PSP photographer Paul Rudderow was on hand for Tuesday night as Philadelphia Union defeated New England Revolution 2-0 in the quarterfinals of the US Open Cup. Here’s a look at what he saw.
I know he’s only practicing but it’s nice to see Michael Farfan in a Union Jersey again
Union starting XI for the quarterfinals of the US Open Cup
Conor Casey gets a foot on the ball before Scott Caldwell
Sebastien Le Toux looks to get past Steve Neumann
Le Toux cuts back on Kevin Alston
Casey beats former Union keeper Brad Knighton for the first goal pf the game
Cristian Maidana takes on Stephen McCarthy
Brian Carroll tries to shake Lee Nguyen
Casey almost beats Knighton for the second time
Le Toux goes head-to-head with Andy Dorman
Danny Cruz tries to cross in traffic
Maidana moves to create space for a shot
Sheanon Williams tries to clear before Nguyen gets a head on the ball
Knighton almost gets his hands around Le Toux shot…
…but it finds its way to the back of the net
Maurice Edu dispatches Diego Fagundez and moves up field
Casey take another blow to the back of the head with no call
The field and stands empty for the hour-long rain delay
Amobi Okugo beats Nguyen to the ball
Fabinho looks to clear before Teal Bunbury arrives
Jose Goncalves gives Aaron Wheeler more than just the ball against his chest
Okugo tries to help out on offense
Knighton gathers the ball before Williams arrives
Zac MacMath wasn’t too busy but he did need to make a save
Edu slides to clear the ball from Neumann
Wheeler is held up by Kelyn Rowe
Fred gets into the game for the final minutes
Andrew Wenger gets a little tug from A.J. Soares
For more photos, check out Paul’s Flickr page and feel free to leave comments.
some particularly hilarious faces in this batch of photos