Philadelphia Union vs New England Revolution, 2023 Major League Soccer, Eastern Conference Playoffs - Round One

· Game 1

Philadelphia Union

19': Dániel Gazdag (P)
26': Mikkel Uhre
37': Nathan Harriel

FT
3 - 1
Game 1

New England Revolution

68': Gustavo Bou

Philadelphia beats New England to take game 1 of playoff series

Union take charge of playoffs with 3-1 win over Revs

Philadelphia Union did all their damage before halftime in a 3-1 victory over the visiting New England Revolution in Game 1 of their best-of-three Round One series.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
2': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
5': Attempt missed. Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Noel Buck.
6': Attempt blocked. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Harriel.
6': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
7': Delay in match because of an injury Carles Gil (New England Revolution).
8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
9': Attempt blocked. Mark-Anthony Kaye (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Spaulding.
9': Noel Buck (New England Revolution) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
9': Attempt blocked. Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
12': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
12': Noel Buck (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
14': Matt Polster (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Penalty Philadelphia Union. Julián Carranza draws a foul in the penalty area.
15': Penalty conceded by Jacob Jackson (New England Revolution) after a foul in the penalty area.
18': VAR Decision: Penalty Philadelphia Union.
19': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, New England Revolution 0. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
20': Delay in match because of an injury Carles Gil (New England Revolution).
22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
23': Substitution, New England Revolution. Bobby Wood replaces Carles Gil because of an injury.
24': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
24': Matt Polster (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Attempt saved. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomás Chancalay.
26': Goal! Philadelphia Union 2, New England Revolution 0. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
29': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Bobby Wood (New England Revolution).
29': Bobby Wood (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
32': Attempt saved. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Martínez with a cross.
35': Dave Romney (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
35': Foul by Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution).
35': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Foul by Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution).
36': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Goal! Philadelphia Union 3, New England Revolution 0. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a set piece situation.
39': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (New England Revolution).
39': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Attempt blocked. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Carranza.
41': Attempt missed. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
45': Bobby Wood (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
45'+1': Offside, New England Revolution. Gustavo Bou tries a through ball, but Mark-Anthony Kaye is caught offside.
45'+2': Bobby Wood (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
45'+4': Attempt saved. Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Polster.
45'+4': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Andre Blake.
45'+4': Attempt saved. Bobby Wood (New England Revolution) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Bou with a cross.
45'+5': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 3, New England Revolution 0.
45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 3, New England Revolution 0.
45': Substitution, New England Revolution. Giacomo Vrioni replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye.
46': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
51': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mikael Uhre.
51': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
51': Noel Buck (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
51': Noel Buck (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
53': Attempt blocked. Noel Buck (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bobby Wood with a headed pass.
53': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
56': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noel Buck.
57': Attempt missed. Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a fast break.
59': Attempt saved. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomás Chancalay.
60': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
60': Giacomo Vrioni (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Delay in match because of an injury Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
62': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Julián Carranza because of an injury.
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
64': Attempt missed. José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Damion Lowe.
64': Attempt missed. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
65': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
66': Foul by Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution).
66': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
68': Attempt missed. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
68': Goal! Philadelphia Union 3, New England Revolution 1. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Giacomo Vrioni.
70': Foul by Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution).
70': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Attempt blocked. José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
72': Attempt blocked. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner.
73': Foul by Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution).
73': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, New England Revolution. Nacho Gil replaces Tomás Chancalay.
75': Substitution, New England Revolution. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Noel Buck.
75': Attempt saved. Bobby Wood (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng with a through ball.
75': Offside, New England Revolution. Gustavo Bou tries a through ball, but Giacomo Vrioni is caught offside.
77': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Leon Flach replaces Jack McGlynn.
77': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan replaces Mikael Uhre.
78': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Kai Wagner tries a through ball, but Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
78': Bobby Wood (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Foul by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
79': Attempt missed. José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
81': Foul by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
81': Giacomo Vrioni (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt missed. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nacho Gil.
82': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Chris Donovan following a fast break.
83': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
83': Ryan Spaulding (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Substitution, New England Revolution. Christian Makoun replaces Ryan Spaulding.
86': Foul by Giacomo Vrioni (New England Revolution).
86': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
87': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
87': Giacomo Vrioni (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jack Elliott tries a through ball, but Alejandro Bedoya is caught offside.
90': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Matt Polster (New England Revolution).
90'+2': DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
90'+4': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Matt Polster (New England Revolution).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 3, New England Revolution 1.
0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 3, New England Revolution 1.

Statistics

NE		PHI
11	Fouls	15
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	0
2	Saves	5
54.4	Possession	45.6
14	SHOTS	18
6	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
459	Accurate Passes	364
502	Passes	421
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	5
18	Crosses	12
0.2	Cross %	0.4
25	Long Balls	66
18	Accurate Long Balls	43
0.7	Long Balls %	0.7
4	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	6
10	Tackles	10
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	8
11	Effective Clearances	18
11	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 18,623

Line-Ups

Philadelphia Union (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
18	Andre Blake (GK)
3	Jack Elliott
17	Damion Lowe
8	José Martínez
27	Kai Wagner
26	Nathan Harriel
10	Dániel Gazdag
16	Jack McGlynn
11	Alejandro Bedoya
7	Mikkel Uhre
9	Julián Carranza

Philadelphia Union Substitutes:

Chris Donovan, Jeremy Rafanello, Quinn Sullivan, Matthew Real, Leon Flach, Olivier Mbaizo, Jesús Bueno, Joaquín Torres, Joe Bendik.

New England Revolution (4-3-3)

No.	Name
98	Jacob Jackson (GK)
2	Dave Romney
88	Andrew Farrell
34	Ryan Spaulding
24	DeJuan Jones
8	Matt Polster
28	Mark-Anthony Kaye
29	Noel Buck
7	Gustavo Bou
5	Tomás Chancalay
10	Carles Gil

New England Revolution Substitutes:

Earl Edwards, Omar González, Bobby Wood, Christian Makoun, Nacho Gil, Thomas McNamara, Henry Kessler, Giacomo Vrioni, Emmanuel Boateng.

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