Union Blanks Seattle, 1-0

Report From Philadelphia Union

Chester, Pa. – After a first half in which the Union saw a goal disallowed and a penalty kick missed, C.J. Sapong scored in the 69th minute to earn the Union a 1-0 victory against the Seattle Sounders. With the goal, Sapong tied the Union record by scoring a goal in four consecutive games. The Sounders have never defeated the Union in PPL Park in MLS play and with the victory, the Union have a record of 5-10-3 this season. The Union now move to seventh place in the Eastern Conference and return to action this Saturday, June 27, to face the Montreal Impact at 7 p.m. in PPL Park.

 

MATCH RECAP

Philadelphia Union 1, Seattle Sounders 0

PPL Park

Chester, Pa.

 

SCORING SUMMARY

PHI — C.J Sapong (Sheanon Williams) 69´ HIGHLIGHThttp://bit.ly/1LCVk9q

DISCIPLINE SUMMARY

SEA— Dylan Remick 30’ (yellow)

SEA— Zach Scott 49´ (yellow)

POST GAME AUDIO

Union head coach Jim Curtin: http://bit.ly/1FCb7QQ

Union defender and captain Maurice Edu: http://bit.ly/1IeYnG8

Union defender Richie Marquez: http://bit.ly/1KbaWCb

AWAY QUOTES

Seattle Sounders head coach Sigi Scmidt:http://bit.ly/1GrrwJo

Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefen Frei: http://bit.ly/1BBDsLR

Seattle Sounders midfielder Aaron Kovar: http://bit.ly/1e4qJGE

Seattle Sounders defender Jimmy Ockford: http://bit.ly/1QR1VnA

MATCH DAY STATS

Box score: http://bit.ly/1BBzEu6

Stats: http://bit.ly/1KdF4i6

UNION STARTING XI

Brian Sylvestre, Fabinho, Richard Marquez, Maurice Edu ©, Sheanon Williams, Zach Pfeffer (Raymon Gaddis 90+1), Brian Carroll, Vincent Noguiera, Cristián Maidana (Fred 78´), Andrew Wenger (Eric Ayuk Mbu 61´), C.J. Sapong

 

Unused subs: John McCarthy, Dzenan Catic, Ethan White, Antoine Hoppenot

 

SEATTLE SOUNDERS STARTING XI

Steven Frei, Zach Scott, Oniel Fisher, Dylan Remick (Chad Marshall 81´), Jimmy Ockford, Marco Pappa, Micheal Azira, Cristian Roldan, Aaron Kovar (Thomas 75´), Gonzalo Pineda, Lamar Neagle (Darwin Jones 70´)

 

Unused subs: Troy Perkins, Victor Mansaray, Andy Rose, Tyrone Mears

 

OFFICIALS

Edvin Jurisevic (referee), Anthony Vasoli (assistant), James Conlee (assistant), Daniel Fitzgerald (fourth)

 

ATTENDANCE

18,072

 

TEAM NOTES

•     The Seattle Sounders have never beaten the Union in PPL Park in MLS play
•     C.J. Sapong scored his sixth goal of the season and tied the franchise record by scoring a goal in four consecutive games
•    Brain Sylvestre made his fourth shutout of the season out of eight games played
•     The Union now have a record of 3-3-2 against the Seattle Sounders
• The Union return to action on Saturday, June 27 against the Montreal Impact in PPL Park at 7 p.m.