Union fans who checked their phones soon after waking up Thursday morning must have thought they were still dreaming.
A 1-0 win at the Seattle Sounders on a Wednesday night? With a 93rd-minute goal by Fafa Picault while down a man? And set up by Jay Simpson, the long-maligned English striker whose two-minute cameo Wednesday night was his first appearance since April 13?
Yes, it all really happened. Picault scored at around 1 a.m. ET, giving Jim Curtin one of the most stunning wins in his five seasons as manager. And it instantly banished the bad karma from Saturday's faceplant at home against Montreal.