Union Advances in Open Cup With Shootout Win Over Rochester

Report From Philadelphia Union

Chester, Pa. – After the disappointing end to the oldest soccer tournament in the United States in 2014, the Philadelphia Union will move to the Round of 16 of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup after securing a victory against the Rochester Rhinos at PPL Park Tuesday night. At the end of extra time, the scoreboard remained 0-0 and the game went to penalties. Playing against his former club, goalkeeper John McCarthy made three saves in the penalty kick shootout, earning the victory for the Union. Edu, Nogueira and Maidana scored the penatlies for the Union in the 3-1 aggregate victory. The Union return to action on Saturday, June 20 against the L.A. Galaxy at the StubHub Center.

MATCH RECAP

Philadelphia Union 0 (3), Rochester Rhinos 0 (1)

PPL Park

Chester, Pa

SCORING SUMMARY

PHI — Maurice Edu 120+ (penalty)

ROC— Jonny Mendoza 120+ (penalty)

PHI —  Vincent Nogueira 120+ (penalty)

PHI — Cristián Maidana 120+ (penalty)

DISCIPLINE SUMMARY

ROC- Sean Totsch 80’ (yellow)

ROC- Pat McMahon 90+1´ (yellow)

ROC- Tony Walls 99´ (yellow)

ROC- Christian Volesky 104´ (yellow)

PHI- Zach Pfeffer 104´ (yellow)

FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS

https://mlssoccer.box.com/s/la5oxbi04ilx8j4ubecjej92oip66e34

POST GAME AUDIO

Union Head Coach Jim Curtin: http://bit.ly/1KXupqG

Union goalkeeper John McCarthy: http://bit.ly/1QCTCM3

Union defender Maurice Edu: http://bit.ly/1LeNlCB

UNION STARTING XI

John McCarthy, Raymon Gaddis, Richard Marquez, Maurice Edu ©, Fabinho, Erik Ayuk (Sebastien Le Toux 57´, Fred 88´), Vincent Noguiera, Cristián Maidana, Andrew Wenger (Jimmy McLaughlin 79´),  Zach Pfeffer, C.J. Sapong

Unused subs: Andre Blake, Raymond Lee, Ethan White, Sheanon Williams

ROCHESTER RHINOS STARTING XI

Brandon Miller, Onua Obasi, Pat McMahon, Grant Van De Casteele, Julian Ringhof, Sean Totsch (Asani Samuels 105´), Mike Garzi (Vassilios Apostolopoulos 90´), Tony Walls, Jonny Mendoza, Christian Volesky, Kenardo Forbes (Alex Dixon 86´)

Unused subs: Adam Grinwis, Marcos Ugarte, Colin Rolfe, Drew Ruggles

OFFICIALS

Robert Sibiga (referee), Jaroslaw Werel (assistant), Robert Piercey (assistant), Ryan Dos Reis (fourth)

ATTENDANCE

5,286

TEAM NOTES

•     John McCarthy maintains a clean sheet for the first time this season
•     The Philadelphia Union now move on to the Round of 16 in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
• The Union return to action on Saturday, June 20 against LA Galaxy in the StubHub Center