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Philadelphia Union faced Atlanta United FC at Subaru Park on Saturday night, resulting in a 1-1 draw. The first half ended without any goals, with the Union having more shots than Atlanta, seven to three.

In the second half, Homegrown defender Nate Harriel scored in the 61st minute to give the Union a 1-0 lead. Defender Kai Wagner assisted Harriel's goal and became the club’s all-time assist leader in MLS play, surpassing Sébastien Le Toux. Atlanta midfielder Saba Lobjanidze equalized in the 72nd minute.

The Union will next play against Orlando City at Inter & Co Stadium on Wednesday, October 2.

Match details:

Philadelphia Union 1 – Atlanta United FC 1

Location: Subaru Park (Chester, PA)

Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024

Officials:

Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Assistant Referee 1: Adam Wienckowski

Assistant Referee 2: Gerard-Kader Lebuis

Fourth Official: Luis Diego Arroyo

VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero

AVAR: Robert Schaap

Weather conditions were reported as cloudy with a temperature of 74 degrees.

Scoring Summary:

PHI – Nathan Harriel (Wagner) - 61’

ATL – Saba Lobjanidze (Lennon) - 72’

Disciplinary Summary:

ATL – Brooks Lennon (caution) - 52’

PHI – Mikael Uhre (caution) - 68’

PHI – Nathan Harriel (yellow card) - 76’

Lineups:

Philadelphia Union:

Andre Blake; Kai Wagner, Jack Elliott, Jakob Glesnes, Nathan Harriel; Leon Flach (Samuel Adeniran -77’), Jack McGlynn (Alejandro Bedoya -71’), Quinn Sullivan, Daniel Gazdag; Mikael Uhre (Danley Jean Jacques -71’), Tai Baribo.

Substitutes not used: Andrew Rick; Olivier Mbaizo, Jesus Bueno, Jeremy Rafanello, Cavan Sullivan, Chris Donovan.

Atlanta United FC:

Brad Guzan; Derrick Williams, Stian Gregersen, Pedro Amador; Brooks Lennon; Bartosz Slisz (Dax McCarty -87’), Jay Fortune; Saba Lobjanidze; Alexey Miranchuk; Tyler Wolff (Tristan Muyumba -63’), Daniel Ríos (Edwin Mosquera -81’).

Substitutes not used: Ronald Hernandez, Luis Abram, Josh Cohen, Noah Cobb Luke Brennan Matt Edwards.

Noteworthy points include Kai Wagner becoming Philadelphia Union's all-time assist leader in MLS play and Nathan Harriel scoring his first goal of the season.

The Union's next match is against Orlando City on Wednesday at Inter & Co Stadium.