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.
Union
Philadelphia Union
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.
Preview: Union vs Toronto FC
Beating KC on the road is only worth anything if the Union can consolidate that win with three points at home. Toronto has a new striker but many of the same old TFC problems. Will the Union’s offense scrounge up a goal with the season on the line?