Flashback: Philly in the 1973 NASL playoffs
As the second-year Philadelphia Union prepare for their first MLS playoff appearance, we take a look back at how the Philadelphia Atoms fared in the 1973 NASL playoffs in their inaugural year.
As the second-year Philadelphia Union prepare for their first MLS playoff appearance, we take a look back at how the Philadelphia Atoms fared in the 1973 NASL playoffs in their inaugural year.
Califf says dominating Houston would be huge, without Le Toux the Union would be struggling. Sakiewicz praises Nowak, doesn’t take playoffs for granted. Colorado tops Crew. magicJack WPS franchise terminated. Independence update. Weekend TV listings. More news.
Philly Soccer Show podcast co-hosts Greg Orlandini of KYW NewsRadio and PSP’s Eli Pearlman-Storch are joined by Kerith Gabriel of the Daily News and James Clark of the Press of Atlantic City for a roundtable discussion of the Philadelphia Union’s Eastern Conference semifinal series against Houston Dynamo.
Sunday’s game will kickoff at 5pm. Pauno questionable. Union have youth and experience. Nowak’s three factors for success. More morning news.
The PSP talks to Barry Evans, a coach at the Camden Youth Soccer Club. Evans talks about CYSC’s mission and the rewards of volunteering.
Sunday’s start time posibilities. Califf says the team is having fun getting ready. SoB prez sez it is gonna be loud. Rankings. Union named Overachieving Team of the Year. Nowak on COY list, MacMath and Marfan on Rookie Best XI list. Dallas v NJPC news. End of the season lists with interesting stuff. More news.
We kickoff our lead-up to Sunday’s playoff game with this quick reference guide for how the Union have done against Houston. Includes YouTube highlights of past games, match stats, links to and highlights from PSP’s match reports and analysis, as well as links to this season’s gameday guides.
Houston’s win over LA means the Union finish third in the East. First leg of Eastern Conference semifinal against Houston to take place on Sunday, October 30 at 4pm. Ticket information. 2012 MLS SuperDraft date and format set. More news.
It was an ugly game. The statistics aren’t any prettier. [Post updated to reflect updated stats on the MLS site.]
Roundup of reaction to the Union’s supremely disappointing performance in NY in front of more than 1200 traveling fans. Union on the radio. Porter named new USMNT U-23 coach ahead of 2012 Olympics. Weekend TV listings. More.
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