The Union, coming off of a 3-2 home victory against DC United, had a tough task in front of them against the defending MLS Cup Champions and CONCACAF Champions League Finalists, Toronto FC, on Friday night.
It seemed inserting Ilsinho into the starting 11 was the spark that lead the Union to three goals and hoped to keep the momentum going against a Toronto team with no natural center backs available. But Philadelphia once again struggled away from home and could not capitalize on several early chances from Alejandro Bedoya.
As usual with the Union coming off of a win, no changes were made to the starting 11, however Fabinho was made available for selection off the bench and Marcus Epps, who has been playing on loan with Bethlehem Steel FC, got his first minutes of the 2018 season coming on for Bou0159ek Dou010dkal in the 77th minute.