Match report: Union 2-1 Galaxy
Wonder goals at the end of each half allowed the Union to shock Los Angeles, stealing a 2-1 victory at the Home Depot Center on Wednesday night.
Wonder goals at the end of each half allowed the Union to shock Los Angeles, stealing a 2-1 victory at the Home Depot Center on Wednesday night.
Losing in Houston taught the Union one major lesson. The midfield MUST improve.
A controversial, late penalty kept the Union from stealing a valuable road point on their first visit to Houston’s BBVA Compass Stadium.
Young teams can switch off, costing them goals and often victories. The Union instead showed character, holding their nerve and completing the 5-2 victory over Harrisburg in the US Open Cup quarterfinal.
The Union nearly let a three-goal lead slip away against Harrisburg City Islanders, but found two late goals to earn a trip to the US Open Cup semifinals, 5-2. Includes video of the postgame press conference and interviews with Bakary Soumare, Ray Gaddis, Brian Carroll, Gabriel Farfan and Amobi Okugo.
On a night where the midfield struggled for the Union, the strikers and defenders more than picked up the slack, keeping Kansas City off the score sheet while knocking four goals past Jimmy Nielsen.
The Union answered their critics as they pounded four goals past Sporting Kansas City, claiming a decisive 4-0 victory on Saturday night at PPL Park. PSP recaps and has video of interviews with players and the post-game press conference.
The Union will be gutted to have nothing to show from their best performance of the year, but they will take confidence from their play all over the park.
The performance was much improved from the Union, but the result was more of the same as Chris Pontius stole a late winner for DC United at PPL Park.
The Union slogged through Tuesday night’s water-logged friendly, failing to find their top gear, falling to the City Islanders 3-2.
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