrison Tubbs (Cristian Dajome 45’); Boris Enow Takang (Martin Rodriguez 72’), Mateusz Klich, Pedro Santos (Theodore Ku-DiPietro 65’), Aaron Herrera; Jared Stroud (Jacob Murrell 82’), Gabriel Pirani (Dominique Badji 45’); Christian Benteke. Substitutes not used: Luis Zamudio, Russell Canouse, Jeremy Garay, Hayden Sargis.

Notes:

Forward Mikael Uhre scored his tenth goal of the MLS season.

Goalkeeper Andre Blake registered his third clean sheet of the season.

Midfielder Daniel Gazdag netted two goals and is now tied for second most in MLS this season.

Forward Tai Baribo scored his ninth goal of the season.

Homegrown midfielder Quinn Sullivan picked up two assists in the match, bringing his season total to ten.

The Union are set to face Atlanta United FC next at Subaru Park on Saturday.