BOX SCORE: Philadelphia Union 5, Minnesota United FC 1
Union clinch playoff berth, move into fourth place in Eastern Conference following resounding win over Minnesota
Philadelphia Union 5 – Minnesota United FC 1
Talen Energy Stadium (Chester, PA)
Saturday, October 6, 2018
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TODAY’S MATCH INFO:
Venue: Talen Energy Stadium (Chester, PA)
Referee: Allen Chapman
Assistants: Jason White, Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho
Fourth Official: Marcos DeOliveira
Video Assistant Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
Attendance: 16,334
Weather: 70 degrees and cloudy
GOALS/ASSISTS
PHI – Cory Burke (Borek Dockal) 8’
PHI – Alejandro Bedoya (Keegan Rosenberry, Borek Dockal) 17’
PHI – Fafa Picault (Keegan Rosenberry, Haris Medunjanin) 23’
PHI – Fafa Picault (CJ Sapong) 44’
MIN – Darwin Quintero (Angelo Rodriguez) 54’
PHI – Ilsinho (Fafa Picault) 79’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
PHI – Alejandro Bedoya (caution) 56’
PHI – Fafa Picault (caution) 72’
MIN – Alexi Gomez (caution) 72’
MIN – Fernando Bob (caution) 75’
LINEUPS
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Keegan Rosenberry, Mark McKenzie, Auston Trusty, Raymon Gaddis; Haris Medunjanin, Alejandro Bedoya; CJ Sapong (Ilsinho 61’), Borek Dockal (Warren Creavalle 77’), Fafa Picault; Cory Burke (Jay Simpson 86’)
Substitutes not used: John McCarthy; Jack Elliott, Fabinho, Derrick Jones
Minnesota United FC: Bobby Shuttleworth; Jerome Thiesson (Alexi Gomez 46’), Michael Boxall, Brent Kallman, Francisco Calvo; Fernando Bob, Rasmus Schuller (Ibson 76’); Miguel Ibarra, Darwin Quintero, Maximiano (Harrison Heath 70); Angelo Rodriguez
Substitutes not used: Matt Lampson; Eric Miller, Wyatt Omsberg, Mason Toye
TEAM NOTES
- With the win, the Union have officially clinched a berth in the 2018 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs … it is the third postseason berth in club history as well as the second in three years for the club.