Match report: Columbus 3-2 Philadelphia
The Union showed tremendous heart in fighting back from a two-goal deficit behind the creativity of their subs, but a blown call ultimately did them in, as they slumped to a 3-2 defeat in Columbus.
The Union showed tremendous heart in fighting back from a two-goal deficit behind the creativity of their subs, but a blown call ultimately did them in, as they slumped to a 3-2 defeat in Columbus.
The Union are 2-4-0 against Columbus all time. We’ve got all of the match stats, highlights from our match reports and analysis, video highlights, and more.
The goals finally arrived for the Union, though not through the traditional playmaking sources.
There were few standouts as the Union were again held scoreless, this time by DC United.
The winless streak grows to eight as Lionard Pajoy becomes the first ex-Union player to score against his former team.
It’s the same old story for the Union. Too much negative play and too little attacking support for the Union’s undersized lone striker.
The U.S. played one half of excellent soccer and one half of acceptable soccer, and they won a very, very important game.
With two games left to play in the semifinal round, the U.S. has a little more breathing room, and, while the scoreboard doesn’t show it, this was a much-improved performance
For those of you that saw it, you know—it was ugly. For the U.S., the main positive is that nearly all the wounds were self-inflicted.
A disappointing result for the USMNT in Friday night’s World Cup qualifier in Jamaica leaves them hoping to reverse their fortunes on TUesday night in Columbus or see their qualifying hopes in deeper jeopardy.
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