Alejandro Bedoya’s fourth minute goal was all Philadelphia Union needed to hold off Orlando City SC at Talen Energy Stadium Wednesday night as they secured a 1-0 victory and move on to the semifinals of the 2018 US Open Cup. Bedoya finished a loose ball after Fafa Picault won a header off a ball in from Haris Medunjanin, and Orlando City never mounted a serious threat on Union goalie Andre Blake.
First half
Orlando City pushed forward in the second minute through Josue Colman up the left. The aim was clearly to attack Keegan Rosenberry and pull Mark McKenzie narrow to isolate the Union’s right back.