Philadelphia Union claimed a 3-1 victory against the Colorado Rapids at Subaru Park on Saturday night. The Rapids initially took the lead in the 37th minute with a goal by forward Rafael Navarro. The Union equalized in the 64th minute when forward Tai Baribo converted a corner kick from Kai Wagner. Forward Mikael Uhre then scored twice, in the 89th minute and during second-half stoppage time, securing all three points for the home team.
The Union is set to face Eintracht Frankfurt in an international friendly at Subaru Park on Saturday, August 2.
Match details are as follows: Philadelphia Union won 3-1 against Colorado Rapids at Subaru Park in Chester, PA, on Saturday, July 26, 2025. The referee for the match was Malik Badawi, assisted by Jason White and Gianni Facchini. Joshua Encarnación served as Fourth Official, while Kevin Stott and Mark Allatin were VAR and AVAR respectively. The weather was cloudy with temperatures at 83 degrees.
Scoring summary: Rafael Navarro scored unassisted for Colorado in the 37th minute. For Philadelphia, Tai Baribo scored with assists from Wagner and Lukic in the 64th minute. Mikael Uhre scored twice with assists from Vassilev and Bedoya in the 89th and 90+5 minutes respectively.
Disciplinary actions included cautions for Djordje Mihailovic (60’), Reggie Cannon (69’), Zack Steffen (79’) from Colorado Rapids, and Tai Baribo (85’) from Philadelphia Union.
Philadelphia Union’s lineup featured Andre Blake; Jakob Glesnes, Olwethu Makhanya, Olivier Mbaizo, Kai Wagner, Danley Jean Jacques, Jovan Lukic, Quinn Sullivan (Alejandro Bedoya entered at 73’), Indiana Vassilev (Jeremy Rafanello entered at 90+4’), Tai Baribo (Sal Olivas entered at 90+2’), Bruno Damiani (Mikael Uhre entered at 73’). Substitutes not used included Andrew Rick, Oliver Semmle, Neil Pierre, Jesus Bueno, Chris Donovan.
Colorado Rapids’ lineup included Zack Steffen; Sam Vines, Reggie Cannon, Andreas Maxsø, Rafael Navarro; Djordje Mihailovic; Josh Atencio (Oliver Larraz entered at 52’), Calvin Harris (Darren Yapi entered at 75’); Ian Murphy; Ted Ku-DiPietro (Sam Bassett entered at 83’); Cole Bassett. Unused substitutes were Nico Hansen, Keegan Rosenberry, Alex Harris, Wayne Frederick and Jackson Travis.
Noteworthy achievements include Philadelphia Union reaching their 200th MLS win in club history. Forward Mikael Uhre reached his milestone of scoring his 35th and 36th MLS goals for the club. Forward Tai Baribo tied for second most goals scored in MLS with a total of fifteen goals this season. Goalkeeper Andre Blake became the first player in club history to make his 260th career MLS start. Midfielder Alejandro Bedoya recorded his fortieth MLS assist.
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