Articles written by: Tim Jones

Still learning soccer after nearly five decades. A southwestern Ohio buckeye transplanted to Chester County. Used to teach history, enjoys new ideas, sometimes bakes bread, is a sports fan, and loves apparently unconnected connections.

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Match Report: FC Cincinnati 2 2-3 Philadelphia Union II

The Baby Boys in Blue managed to seize all three points from FC Cincinnati 2, a side who is significantly improved to the one Union II took apart in late March.

Analysis

Exploring Union II’s playoff prospects

Tim Jones dives deep into the path for a Union II playoff appearance, including the obstacles along the way.

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Match report: Philadelphia Union II 2-1 Columbus Crew 2

In an enjoyable, evenly matched game, a goal-of-the-week match winner in stoppage time decided the fixture in Union II’s favor.

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Match report: Orlando City B 1-3 Philadelphia Union II

Quinn Sullivan put Union II on his back in the last fifteen minutes of the match, changing the result from a disappointing draw to a decisive late win.

Analysis

2023’s Union roster build begins

Future roster builds are on-going, and both the transfer window and academic year cycles reveal them for organizations specializing in player development.

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Match report: Philadelphia Union II 1 – 2 Toronto FC II

To borrow from a baseball hall-of-famer it was deja vu all over again, as for the second time this season Toronto FC II defeated Philadelphia Union II with an end-of-match goal to take all three points.

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Match report: Rochester NY FC 3-0 Philadelphia Union II

For the second time this season, the former Rhinos earned a 3-0 victory over Union II.

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Match report: Philadelphia Union II 0-5 New York City FC II

Short-handed Philadelphia Union II had their heads handed to them by New York City FC II 5-0 Monday evening at Subaru Park.

Commentary

Observations: US U20s 2-2 Canada U20s

Tim Jones watched the US U20s play Canada in Honduras Monday night and shares his observations on the play of the four Union homegrowns, all of whom started.

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Match report: Philadelphia Union II 1(3)-1(0) Chicago Fire FC II

With aid of what coach LeBlanc simply calls “the plan,” keeper Matt Freese saved Chicago’s first three kicks in the penalty shootout, and Matt Real, Anton Sorenson, and Chris Donovan scored Union II’s first three to earn the extra point on offer from regulation times 1-1 draw.