PSP photographer Paul Rudderow was on hand Wednesday night as the Philadelphia Union defeated the Chicago Fire in a goal filled game lead by Roland Alberg. Here’s a look at what he saw.
A few new faces in the starting 11
Ilsinho working forward with Roland Alberg
Tranquillo Bernetta creating the link out of the back
Ilsinho gliding through midfield
Ilsinho takes on Khaly Thiam
You have to love the fan reaction to hitting the first post
and Alberg when he plants the rebound in the net
Bernetta connecting with Ilsinho
Alberg battling for possession
Brian Carroll clogging up the middle
Alberg, Ilsinho and Barnetta dominate the midfield
Ken Tribbett rises for the header
Chris Pontius works past Michael Stephens
Keegan Rosenberry towers over Brandon Vincent
Carroll working with Ilsinho
Ilsinho does not mind working in a crowd
Rosenberry pressing into the eighteen
Alberg settles under pressure from Jonathan Campbell and Eric Gehrig
Fabian Herbers gets the shot off
Plenty of reasons to DOOP on the day
Pontius looking for an opening
Everyone has a bad day from time to time
Fabinho crosses
Richie Marquez goes up but misses the corner kick
But Marquez connects on the next one
Sebastien Le Toux works into the 18
Warren Creavalle comes in to close out the game
Le Toux almost connects with Herbers
Amy Fadool does a post game interview with Jim Curtin
For more photos, check out Paul’s Flickr page and feel free to leave comments.
Awesome, awesome photos!
Thank you LCBline
Great stuff! Especially the airborne shots, the team defied gravity!
Thank you Landslug
I really love these pictorials. And am a little jealous! Thanks Paul!! Outstanding!! Again!
We have another priceless Rosenface in there.