Despite a vastly improved effort, the 43rd minute ejection of Freddy Adu proved more than the Union could overcome, succumbing to the visiting Red Bulls 3-2.
Union match reports
Match report: Union 2-1 Schalke 04
Chandler Hoffman scored his first goal at PPL Park as the Union saw off Schalke’s high-flying attack, winning the midweek friendly 2-1.
Match Report: Union 0-1 Sounders
The Union never looked like scoring in a match that Seattle controlled wire to wire, winning 1-0.
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.
Chivas USA 0-1 Union; Nowak, Daniel, Garfan ejected
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.
Match report & quotes: Philadelphia 1-0 Columbus
One goal was just enough for the Union as they scraped out their first victory of 2012.