Saturday night was a continuation of a persistent trend for the Philadelphia Union in this MLS season. They dominate matches early on against a lesser opponent, boss the midfield, create chance after chance, fail to score and then concede a late first half goal. And if you’re a Union supporter, then you’re all too familiar with the squad’s fate when behind at the end of the first 45 minutes. The Union are winless this season when trailing at the half and Saturday’s contest adds another fruitless 90 minutes to that tally.
From the start of the match, you could tell the focus of the match was going to be to get balls in behind to Cory Burke and Sergio Santos.