Can Michael Farfan string together a pair of strong performances? Can John Hackworth make a back four out of three players? These answers and more… will not be answered until Saturday.
Union
Philadelphia Union
This is why we love the game
An impossible sprint back to stop a goal and save the game. A inch-perfect free kick to win it. This is why we love soccer: For the spectacular. PSP’s Dan Walsh lays it out.
Hero for a day: Kleberson emerges from shadows
That the highest paid Union player may have saved the season with one kick is only remarkable if you know the whole story.
Analysis & player ratings: Union 1-0 TFC
Kleberson bailed the Union out in a match in which the forwards were far from clinical in front of goal.
Match report: Philadelphia Union 1-0 Toronto FC
Scoreless and down to ten men for the final 13 minutes of the game, the Union needed a difference maker. In the 95th minute, Kleberson became that man.
“This goal is for the fans”: Video of postgame press conference and interviews, quote sheet
Video pf John Hackworth’s postgame press conference and locker room interviews with Kleberson, Antoine Hoppenot, Michael Farfan, and Amobi Okugo. Plus: postgame quote sheet.