Philly Leader

Philadelphia Union II began their season with a 0-0 draw against New England Revolution II at Gillette Stadium. Despite dominating the match with 17 shots compared to New England's five, Union II was unable to score. Goalkeeper Andrew Rick maintained a clean sheet and saved a crucial penalty in the 89th minute, ensuring the team secured one point from the match. In the post-regulation shootout, New England secured an additional point.

Union II will play against New York Red Bulls II at Subaru Park on March 17 at 7:00 p.m. ET.

Referee Jeremy Scheer officiated the match with assistance from Sharon Gingrich and Adam Cook, while Stearne Briem served as the fourth official. The game took place under cloudy skies with temperatures around 45 degrees.

The disciplinary summary included cautions for N. Pierre and H. Barry of New England in the first half, followed by cautions for N. Harriel of Philadelphia and D. McIntosh and K. Hughes of New England in the second half.

Philadelphia Union II's lineup featured A. Rick as goalkeeper; defenders N. Harriel, G. Wetzel, N. Pierre; midfielders N. Pariano, C. Sullivan (substituted by Z. Mastrodimos), D. Vazquez (substituted by G Sequera), C Olney, I LeFlore; forwards S Korzeniowski (substituted by S Olivas) and E Davis (substituted by L Soria). Unused substitutes included M Sheridan, R Qawasmy, J Griffin, O Benítez, K LeBlanc.

Columbus Crew 2 fielded J Gunn as goalkeeper; defenders H Barry, K Hughes, V Souza (replaced by J Buck); midfielders C Oliveira (replaced by J Mussenden), E Klein, G Diarbrian, J Panayotou (replaced by O Escobar), M Dias; forwards L Butts (replaced by A Monis) and D McIntosh were also part of their squad with unused substitutes being M Weinstein, E Ackerman,G Emerhi,S Kinner,J Siqueira

Goalkeeper Andrew Rick achieved his first clean sheet of this season while forward Stas Korzeniowski and defender Isaiah LeFlore made their debuts for Union II.