Philly Sports Jabronis
Report From Philadelphia Union
CHESTER, Pa. – Philadelphia Union drew with Montreal Impact in front of a crowd of 18,500 Saturday night at Talen Energy Stadium. The draw gives Philadelphia a record of 11-11-7 on the year. The Union will hit the road for a three week expedition starting with Portland next Saturday. Kick-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. (ET).
Montreal created multiple scoring threats early in Saturday’s match. In the seventh minute of play Lucas Ontivero was set up perfectly in the box and was all alone in front of Union goalkeeper Andre Blake, but his shot was sent wide of the net. A minute later Partice Bernier found himself in a similar situation but again came up empty and the match remained scoreless.
Philadelphia created a golden opportunity in the 26th minute of the match. MLS All-Star Keegan Rosenberry sent a pass the length of the field that took a friendly bounce off the Talen Energy turf and over the head of Montreal defender Laurent Ciman. Striker C.J. Sapong was left all alone with Impact goalkeeper Eric Kronberg, but Ciman was able to recover and deflect Sapong’s scoring attempt out of play to keep the match scoreless.
Blake made the save of the night in the 30th minute against Montreal’s leading goal-scorer. Ignacio Piatti cut through the Union defense, but Blake came charging out of his net and slide to block Piatti’s shot.
Tranquillo Barnetta got the Union on the board in the dying moments the first half. Barnetta dribbled into the Montreal zone and struck the ball with his left foot outside the 18 and snuck the shot past the outstretched arms of Kronberg to give the Union a 1-0 lead after the first 45.
Philadelphia fought the entire second half to record their second goal of the night, but Montreal ultimately found an equalizer in the 88th minute of play, thanks to the head of Matteo Mancosu. Both clubs fought to earn three points late, but the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Philadelphia will return to action looking to break the club record for wins in a season this Saturday when they travel to Portland to take in the Timbers. Kick-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. (ET) and will be televised on The Comcast Network.
MATCH RECAP
Philadelphia Union 1, Montreal Impact 1
Talen Energy Stadium
Chester, Pa.
FINAL MATCH STATS
Shots: 14-9 Montreal
Shots on Target: 5-3 Montreal
Possession: 53.1 – 46.9 Union
Passing Accuracy: 81-75 Union
Fouls: 14-8 Union
Corners: 4-2 Union
Duels won: 44-43 Montreal
Tackles won: 14-11 Union
SCORING SUMMARY
PHI – Tranquillo Barnetta 5 (Fabian Herbers 5) 45’
MTL – Matteo Mancosu 3 (Donny Toia 2, Hernán Bernardello 1)
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
PHI – Chris Pontius (Yellow) 34’
MTL – Laurent Ciman (Yellow) 48’
PHI – C.J. Sapong (Yellow) 54’
MTL – Hassoun Camara (Yellow) 60’
PHILADELPHIA UNION STARTING XI
Andre Blake; Fabinho, Richie Marquez, Josh Yaro, Keegan Rosenberry; Warren Creavalle, Alejandro Bedoya; Chris Pontius (Roland Alberg 82’), Tranquillo Barnetta ©, Fabian Herbers (Ilsinho 70’); C.J. Sapong
Substitutes not used: John McCarthy, Ken Tribbett, Ray Gaddis, Roland Alberg, Charlie Davies, Ilsinho, Brian Carroll
MONTREAL IMPACT STARTING XI
Eric Kronberg; Ambroise Oyongo, Laurent Ciman, Hassoun Camara, Donny Toia; Hernan Bernardello, Marco Donadel (Harry Shipp 79’); Patrice Benier © (Didier Drogbag 61’);Lucas Ontivero (Dominic Oduro 69’), Ignacio Piatti; Matteo Mancosu
Substitutes not used: Maxime Crepeau, Kyle Bekker, Victory Cabrera, Calum Mallace
OFFICIALS
Silviu Petrescu (referee), Joe Fletcher (assistant referee), Daniel Belleau (assistant referee), Pierre-Luc Lauziere (fourth).
ATTENDANCE
18,500
