Philly Sports Jabronis
Report From Philadelphia Union
Chester, Pa. – The Philadelphia Union fell 2-1 to the Columbus Crew SC Saturday night in PPL Park. After a first half in which the Union conceded two goals in the first 30 minutes, the home side looked sharper in the second half. Kai Kamara, the top goal scorer in MLS, scored both goals for Columbus, his respective 19th and 20th of the season. The Union responded with C.J. Sapong´s goal in the 66th minute. Sebastien Le Toux and Conor Casey engaged in a give-and-go the on the right hand side of the field, Le Toux passed the ball across the area, which Sapong tapped in from short range. The Union had several more chances throughout the second half, including a shot from Le Toux that hit the crossbar in the 79th minute. With the loss, the Union have a 8-15-6 record and sit in seventh place in the Eastern Conference. The home side return to action on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015 to face the Houston Dynamo.
MATCH RECAP
Philadelphia Union 1, Columbus Crew 2
PPL Park
Chester, Pa.
SCORING SUMMARY
CLB — Kai Kamara 21´ HIGHTLIGHT: http://bit.ly/1KiMeQY
CLB— Kai Kamara 26´ (Afful) HIGHTLIGHT: http://bit.ly/1Q9PHl3
PHI— C.J. Sapong 66´ (Le Toux) HIGHLIGHT: http://bit.ly/1FEGQSX
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
PHI— Steven Vitoria 86´ (Handball)
CLB— Steve Clark 90´ (Time wasting)
POST GAME AUDIO
Union head coach Jim Curtin:http://bit.ly/1i7hXtD
Union defender Richie Marquez: http://bit.ly/1K6E3WQ
Union forward C.J. Sapong: http://bit.ly/1O8eCIj
AWAY QUOTES
Columbus Crew SC head coach Gregg Berhalter and forward Kai Kamara: http://bit.ly/1K6BOCL
MATCH DAY STATS
Box score: http://bit.ly/1ULHiLg
Stats: http://bit.ly/1ULHiLg
PHILADELPHIA UNION STARTING XI
John McCarthy, Raymon Gaddis, Richie Marquez, Steven Vitoria, Fabinho (Fernando Aristeguieta 80´), Brian Carroll (Mike Lahoud 59´), Vincent Nogueira, Eric Ayuk (Conor Casey 59´), Tranquillo Barnetta, Sebastien Le Toux, C.J. Sapong
Unused subs: Andre Blake, Ethan White, Zach Pfeffer, Warren Creavalle
COLUMBUS CREW SC STARTING XI
Steve Clark, Michael Parkhurst, Tyson Wahl, Waylon Francis (Chris Klute 78´), Harrison Afful, Ethan Finlay (Cedrick 72´), Justin Meram (Emanuel Pogatetz 85´), Tony Tchani, Will Trapp, Federico Higuaín, Kai Kamara
Unused subs: Brad Stuver, Héctor Jiménez, Mohammed Saeid, Jack McInerney
OFFICIALS
Jose Carlos Rivero (referee), Corey Parker (assistant), Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho (assistant), Marcos de Oliveira (fourth)
ATTENDANCE
17,283
TEAM NOTES
- The Union have not won in PPL Park since July 11, when they defeated the Portland Timbers 3-0.
- Sebastien Le Toux provides his fifth assist this season.
- The Union have a record of 4-10-1 against Columbus Crew SC. The four wins came at PPL Park.
- The Union return to PPL Park on Sunday, Sept. 20 to face the Houston Dynamo.
