After a second weather delay in two games, the Philadelphia Union came out a slow again, conceding a goal in the 11th minute from Benji Michel, who slipped through the Union defense and slotted the ball beyond Matt Freese in his return from suspension. Mauricio Pereyra almost doubled the lead minutes later when he found space inside the box after a quick combination, but his shot pulled wide despite beating Freese.
On the flips side, the Union were ineffective going forward in the first half and never found the frame, missing all six shots with Daniel Gazdag, Jose Martinez, and Sergio Santos going high and a number of clipped balls into the box missing their intended targets.