When Sergio Santos chipped Quentin Westberg after running past Omar Gonzalez less than five minutes into the match, it looked like the Philadelphia Union could be on their way to another lopsided victory.
The pace of Santos against Gonzalez on the right side of the defense for Toronto made the deficit for the “home” team feel like a dangerous one right out of the gate. In four previous games this season when scoring inside the first half hour, the Union have gone on to win by a combined score of 12-3.
“There was so much space to play Sergio in behind and just burn a defender like (Omar) Gonzalez if we got the right timing and the right weight on the ball,” captain Alejandro Bedoya said.