The Philadelphia Union continued the best start in franchise history while also enacting revenge for a Eastern Conference Final loss with a 2-0 win over New York City FC Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. The win, the first at NYCFC in eight games (1W-5L-2D), represented a complete team effort against a weary opponent without DP Mikael Uhre, who was ruled out again with a thigh injury.
Coming off a midweek loss to Communicaciones in the Concacaf Champions League quarterfinals, NYCFC instilled their possession and movement in the game’s early minutes, forcing two Union blocks from distance.