The Philadelphia Union dominated a valuable home match against D.C. United on Friday night, with a 7-0 victory to kick off Heineken Rivalry Week. Despite the high goal total, the Union only had three-goal scorers: Mikael Uhre and Alejandro Bedoya recorded braces while Julian Carranza had a hat-trick.
After two poor games on the road, Philadelphia got off to a fast start. The team opened up with a scoring chance from Daniel Gazdag in the opening minute that was ultimately denied, but continued to push without giving D.C. much opportunity. It wasn’t long before Philadelphia took its first lead of the night, as Bedoya’s 20th career MLS goal pushed them over the edge in the 9’.