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In Pictures: Union 2-0 Revolution

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.

NE00EI know he’s only practicing but it’s nice to see Michael Farfan in a Union Jersey again

NEO002AUnion starting XI for the quarterfinals of the US Open Cup

NEO003AConor Casey gets a foot on the ball before Scott Caldwell

NEO004ASebastien Le Toux looks to get past Steve Neumann

NEO005ALe Toux cuts back on Kevin Alston

NE00DCasey beats former Union keeper Brad Knighton for the first goal pf the game

NEO007ACristian Maidana takes on Stephen McCarthy

NEO008ALe Toux crosses to Casey

NEO009ACasey slides Alston

NEO010ALe Toux lines up McCarthy

NEO011ABrian Carroll tries to shake Lee Nguyen

NEO012ACasey almost beats Knighton for the second time

NEO013ALe Toux goes head-to-head with Andy Dorman

NE00BDanny Cruz tries to cross in traffic

NEO015AMaidana moves to create space for a shot

NEO016ASheanon Williams tries to clear before Nguyen gets a head on the ball

NEO017ACruz bolts down the wing

NEO018ARay Gaddis passes up to Casey

NEO019AKnighton almost gets his hands around Le Toux shot…

NE00A…but it finds its way to the back of the net

NEO021AMaurice Edu dispatches Diego Fagundez and moves up field

NEO022ACasey take another blow to the back of the head with no call

NEO023ACarroll scans for an outlet

NEO024AThe field and stands empty for the hour-long rain delay

NEO025AAmobi Okugo beats Nguyen to the ball

NEO026AFabinho looks to clear before Teal Bunbury arrives

NEO027AJose Goncalves gives Aaron Wheeler more than just the ball against his chest

NEO028AOkugo tries to help out on offense

NEO029AKnighton gathers the ball before Williams arrives

NEO030AZac MacMath wasn’t too busy but he did need to make a save

NEO031AEdu slides to clear the ball from Neumann

NEO032AWheeler is held up by Kelyn Rowe

NEO033AFred gets into the game for the final minutes

NEO034AAndrew Wenger gets a little tug from A.J. Soares

For more photos, check out Paul’s Flickr page and feel free to leave comments.

One Comment

  1. some particularly hilarious faces in this batch of photos

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