Philadelphia Union faced New England Revolution at the Gillette Stadium on Saturday. After finishing the game even against Nashville SC last Saturday, they came here hoping to secure some more points. Their results thus far have included 1 win, 3 draws, and 7 losses. New England came in with 6 wins, 1 draw, and 3 losses.
First Half Review
As we've seen more often than not, Union came swinging out the gates and being dominant early on. Frankie Westfield was injured on the 25' minute and was subbed off shortly. The injury itself remains unclear. Iloski applying pressure on the 37' minute allowed Union to go ahead after New England scored an own goal.
Second Half Review
Union kept the form early on in the 2nd half with multiple chances to go 2-0 clear but as per usual, we were unable to finish and nothing came from it. New England equalized on the 61' minute courtesy of a corner. Union lost the game in the 87' minute after Carles Gil pushed New England a goal ahead. Nothing would really happen and the game would end 2-1.
Post Match Thoughts
With Sery Larsen already out, and Westfield now getting injured, our defense will be put up to the real test. We'll see if we have our defense figured out or if we're relying on a few players. Union need a mid season reset and luckily for them, the World Cup is just around the corner. They've got 3 games left and they need to maximize as many points as possible.