Preview: Philadelphia Union vs Houston Dynamo
Philadelphia tries to bounce back against a Houston team that beat them 2-0 last month and held them without a shot on goal at home earlier this season.
Philadelphia tries to bounce back against a Houston team that beat them 2-0 last month and held them without a shot on goal at home earlier this season.
The Union ran themselves out in the opening 45 minutes against Houston, saving little reserve for the second half and eventually slumping to defeat at the end of a grueling week.
Roundup recaps from loss in Houston, which sees the Union drop to seventh place. Harrisburg falls in Orlando. MLS wrap. NWSL playoffs begin on Saturday. US falls on PKs to North Korea as Women’s U-20 World Cup. More.
Postgame quotes from Jim Curtin, Andre Blake, and Pedro Ribeiro.
In their third game in a week, Philadelphia Union fell to the Dynamo 2-0 in Houston.
Greg and Eli are joined by KYW Newsradio reporter Matt Leon to talk about the Union’s busy week. Also discussed, the search for a new head coach.
Video of John Hackworth’s postgame press conference and comments from Amobi Okugo, Sheanon Williams, Andrew Wenger, Sebastien Le Toux and Maurice Edu.
Two teams with high expectations will try to refocus and find their identities when they meet in PPL Park on Saturday.
PSP photographer Paul Rudderow was on hand for Saturday night as the Union dropped another “must win” game, losing to the Houston Dynamo to drop out of playoff position. Here’s a look at what he saw.
With little coming through the middle, the Union were left to dump cross after cross into a box patrolled by one of the biggest back lines in MLS. It didn’t work.
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