Philadelphia Union vs FC Dallas, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSFC Dallas draw at Philadelphia, remain 9th in West
Alan Velasco scored an equalizer in the first half and FC Dallas picked up another crucial standings point with a 1-1 draw against the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday in Chester, Pa.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kai Wagner.
- 3': Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union).
- 6': Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union).
- 9': Foul by Alan Velasco (FC Dallas).
- 9': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 13': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mikael Uhre.
- 14': Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union).
- 15': Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikael Uhre with a cross.
- 17': Attempt saved. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 20': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Ema Twumasi.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
- 20': Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union).
- 21': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Foul by Dante Sealy (FC Dallas).
- 22': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
- 24': Jesús Jiménez (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, FC Dallas 0. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a through ball following a fast break.
- 26': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 26': Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Alan Velasco (FC Dallas).
- 28': Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card.
- 30': Attempt missed. Dante Sealy (FC Dallas) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jáder Obrian.
- 32': Attempt missed. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Olivier Mbaizo.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Mbaizo.
- 35': Attempt saved. Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ema Twumasi.
- 36': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, FC Dallas 1. Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 38': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Dante Sealy.
- 38': Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Dante Sealy (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 1, FC Dallas 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 1, FC Dallas 1.
- 46': Attempt saved. Jesús Jiménez (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alan Velasco with a cross.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
- 48': Foul by Dante Sealy (FC Dallas).
- 48': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Kai Wagner tries a through ball, but Quinn Sullivan is caught offside.
- 53': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Attempt saved. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross.
- 56': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Maarten Paes.
- 57': Attempt missed. Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 60': Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union).
- 62': Attempt missed. Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 62': Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 66': Attempt saved. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 66': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Maarten Paes.
- 67': Attempt missed. Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 68': Substitution, FC Dallas. Jesús Ferreira replaces Jesús Jiménez.
- 68': Substitution, FC Dallas. Paul Arriola replaces Jáder Obrian.
- 68': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
- 68': Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union).
- 69': Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Foul by Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas).
- 73': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Alan Velasco (FC Dallas).
- 74': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan replaces Mikael Uhre.
- 75': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Tai Baribo replaces Alejandro Bedoya.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
- 77': Attempt saved. Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Arriola with a through ball.
- 77': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Andre Blake.
- 79': Substitution, FC Dallas. Asier Illarramendi replaces Alan Velasco.
- 79': Substitution, FC Dallas. José Martínez replaces Dante Sealy.
- 81': Foul by Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union).
- 81': Sam Junqua (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Junqua with a headed pass.
- 82': Hand ball by Paul Arriola (FC Dallas).
- 82': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 84': VAR Decision: No Goal Philadelphia Union 1-1 FC Dallas.
- 86': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Nathan Harriel replaces Olivier Mbaizo.
- 88': Attempt missed. Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kai Wagner.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas).
- 90'+1': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Substitution, FC Dallas. Eugene Ansah replaces Paxton Pomykal.
- 90'+2': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Sebastien Ibeagha.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 1, FC Dallas 1.
- 0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 1, FC Dallas 1.
Statistics
 DAL |
PHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 56.1 | Possession | 43.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 440 | Accurate Passes | 330 |
| 512 | Passes | 395 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 11 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 25 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 18,515
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 18,515
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 9 | +6 | 18 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 8 | +8 | 16 |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 9 | +7 | 15 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 9 | +2 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Philadelphia Union (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Andre Blake (GK) |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 17 | Damion Lowe |
| 20 | Jesús Bueno  |
| 27 | Kai Wagner |
| 15 | Olivier Mbaizo |
| 10 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 16 | Jack McGlynn |
| 11 | Alejandro Bedoya |
| 7 | Mikkel Uhre |
| 33 | Quinn Sullivan |
FC Dallas (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Maarten Paes (GK) |
| 17 | Nkosi Tafari |
| 25 | Sebastien Ibeagha |
| 29 | Samuel Junqua |
| 22 | Ema Twumasi |
| 19 | Paxton Pomykal |
| 18 | Liam Fraser |
| 11 | Dante Sealy |
| 8 | Jáder Rafael Obrian |
| 20 | Alan Velasco |
| 9 | Jesús Jiménez |
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