Union Plays to 2-2 Tie With Montreal

Report From Philadelphia Union

Chester, Pa. – The Philadelphia Union tied the Montreal Impact 2-2 in PPL Park on Saturday night in a game that saw an immense amount of rain and had an equal amount of action. The game ended in a tie after both teams saw a player sent off and had many chances on goal. The Union opened the scoring in the eighth minute with a blast from Eric Ayuk. Montreal tied in the 28th minute with a goal from Ignacio Patti and the visitors then took the lead in the 70th minute with former Union player Jack McInerney scoring from just inside the 18 yard box. Captain Maurice Edu tied the game in the 75th minute, finding the back of the net from a rebound of off Fabinho´s long distance shot. The Montreal Impact have never defeated the Union in PPL Park and with the tie, the Union have a record of 2-4-3 against the Canadian side. The Union return to action on Tuesday, June 30 to face D.C. United in the Round of 16 in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in PPL Park at 7 p.m.

MATCH RECAP

Philadelphia Union 2, Montreal Impact 2

PPL Park

Chester, Pa.

SCORING SUMMARY

PHI — Eric Ayuk (C.J Sapong, Cristián Maidana) 8´ HIGHLIGHThttp://bit.ly/1JeEZYo

MTL— Igancio Patti (Dilly Duka) 28´ HIGHLIGHT http://bit.ly/1KlHIlT

MLT— Jack McInerney 70´ HIGHLIGHT http://bit.ly/1ebB6Zt

PHI—  Maurice Edu 75´ HIGHLIGHT http://bit.ly/1NoyFOJ

DISCIPLINE SUMMARY

MTL— Andrés Romero 17’ (yellow)

MTL— Patrice Bernier 22´ 69´(Yellow, Red)

PHL—  Maurice Edu 41´ (Yellow)

PHL—  Eric Ayuk 62´ 77´ (Yellow, Red)

MTL— Donny Toia 72´ (Yellow)

POST GAME AUDIO

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

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

Union midfielder Eric Ayuk: http://bit.ly/1ebCTh8

AWAY QUOTES

Montreal Impact head coach Frank Klopas: http://bit.ly/1fX7eky

Montreal Impact goal scorer Jack McInerney: http://bit.ly/1BMsl2S

Montreal Impact midfielder Patrice Bernier:http://bit.ly/1GI9wuw

MATCH DAY STATS

Box score: http://bit.ly/1TVB4FM

Stats: http://bit.ly/1HoCVQ3

PHILADELPHIA UNION STARTING XI

Brian Sylvestre, Fabinho, Richard Marquez, Maurice Edu ©, Raymon Gaddis, Zach Pfeffer (Andrew Wenger 57´), Brian Carroll (Fred 72´), Vincent Noguiera, Cristián Maidana (Sheanon Williams 81´) , Eric Ayuk Mbu, C.J. Sapong

Unused subs: Andre Blake, Ethan White, Antoine Hoppenot, Dzenan Catic

MONTREAL IMPACT STARTING XI

Evan Bush, Donny Toia, Ambroise Oyongo, Laurent Ciman, Víctor Cabrera, Patrice Bernier, Ignacio Piatti, Dilly Duka (Marco Donadel 69´), Andrés Romero (Nigel Reo-Coker 86´), Calum Mallace, Dominic Oduro (Jack McInerney 60´)

Unused subs: Maxim Tissot, Bakary Soumaré, Eric Kronberg, Wandrille Lefevre

OFFICIALS

Sorin Stoica (referee), Claudio Badea (assistant), Danny Thornberry (assistant), Robert Sibiga (fourth)

ATTENDANCE

17,531

TEAM NOTES

•     The Montreal Impact have never beaten the Union in PPL Park in MLS play
•     Maurice Edu will be suspended after his next yellow card
•     Eric Ayuk scores his second goal of the season and his sixth career start with the club
•     The Union now has a record of 5-10-4 this season and has a points per game average of 1
• The Union return to action on Tuesday, June 30 against the D.C United in the U.S. Open Cup in PPL Park at 7 p.m.