Analysis & player ratings: Union 1-0 Whitecaps
The gods of red cards and kind bounces again smiled on the Union as they barely scraped out a road victory despite playing with a man advantage for a combined 87 minutes of play.
The gods of red cards and kind bounces again smiled on the Union as they barely scraped out a road victory despite playing with a man advantage for a combined 87 minutes of play.
Two styles clashed on Saturday night, with both teams drawing a blank. But has a true Union “system” emerged? PSP has analysis and player ratings.
With conditions as bad as they were on Friday, the Union would not have minded a little bit of help from the official. Thanks, Mr. Gonzalez.
With all four strikers on the pitch from the opening whistle, the Union had no answer once Houston scored the inevitable opener.
Up a man and a goal, the Union played bunker ball. It didn’t work.
PSP writers’ roundtable review and ratings of the Philadelphia Union players at the midseason point of the 2013 season.
The Union made matters too easy on Dallas, failing to dictate play the way they did against Columbus and New York.
The Union were sharper than the Red Bulls in every facet of Sunday’s match and the scoreline could have been even more lopsided.
Don Anding shines, Keon Daniel doesn’t, and a healthy D.C. midfield finally emerges for a bit. PSP has analysis and player ratings on Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup match.
The Union needed a win, badly. And with Brian Carroll setting the tone for his side, they ran out easy 3-0 winners.
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