Philadelphia Union vs Santos, 2026 Leagues Cup, League Phase

· Leagues Cup
Philadelphia Union
    FT
    0 - 2
    Santos
    • 48': Ramiro Sordo
    • 51': Ezequiel Bullaude

    About

    Philadelphia Union are hosting Santos 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.
    • 1': Franco Pardo (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Stas Korzeniowski (Philadelphia Union).
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Ezekiel Alladoh (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
    • 6': Offside, Santos Laguna. Ramiro Sordo is caught offside.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Ezekiel Alladoh (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Bueno.
    • 8': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Efraín Orona.
    • 10': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Rafael Uzcátegui.
    • 11': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Agustín Anello.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Ramiro Sordo (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Andrew Rick (Philadelphia Union). Assisted by Fran Villalba with a cross.
    • 13': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Rafael Uzcátegui is caught offside.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Fran Villalba (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Palacios.
    • 15': Handball by Agustín Anello (Philadelphia Union).
    • 16': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Foul by Salvador Mariscal (Santos Laguna).
    • 20': Foul by Jonathan Pérez (Santos Laguna).
    • 20': Ben Bender (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Efraín Orona (Santos Laguna).
    • 21': Stas Korzeniowski (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Stas Korzeniowski (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Bueno following a set piece situation.
    • 24': Foul by Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna).
    • 24': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Salvador Mariscal (Santos Laguna).
    • 24': Agustín Anello (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Salvador Mariscal (Santos Laguna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Foul by Kevin Picón (Santos Laguna).
    • 26': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Kevin Picón (Santos Laguna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 29': Kevin Palacios (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Foul by Agustín Anello (Philadelphia Union).
    • 32': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Japhet Sery Larsen.
    • 35': Kevin Palacios (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Ben Bender (Philadelphia Union).
    • 37': Foul by Franco Pardo (Santos Laguna).
    • 37': Agustín Anello (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Agustín Anello (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 38': Kevin Palacios (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Japhet Sery Larsen (Philadelphia Union).
    • 39': Offside, Santos Laguna. Kevin Picón is caught offside.
    • 41': Efraín Orona (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Stas Korzeniowski (Philadelphia Union).
    • 44': Attempt missed. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Stas Korzeniowski.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Héctor Holguín (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Agustín Anello.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Héctor Holguín.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Ben Bender (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 0, Santos Laguna 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Ezequiel Bullaude replaces Eduardo Aguirre.
    • 45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 0, Santos Laguna 0.
    • 46': Kevin Picón (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 46': Foul by Rafael Uzcátegui (Philadelphia Union).
    • 47': Attempt missed. Ramiro Sordo (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ezequiel Bullaude with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 48': Goal! Philadelphia Union 0, Santos Laguna 1. Ramiro Sordo (Santos Laguna) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ezequiel Bullaude.
    • 49': Foul by Kevin Picón (Santos Laguna).
    • 49': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Ben Bender (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 51': Salvador Mariscal (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Jeremy Rafanello (Philadelphia Union).
    • 51': Goal! Philadelphia Union 0, Santos Laguna 2. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Mauricio Cuevas with a cross.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fran Villalba.
    • 57': Geiner Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Kevin Picón (Santos Laguna).
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Geiner Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Picón (Santos Laguna).
    • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Malik Jakupovic replaces Stas Korzeniowski.
    • 59': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Jesús Bueno.
    • 62': Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Ramiro Sordo (Santos Laguna).
    • 63': Attempt missed. Ezekiel Alladoh (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Uzcátegui with a cross.
    • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Geiner Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
    • 65': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Javier Abella replaces Mauricio Cuevas.
    • 65': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Carlos Gruezo replaces Fran Villalba.
    • 66': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Finn Sundstrom replaces Geiner Martínez because of an injury.
    • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Franco Pardo.
    • 72': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Franco Pardo.
    • 72': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Carlos Gruezo.
    • 74': Foul by Japhet Sery Larsen (Philadelphia Union).
    • 74': Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 76': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Emmanuel Echeverría replaces Kevin Picón because of an injury.
    • 76': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Kellan LeBlanc replaces Agustín Anello.
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Finn Sundstrom.
    • 79': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Jonathan Pérez.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Kellan LeBlanc (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Héctor Holguín (Santos Laguna).
    • 80': Offside, Santos Laguna. Ezequiel Bullaude is caught offside.
    • 81': Malik Jakupovic (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (Santos Laguna).
    • 81': Attempt missed. Malik Jakupovic (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan following a set piece situation.
    • 83': Foul by Japhet Sery Larsen (Philadelphia Union).
    • 83': Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Joshua Mancha replaces Salvador Mariscal.
    • 84': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Javier Güémez replaces Ramiro Sordo.
    • 84': Foul by Finn Sundstrom (Philadelphia Union).
    • 84': Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Finn Sundstrom (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Foul by Japhet Sery Larsen (Philadelphia Union).
    • 85': Kevin Palacios (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Franco Pardo (Santos Laguna) is shown the yellow card.
    • 87': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Finn Sundstrom.
    • 90': Foul by Japhet Sery Larsen (Philadelphia Union).
    • 90': Kevin Palacios (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Japhet Sery Larsen (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Japhet Sery Larsen.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Ben Bender (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Kevin Palacios (Santos Laguna).
    • 90'+2': Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (Santos Laguna).
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Ezekiel Alladoh (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Héctor Holguín (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Finn Sundstrom with a headed pass.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 0, Santos Laguna 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 0, Santos Laguna 2.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 13
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 1
    49.1 Possession 50.9
    6 SHOTS 12
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    330 Accurate Passes 334
    394 Passes 403
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 1
    14 Crosses 20
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    69 Long Balls 40
    42 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    12 Effective Tackles 11
    14 Tackles 17
    0.9 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 12
    30 Effective Clearances 12
    30 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: Leagues Cup

    Venue: Subaru Park
    Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

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    # TEAM GP GD PTS
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    2 América 3 +4 7
    3 Toluca 3 +4 6
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    Line-Ups

    PHI Philadelphia Union (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    76 Andrew Rick (GK)
    5 Japhet Sery Yellow Card
    2 Geiner Martínez
    16 Ben Bender
    40 Rafael Uzcátegui
    14 Jeremy Rafanello
    8 Jesús Bueno
    28 Augustin Anello
    33 Quinn Sullivan
    23 Ezekiel Alladoh
    37 Stas Korzeniowski
    Philadelphia Union Substitutes:
    Alejandro Bedoya, Cavan Sullivan, George Marks, Nathan Harriel, Frankie Westfield, Malik Jakupovic, Finn Sundstrom, Kai Wagner, Danley Jean Jacques, Kellan Leblanc, Jovan Lukic, Andre Blake.

    SAN Santos (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    33 Hector Holguin Perez (GK)
    18 Franco Pardo Yellow Card
    14 Efraín Orona
    28 Jonathan Pérez
    8 Salvador Mariscal Yellow Card
    21 Francisco Villalba
    22 Kevin Picón Yellow Card
    3 Mauricio Cuevas
    19 Eduardo Aguirre
    26 Ramiro Sordo
    77 Kevin Palacios
    Santos Substitutes:
    Carlos Gruezo, Sergio Jesús Barajas Aguilera, Felipe Sanchez, José Abella, Joshua Mancha, Carlos Acevedo, Ezequiel Bullaude, Tahiel Jiménez, Diego González, Emmanuel Echeverría, Javier Güemez, Diego Medina.

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