Philadelphia Union II 3 – 0 Columbus Crew 2
The Union II took it to Columbus Crew II, beating them 3-0.
The Union II took it to Columbus Crew II, beating them 3-0.
The second team kept a clean sheet away to the conference leaders and won the longest penalty kick shootout undergone by either Union II or its predecessor Bethlehem Steel FC.
Union II was superior Wednesday evening on Long Island against NYC FC II.
Philadelphia Union II won its first game of the season decisively over Atlanta United 2 by a 5-1 score to give head coach Ryan Richter his first MLS NEXT Pro victory.
The Philadelphia Union II lose in PKs on Friday evening in Huntsville.
While Union II did not win in regulation surrounding the equalizer in stoppage time while a man down, they did win the shootout against Red Bull II in their home opener.
Union II kept a clean sheet against Revs II, but could not collect the second point from the penalty kick shootout.
Union II’s championship dream ended in the second half in Texas as they gave up three goals after having been up two at halftime.
Union II won its first hardware in team history Saturday night.
After missing a second consecutive playoff clean sheet by two minutes, Philadelphia Union II won a penalty kick shootout on heroics from goalkeeper Andrew Rick and midfielder CJ Olney to advance to the conference final match at home next Saturday, November 2nd (opponent and time TBD).
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