When assessing the performance of the Philadelphia Union in their 2-0 win over Charlotte FC on Saturday night, it’s hard to find anything but positive from the overall team effort but it’s also not easy to pick a clear player of the game.
Julian Carranza scored the game-winning goal in the fourth minute off a great pass from Kai Wagner and run by Sergio Santos to get behind the defense. He was named to the MLS Team of the Week, but strong performances were easy to find across the field for the unbeaten Union.
Daniel Gazdag was gifted a goal with a terrible pass by the Charlotte keeper Kristijan Kahlina but the pressure from Santos and Carranza didn’t leave Kahlina many options (hitting long being the only safe bet).