A poor showing from Houston gave Union fans a glimpse of the potential a fully loaded midfield offers. The return of Mo Edu led to unnecessary questions about his best position.
Player ratings
Player ratings & analysis: Union 1-2 Columbus Crew
When a talented team executes their gameplan perfectly, there is not much an opponent can do. The Crew are a talented team, and the Union could not recover after being pinned back the entire first half.
Player ratings & analysis: Earthquakes 1-2 Union
Conor Casey saved the day when it looked like a dire match was going to be decided by a wild handball.
Analysis & player ratings: Union 0-1 Revolution
It was more of the same as Philly’s tactical issues were punished by New England’s talented young attack.
Player ratings and analysis: Montreal Impact 0-1 Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union conceded possession but not goals, and in doing so they broke a five match winless streak.
Player ratings and analysis: Union 3-3 Chicago Fire
The Fire, the Union, Mark Geiger… nobody won on Sunday as the teams at the bottom of the Eastern Conference flashed their potential and their flaws in front of a rightly disappointed PPL Park crowd.