PSP photographer Paul Rudderow was on hand Sunday afternoon as the Philadelphia Union soundly defeated the New England Revolution 3-0 in the 2016 home opener. Here’s a look at what he saw.
The 2016 home opener at Talen Energy Statium
National Anthem: Guest singer vs the Fans?
Ilsinho likes to weave through traffic
Fabinho cuts up field
Lee Nguyen settles under pressure from Warren Creavalle
Brian Carroll starts out of the back
Keegan Rosenberry looks for a target
C.J. Sapong opens the scoring
The Sons of Ben’s tifo is unfurled
Andre Blake cuts off a corner
Richie Marquez breaks out of the back
Roland Alberg keeps the ball in play
Blake eats up another corner kick
Sapong gets the brace
Alberg is taken out by Je-Vaughn Watson with both cleats
Watson makes the walk of shame after recieving a red card
Ken Tribbett cuts off a pass
Marquez cuts off Kelyn Rowe
Rosenberry goes up with Diego Fagundez
Ilsinho loses Scott Caldwell
Fabinho clears
Carroll battles for possession
Sapong goes up against Jose Goncalves, aka The Mouth
Sebastien Le Toux looks for space
Chris Pontius works into the corner
Fabian Herbers tests Bobby Shuttleworth
Leo Fernandes keeps the ball in play
Creavalle pokes the ball from Gershon Koffie
Pontius keeps the pressure up
Fernandes finds Le Toux to complete the 3-0 win
For more photos, check out Paul’s Flickr page and feel free to leave comments.
Excellent, as always.