BOX SCORE: Philadelphia Union 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0
Fafa Picault’s late goal gives Union road victory as Philadelphia sets team records for wins in a season (13), road wins in a season (6);
Andre Blake keeps ninth clean sheet of the season in the win
Philadelphia Union 1 – Seattle Sounders FC 0
CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
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TODAY’S MATCH INFO:
Venue: CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Assistants: Jeff Hosking, Jeremy Hanson
Fourth Official: Daniel Radford
Video Assistant Referee: Allen Chapman
Attendance: 39,536
Weather: 65 degrees and clear
GOALS/ASSISTS
PHI – Fafa Picault (unassisted) 90’+3’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
PHI – Derrick Jones (caution) 52’
PHI – Jack Elliott (caution) 78’
PHI – Jack Elliott (second caution, ejection) 89’
LINEUPS
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Keegan Rosenberry, Jack Elliott, Auston Trusty, Raymon Gaddis (Fabinho 59’); Haris Medunjanin, Derrick Jones; CJ Sapong (Fabian Herbers 82’), Alejandro Bedoya, Fafa Picault; Cory Burke (Jay Simpson 88’)
Substitutes not used: John McCarthy; Mark McKenzie, Warren Creavalle, David Accam
Seattle Sounders FC: Stefan Frei; Kelvin Leerdam, Kim Kee-hee, Chad Marshall (Roman Torres 46’), Brad Smith; Gustav Svensson, Osvaldo Alonso; Cristian Roldan, Nicolas Lodeiro, Victor Rodriguez (Harry Shipp 74’); Raul Ruidiaz (Will Bruin 34’)
Substitutes not used: Bryan Meredith; Nouhou Tolo, Alex Roldan, Jordy Delem
TEAM NOTES
- After the Union’s 1-0 win tonight, Philadelphia is now undefeated in their last four away matches (3-0-1) and has set a team record for most road wins in a single season (6) … the Union also set an overall record for wins in a season (13).