Clinical finishes on each side of halftime were the demise of the Philadelphia Union U17 team in a Generation adidas Cup qualifier against the New York Red Bulls in North Jersey on Sunday afternoon.
Coming off a busy and challenging trip to the Development Academy showcase in Florida that saw them lose their first league game of the season to FC Dallas on a 90th minute goal, the Union battled their division rival throughout in a rematch of a league game the Union won 4-1 at Talen Energy Stadium last month.
A well-taken volley midway through the first half for the Red Bulls enabled the team to sit back and defend on the smaller turf field at the team’s training facility in Hanover, N.