Union Drops Playoff Match With Toronto FC, 3-1

Report From Philadelphia Union

Match Recap: Philadelphia Union 1, Toronto FC 3

Alejandro Bedoya scores his first career MLS Cup Playoffs goal as Union make first appearance in post-season since 2011

 

Philadelphia Union 1 – Toronto FC 3

BMO Field (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

 

MEDIA RESOURCES AVAILABLE:

 

FULL BOX SCORE: http://bit.ly/102616TFCbox

 

TEAM STATISTICS: http://bit.ly/102616TFCteam

 

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS: http://bit.ly/102616TFChighlights

 

POST-MATCH AUDIO: http://bit.ly/102616TFCaudio

 

TODAY’S MATCH INFO:

 

Venue: BMO Field (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Assistants: Charles Morgante, Ian Anderson

Fourth Official: Silviu Petrescu

Attendance: 21,759

Weather: 41 degrees and clear

 

GOALS/ASSISTS

 

TFC – Sebastian Giovinco (Jozy Altidore) 15’

TFC – Jonathan Osorio (Nick Hagglund, Sebastian Giovinco) 48’

PHI – Alejandro Bedoya (Richie Marquez, Ilsinho) 73’

TFC – Jozy Altidore (unassisted) 85’

 

 

DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY

 

TFC – Michael Bradley (caution) 14’

PHI – C.J. Sapong (caution) 25’

PHI – Alejandro Bedoya (caution) 43’

TFC – Jozy Altidore (caution) 45’+1’

PHI – Ken Tribbett (caution) 90’

 

LINEUPS

 

Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Keegan Rosenberry (Charlie Davies 84’), Ken Tribbett, Richie Marquez, Fabinho; Warren Creavalle, Alejandro Bedoya; Fabian Herbers (Ilsinho 59’), Tranquillo Barnetta, Chris Pontius; C.J. Sapong (Roland Alberg 70’)

 

Substitutes not used: John McCarthy; Raymon Gaddis, Auston Trusty, Brian Carroll

 

Toronto FC: Clint Irwin; Eriq Zavaleta, Drew Moor, Nick Hagglund; Steven Beitashour, Armando Cooper (Benoit Cheyrou 70’), Michael Bradley, Jonathan Osorio (Will Johnson 66’), Justin Morrow; Jozy Altidore (Tosaint Ricketts 88’), Sebastian Giovinco

 

Substitutes not used: Alex Bono; Josh Williams, Mark Bloom, Marco Delgado

 

TEAM NOTES

 

The match was Philadelphia’s first post-season contest since November 3, 2011 at Houston.

 

Alejandro Bedoya scored his first career MLS Cup Playoffs goal in tonight’s match … Richie Marquez and Ilsinho also added their first post-season assists on the tally.

 

Union players Andre Blake, Fabinho, Keegan Rosenberry, Ken Tribbett, Richie Marquez, Alejandro Bedoya, Fabian Herbers, Tranquillo Barnetta, Ilsinho and Roland Alberg all made their MLS post-season debuts in tonight’s match.