CHESTER, Pa. — The top seeded Philadelphia Union took down FC Cincinnati on Thursday night, keeping the team’s hope of an MLS Cup run alive.
A lone goal from Leon Flach gave Philadelphia the win, as Jim Curtin defeated his former assistant Pat Noonan in front of a crowd of 19,289 at Subaru Park.
Both sides opened playing typical conservative playoff soccer. Neither side pressed each other, and both Andre Blake and Roman Celentano played heavy roles in distributing balls and starting attacks.
After 15 minutes, the Union began to open the match up.