Union Falls out of 1st Place After 2-1 Loss to Seattle

Report From Philadelphia Union

SEATTLE, Wash. – Philadelphia Union lost 2-1 to Seattle Sounders FC Saturday night in front 39,620 fans at CenturyLink Field. Despite being down to 10 men, Sebastien Le Toux brought the Union within a goal in the 73rd minute, but the Union couldn’t find an equalizer. They’ll return to action Saturday, April 23 against New York City FC.

 

Chad Marshall opened the scoring in the 41st minute off a corner kicker from Andreas Ivanschitz. Union defenders were caught in traffic and Marshall was left unmarked for the open header. The match went into halftime, 1-0, and Roland Alberg picked up a second yellow card in the 53rd minute, dropping the Union to 10 men.

 

Jordan Morris doubled the Sounders lead in the 71st minute, but the Union immediately answered as Le Toux smashed home a volley from Sapong. The forward headed a Fabinho cross perfectly for Le Toux, who was injured on the play (cramp) and was replaced by Fabian Herbers.

 

The Union will return to action on Saturday, April 23 at Talen Energy Stadium against New York City FC. Kick is scheduled for 4 p.m. and will be broadcast on 6abc. Single game and group tickets are still available by visiting PhiladelphiaUnion.com/tickets or by calling 1-877-21-UNION.

 

MATCH RECAP

Seattle Sounders FC 2, Philadelphia Union 1

CenturyLink Field

Seattle, Washington

 

POST MATCH AUDIO

Head coach Jim Curtin

Midfielder Sebastien Le Toux

Defender Josh Yaro

 

SCORING SUMMARY

SEA – Chad Marshall (Andreas Ivanschitz) 41’ HIGHLIGHT: http://bit.ly/1SmEeo4

SEA – Jordan Morris (Andreas Ivanschitz) 71’ HIGHLIGHT: http://bit.ly/1S2gL9z

PHI – Sebastien Le Toux (C.J. Sapong, Fabinho) 73’ HIGHLIGHT:http://bit.ly/1TZ26NG

 

DISCIPLINE SUMMARY

PHI – Roland Alberg (yellow) 32’

PHI – Fabinho (yellow) 34’

PHI – Roland Alberg (second yellow) 53’

SEA – Dylan Remick (yellow) 55’

 

PHILADELPHIA UNION STARTING XI

Andre Blake; Fabinho (Leo Fernandes 82’), Richie Marquez, Josh Yaro, Keegan Rosenberry; Vincent Nogueira, Warren Creavalle; Chris Pontius (Tranquillo Barnetta 63’), Roland Alberg, Sebastien Le Toux © (Fabian Herbers 75’); C.J. Sapong.

 

Substitutes not used: Matt Jones, Ray Gaddis, Anderson, Brian Carroll.

 

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC STARTING XI

Stefan Frei; Dylan Remick, Chad Marshall, Brad Evans, Tyrone Mears; Cristian Roldan (Herculez Gomez 75’), Clint Dempsey, Osvaldo Alonso; Andreas Ivanschitz, Jordan Morris (Joevin Jones 82’), Oalex Anderson (Nelson Valdez 63’).

 

Substitutes not used: Tyler Miller, Zach Scott, Michael Farfan, Aaron Kovar,.

 

OFFICIALS
Drew Fischer (referee), Mike Rottersman (assistant), Claudio Badea (assistant), Alejandro Mariscal (fourth).

 

ATTENDANCE

39,620

 

GAME NOTES

• The Union fell to 3-4-2 all-time against Seattle Sounders FC and 1-4-0 all-time at CenturyLink Field.
• Josh Yaro made his MLS debut and played 90 minutes. Yaro was drafted No. 2 overall in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft, after the Union acquired the pick on a draft-day trade with Colorado Rapids.
• Yaro was paired on the right side with fellow rookie and former Georgetown teammate, Keegan Rosenberry. The two played the same position for the Hoyas last year.
• Tranquillo Barnetta subbed on in the second half for the third consecutive game. The Swiss midfielder has been dealing with a knee injury that forced him to miss most of the preseason. He had played 24 minutes and 27 minutes, respectively, in each of his last two games.
• Brian Carroll did not play, delaying his 350th career appearance. Carroll sits at 349 and will become only the sixth outfield player to reach that milestone in MLS history.
• Sebastien Le Toux scored his 50th all-time goal for the Union. He has 50 goals overall in MLS play.
• Andre Blake made seven saves. He now has 26 on the season, tied for fourth most in MLS.
• The Union won possession 52-48 and had a better passing accuracy that Seattle, 80 to 79 percent.
• The first Seattle goal was the second for Chad Marshall in 2016. The defender has 19 goals all-time in MLS play.
• The second Seattle goal was the first ever for rookie Jordan Morris, the homegrown product out of Stanford.