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In pictures: Union Reserves 4-2 Revolution Reserves

The Philadelphia Union Reserves put on a dominating performance on Monday at Chester Park and PSP photographer Earl Gardner was on hand to capture the action.

Photo by Earl GardnerChase Harrison warms up before the match.

Photo by Earl GardnerChris Konopka looks on during warm ups.

Photo by Earl GardnerJosue Martinez had a great game with the Reserves, scoring two goals.

Photo by Earl GardnerRoger Torres makes a run down field.

Photo by Earl GardnerChase Harrison goes the wrong way during Kenny Mansally’s PK.

Photo by Earl GardnerJosue Martinez scores his first of two goals for the day.

Photo by Earl GardnerAmobi Okugo, who looked very strong at holding midfielder, heads down the ball.

Photo by Earl GardnerAntoine Hoppenot protests the tackle of Roger Torres that led to him leaving the match.

Photo by Earl GardnerJack McInerney winds up while Philadelphia-area native Jeremiah White looks on.

Photo by Earl GardnerChandler Hoffman makes a run past Jeremiah White.

Photo by Earl GardnerBlake Brettschneider goes up for a header while Amobi Okugo & Zach Pfeffer look on.

Photo by Earl GardnerJack McInerney ditches another Revs defender.

Photo by Earl GardnerAntoine Hoppenot had an excellent match scoring a goal and an assist for the Union.

Photo by Earl GardnerChase Harrison goes up for a save.

Photo by Earl GardnerZach Pfeffer & Michael Roach fight for the ball.

Photo by Earl GardnerAmobi Okugo & Jack McInerney do battle.

Photo by Earl GardnerCristhian Hernandez celebrates his cracker of a goal.

Photo by Earl GardnerJosue Martinez celebrates his second goal of the day with Antoine Hoppenot.

Photo by Earl GardnerGreg Jordan wins a header.

Photo by Earl GardnerJimmy McLaughlin makes a pass up field.

Photo by Earl GardnerDarius Madison came in for Josue Martinez.

Photo by Earl GardnerJimmy McLaughlin charges down the pitch.

Photo by Earl GardnerRay Gaddis wins the header.

Photo by Earl GardnerChase Harrison takes flight as a last minute ball from Kenny Mansally gets by him.

Photo by Earl GardnerZach Pfeffer has his picture taken with a fan.

Photo by Earl GardnerRay Gaddis signs the jersey of one of his young fans.

Photo by Earl GardnerJimmy McLaughlin does a post-match interview.

For additional photos please check out Earl Gardner’s Flickr page.

8 Comments

  1. Andy Muenz says:

    Very annoyed with myself that I forgot about this match. Reserve team matches are great where you can sit about two feet away from the field!

  2. Where was the match held?

    • The kid is 18 yrs old. Its okay to have him play a different position. Its one thing to criticize something that needs to be criticized (i.e., the poor team performance etc…) its another thing to nit pick especially when they are simply teaching a young B team player a new position.

  3. It seems like a fan-friendly event. Is that true? Do you think if I brought a group of kids they would have good enough view of the field and opportunities to meet players afterwards?

  4. Is it normal to have so many supposed first-team regulars (Torres, Martinez, Amobi, etc) playing in a reserves game? I, for one, am somewhat troubled that the guy we supposedly gave up LeToux to re-sign was playing in a reserves match, got injured and is now missing “real” games when our team has ONE FEAKING POINT out of 4 games.

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