Philadelphia Union vs Necaxa, 2026 Leagues Cup, League Phase

· Leagues Cup
Philadelphia Union
  • 3': Nathan Harriel
  • 12': Bruno Damiani
  • 53': Cavan Sullivan
FT
3 - 1
Necaxa
  • 79': Matías Espíndola

About

Philadelphia Union are hosting Necaxa at Subaru Park, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the Leagues Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Necaxa 0. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cavan Sullivan following a fast break.
  • 5': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Kai Wagner is caught offside.
  • 7': Ezekiel Alladoh (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Raúl Martínez (Necaxa).
  • 9': Attempt saved. Javier Ruiz (Necaxa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Andrew Rick (Philadelphia Union). Assisted by Julián Carranza.
  • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Matías Espíndola (Necaxa).
  • 11': Neil Pierre (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Goal! Philadelphia Union 2, Necaxa 0. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Harriel with a cross.
  • 15': Japhet Sery Larsen (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Julián Carranza (Necaxa).
  • 15': Attempt missed. Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jovan Lukic.
  • 18': Handball by Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union).
  • 19': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Neil Pierre.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Javier Ruiz (Necaxa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Espíndola.
  • 21': Foul by Raúl Martínez (Necaxa).
  • 21': Ezekiel Alladoh (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Pedro Pedraza (Necaxa).
  • 24': Pedro Pedraza (Necaxa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union).
  • 25': Attempt saved. Matías Espíndola (Necaxa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andrew Rick (Philadelphia Union). Assisted by Francisco Méndez with a cross.
  • 26': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Emilio Rodríguez (Necaxa).
  • 26': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Foul by Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union).
  • 32': Danny Leyva (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Necaxa) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Matías Espíndola following a fast break.
  • 34': Pedro Pedraza (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Indiana Vassilev (Philadelphia Union).
  • 35': Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Pedro Pedraza (Necaxa).
  • 35': Pedro Pedraza (Necaxa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Danny Leyva (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union).
  • 39': Neil Pierre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Julián Carranza (Necaxa).
  • 42': Javier Ruiz (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union).
  • 42': Javier Ruiz (Necaxa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
  • 43': Attempt saved. Danny Leyva (Necaxa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Andrew Rick (Philadelphia Union).
  • 44': Julián Carranza (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union).
  • 45': Attempt saved. Matías Espíndola (Necaxa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Andrew Rick (Philadelphia Union).
  • 45': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Matías Espíndola (Necaxa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 45'+3': Francisco Méndez (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Ezekiel Alladoh (Philadelphia Union).
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 2, Necaxa 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 2, Necaxa 0.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) header from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danley Jean Jacques.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cavan Sullivan.
  • 50': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
  • 50': Julián Carranza (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Francisco Méndez.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Neil Pierre (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
  • 53': Goal! Philadelphia Union 3, Necaxa 0. Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Indiana Vassilev.
  • 56': Substitution, Necaxa. Kaiky Naves replaces Raúl Martínez.
  • 56': Substitution, Necaxa. Ricardo Monreal replaces Emilio Rodríguez.
  • 57': Foul by Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union).
  • 57': Matías Espíndola (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Ricardo Monreal.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kai Wagner following a corner.
  • 59': Foul by Indiana Vassilev (Philadelphia Union).
  • 59': Ricardo Monreal (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Indiana Vassilev (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jesús Bueno replaces Danley Jean Jacques.
  • 60': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Frankie Westfield replaces Kai Wagner.
  • 60': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Cavan Sullivan.
  • 60': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Milan Iloski replaces Ezekiel Alladoh.
  • 61': Frankie Westfield (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Matías Espíndola (Necaxa).
  • 62': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Milan Iloski is caught offside.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Iloski.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jovan Lukic.
  • 64': Ricardo Monreal (Necaxa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Japhet Sery Larsen (Philadelphia Union).
  • 64': Japhet Sery Larsen (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Substitution, Necaxa. Lorenzo Faravelli replaces Pedro Pedraza.
  • 64': Substitution, Necaxa. Owen González replaces Javier Ruiz.
  • 66': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Frankie Westfield.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Faravelli (Necaxa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andrew Rick (Philadelphia Union). Assisted by Owen González.
  • 67': Foul by Frankie Westfield (Philadelphia Union).
  • 67': Ricardo Monreal (Necaxa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Andrew Rick.
  • 69': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Bruno Damiani.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Francisco Méndez (Necaxa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Andrew Rick (Philadelphia Union). Assisted by Danny Leyva with a cross.
  • 72': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Malik Jakupovic replaces Bruno Damiani.
  • 74': Foul by Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union).
  • 74': Danny Leyva (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Frankie Westfield (Philadelphia Union).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Ricardo Monreal (Necaxa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Andrew Rick (Philadelphia Union). Assisted by Danny Leyva.
  • 78': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Andrew Rick.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Alexis Peña (Necaxa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Leyva with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Necaxa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Peña following a corner.
  • 78': Offside, Necaxa. Ricardo Monreal is caught offside.
  • 79': Goal! Philadelphia Union 3, Necaxa 1. Matías Espíndola (Necaxa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vargas.
  • 80': Substitution, Necaxa. Omar Domínguez replaces Carlos Vargas.
  • 80': Frankie Westfield (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Foul by Omar Domínguez (Necaxa).
  • 81': Foul by Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union).
  • 81': Lorenzo Faravelli (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union).
  • 83': Julián Carranza (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Frankie Westfield (Philadelphia Union).
  • 84': Omar Domínguez (Necaxa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Matías Espíndola (Necaxa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Francisco Méndez.
  • 87': Foul by Frankie Westfield (Philadelphia Union).
  • 87': Owen González (Necaxa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Lorenzo Faravelli (Necaxa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Owen González (Necaxa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andrew Rick (Philadelphia Union). Assisted by Lorenzo Faravelli.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Danny Leyva (Necaxa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Faravelli.
  • 90': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Japhet Sery Larsen.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union).
  • 90'+2': Danny Leyva (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Francisco Méndez.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Iloski.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Francisco Méndez.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 3, Necaxa 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 3, Necaxa 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 20
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 4
0 Saves 8
54.9 Possession 45.1
16 SHOTS 12
9 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
373 Accurate Passes 288
458 Passes 364
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 3
9 Crosses 14
0.7 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 49
22 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 4
14 Effective Tackles 12
16 Tackles 20
0.9 Tackle % 0.6
16 Interceptions 15
18 Effective Clearances 18
18 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: Leagues Cup

Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

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Line-Ups

PHI Philadelphia Union (4-4-2)

No. Name
76 Andrew Rick (GK)
5 Japhet Sery Yellow Card
44 Neil Pierre Yellow Card
27 Kai Wagner
26 Nathan Harriel
4 Jovan Lukic
21 Danley Jean Jacques
19 Indiana Vassilev
6 Cavan Sullivan
9 Bruno Damiani
23 Ezekiel Alladoh
Philadelphia Union Substitutes:
Malik Jakupovic, Milan Iloski, Ben Bender, Jesús Bueno, Frankie Westfield, Alejandro Bedoya, Geiner Martínez, Augustin Anello, Jeremy Rafanello, Andre Blake, Quinn Sullivan, George Marks.

NCX Necaxa (3-4-3)

No. Name
12 Luis Jiménez (GK)
4 Alexis Peña
20 Francisco Méndez
33 Raúl Martínez
6 Daniel Leyva
16 Pedro Pedraza Yellow Card
88 Carlos Vargas
99 Miguel Rodríguez
9 Julián Carranza
10 Javier Ruiz
21 Matías Espíndola
Necaxa Substitutes:
Emilio Martínez, Omar Eduardo Domínguez Loya, Lorenzo Faravelli, Javier Orantes, Agustín Oliveros, Owen González, Juan Valencia, Rogelio Cortéz, Ricardo Monreal, Christopher Josué Andrade Martín, Kaiky Naves, Juan Torres.

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