Last weekend, the Philadelphia Union struggled to do much of anything against the Fire. They, however, were saved by Zac MacMath and a moment of magic between Sebastien Le Toux and Jack McInerney. Here's hoping the Union fare better today.
The return leg is upon us as the Men in Red travel to PPL Park tonight looking to get some revenge for a particularly painful loss last week
Just days after scoring a very ugly victory against the Chicago Fire, the Philadelphia Union are now tasked with playing the Los Angeles Galaxy. This may not end well.
His now former teammates took to Twitter after Gabriel Farfan was traded to Chivas USA to wish him the best on his move to California.
The Union acquired allocation money and a first round SuperDraft selection from the L.A. located club.
The Union were reportedly willing to take on around half of Soumare's guaranteed compensation over the next two seasons, but the Fire said no to the deal. Fire Confidential, on its podcast, speculated that the Fire don't have cap space for a trade.
Behind an amazing performance by Zac MacMath and a moment of magic from Jack McInerney, the Philadelphia Union escaped a horrible performance at Toyota Park and managed a 1-0 win on the road.
The Philadelphia Union travel to Toyota Park to take on a Chicago Fire team that has been struggling for the first couple months of the season.
The Fire are featured on NBC Sports today in a lunchtime showdown with the Union. The Men in Red are coming off another early bye week, and the team again looks to bounce back from a loss
It's time to dust things off after another bye week and see if I still remember how to do this Fireside chat thing
Looking ahead to tomorrow's match versus the Chicago Fire, I exchanged three questions with Ryan Sealock from Hot Time In Old Town. Ryan's answers to my questions can be found below.
How does one summarize a game with 4 goals, 6 cards, 3 ejections, no-calls, and a fight? Limericks!
| # | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Mendoza | Midfielder | |
| Raymon Gaddis | Defender | |
| Antoine Hoppenot | Forward | |
| Porfirio Lopez | Defender | |
| Nick Sakiewicz | CEO and Managing Partner | |
| Michael Farfan | Midfielder | |
| Conor Casey | Forward | |
| Zac MacMath | Goalkeeper | |
| Keon Daniel | Midfield | |
| John Hackworth | Head Coach | |
| Gabriel Gomez | Midfielder | |
| Stephen Okai | Midfielder | |
| Jimmy McLaughlin | Midfielder | |
| Greg Jordan | Midfielder | |
| Bakary Soumare | 4 | Defender |
| Danny Cruz | 5 | Midfielder |
| Carlos Valdes | 5 | Defender |
| Brian Carroll | 7 | Midfielder |
| Freddy Adu | 11 | Midfielder |
| Amobi Okugo | 14 | Midfielder |
| Jack McInerney | 19 | Forward |
| Roger Torres | 20 | Midfielder |
| Sheanon Williams | 25 | Defender |
| Zach Pfeffer | 27 | Midfielder |
| Cristhian Hernandez | 31 | Midfielder |
| Jeff Parke | 31 | Defender |
