Brotherly Game · Sep 11, 2016
Another Step Back: Union concede late in draw with Montreal
A late goal from Matteo Mancosu denied the Union breathing room in a tight Eastern Conference playoff race.
The Philadelphia Union and the Montreal Impact finished all square in a key Eastern Conference playoff match-up on Saturday night. Both halves were bookended with goals, as Tranquillo Barnetta tallied in the 45th and Matteo Mancosu evened it up in the 88th minute.
Montreal had the better of the chances early on, but they couldn't make the Union pay. Lucas Ontivero failed to redirect a Matteo Mancosu cross past Andre Blake in the 7th minute, and Patrice Bernier couldn't connect with a hard-hit cross from Ignacio Piatti two minutes later.