The Philadelphia Union took down visiting Atlanta United on Wednesday night, in a 4-1 victory that guaranteed a playoff game for Philly. Goals from Julian Carranza, Mikael Uhre, Daniel Gazdag and Nathan Harriel elevated the Union to the midweek win.
The historically chippy matchup began auspiciously, when Andre Blake came out of the net to attempt to clear a dangerous through ball to Luis Arujo. After making contact with the ball, Blake’s clearance found Arujo’s face, sending him to the ground and causing concerns that the goalkeeper would be penalized. Luckily for Philadelphia, play was just momentarily paused to allow trainers to enter the pitch, and resumed with a drop ball.