Match report: Union 1-2 San Jose
Steven Lenhart’s stoppage time goal broke Union hearts, and the 2-1 victory kept the Western Conference leading San Jose Earthquakes rolling in 2012. PSP has a match report and quotes from both teams.
Steven Lenhart’s stoppage time goal broke Union hearts, and the 2-1 victory kept the Western Conference leading San Jose Earthquakes rolling in 2012. PSP has a match report and quotes from both teams.
Michael Farfan’s brilliance became Freddy Adu’s first goal of the season. Adu backheeled the winner beyond Dan Kennedy, and the Union held on with nine men to earn a difficult road victory.
One goal was just enough for the Union as they scraped out their first victory of 2012.
In drawing 0-0 with Vancouver Whitecaps, the Union earned their first point of the 2012 campaign. But a lack of sharpness in front of goal kept them from securing all three points.
The Union fell to their third consecutive loss on Saturday night, losing 1-0 against a Chicago side that dominated the match nearly wire-to-wire.
The Union remain winless in 2012 when, despite controlling the match throughout, another goalkeeping miscue led to a second straight defeat.
The Union limped out of the gates in 2012, falling in a 3-1 defeat against the Portland Timbers.
A stoppage time goal from Orlando City’s Max Griffin canceled out Danny Califf’s opener as the Union drew 1-1 on their final preseason match in Florida.
After ten months, the Union ended their season where it began. In their wake they leave every reasonable expectation, and in the city they represent they will find nothing but love.
The Houston Dynamo will take a 2-1 lead back to Texas after downing the Union in the first leg of their Eastern Conference semifinal. UPDATE: Video highlights added.
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