The Seattle Sounders couldn’t quite pull off a road result in their Sunday afternoon showdown with the Philadelphia Union at Talen Energy Stadium, eventually falling 2-0 after conceding a first-half goal to Marcus Epps and a late dagger to Roland Alberg.
The hosts pressed the action throughout the first half, with Epps finding their breakthrough in the 28th minute after collecting a feed from midfielder Ilsinho and slotting home the finish past Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei. That tally would stand as the only one of the opening 45 minutes and the Union would take the 1-0 lead into the locker room at halftime.