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The Philadelphia Union played maybe their best game in MLS play this season but still had to settle for a close 1-0 win

Cory Burke’s early goal leads the Union to first home win of the MLS season

Early goal stands up for Union, 1-0 over Red Bulls Field Level Media 16 May 2021, 11:55 GMT+10 Cory Burke scored the lone goal in the ninth minute to lift the host Philadelphia Union past the New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Saturday. The Union (2-2-2, 8 points) won their first home game and extended their unbeaten streak to three while goalkeeper Andre Blake earned the shutout. The Red Bulls (2-3-0, 6 points) had won their previous two games by scores of 2-0. In the third minute, Blake collided with ...

Philadelphia Union in ‘good spot’ after first home win of the season over Red Bulls Union get a well-deserved week off after a congested start to the season Share this story The Philadelphia Union have been a tale of two teams so far this season. The first version of the team is the Concacaf Champions League version of the team. In their first appearance in the competition, the Union have dominated both rounds en route to their semifinal matchup against Mexican super power Club America. The...

Arnor Traustason on Carles Gil: “It’s really nice having him there central” Share this story They’ve only played four games together, but Arnor Traustason likes what he sees from Carles Gil. The two attackers combined in the 63rd minute of Wednesday’s game against the Philadelphia Union when Gil found Traustason on the left flank. The Icelandic international offered a curling shot that went wide of the frame. We saw a similar moment in the 75th minute when Gil used one touch to put Tr...

Union and Revolution trade late goals on the way to a 1-1 draw A late goal from Kacper Przybylko helps prevent the Union from losing their third consecutive home match Share this story Carl Gulbish Photography It was an often uneventful midweek match that included plenty of bad mistakes and missed chances by both teams. But just when it looked like the Philadelphia Union were going to fall to their frequent foes the New England Revolution off of a late goal, Kacper Przybylko managed to find a l...

Late game drama results in draw for Revolution Although the Revs didn’t walk away with the three points as they should have. The Revs will be content with leaving Subaru Park with a point after having some difficult outings there throughout the 2020 season. Share this story Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images The New England Revolution returned to action looking to overcome the struggles they faced in music city after suffering a 2-0 loss to Nashville. Wednesday’s matchup against the Philad...

Arnór Traustason upset with missed opportunity against Philadelphia Arnór Traustason nearly scored a goal but was upset with his performance on Thursday night. Share this story Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports Arnór Traustason was unable to get on the scoreboard but had a solid performance in New England’s 1-1 draw with the Philadelphia Union on Thursday night. Still, the 28-year-old wasn’t pleased with his performance. Traustason played 79 minutes, completed 86% of his passes, and had ...

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports For the better part of 2020, the Philadelphia Union only played, and beat, one team: the New England Revolution. No seriously, we played them every other week during the regular season last year it seemed and I got really tired of it. Mostly because it was all losing on the Revs end, four regular season games AND an MLS is Back Round of 16 knockout loss and we didn’t even get a Christmas card from the Union thanking us for helping them lift the Supporter’s Shi...

Fantasy Focus: Dajome don’t play dat Share this story Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images Scores this round were a little down from the last. While eight teams eclipsed the 100-point mark last time out, this time just one, Highlands FC, hit the mark, with kudos for doing it with 11 starters that actually played. 4-4-2 Loko’s overall lead remains just seven points. Positional Leaders Goalkeepers Philadelphia’s Andre Blake ($7.0) led the position on a clean sheet and 10 points, and Maxime ...