The Supporters’ Defend is nearby for the Philadelphia Union.
Coming off their most dominant displaying of the season, the Union can clinch their second Supporters’ Defend title on Saturday night time after they face New York Metropolis FC in Chester, Pa.
Philadelphia (19-7-6, 63 factors) enters the penultimate week of the common season 4 factors up on second-place FC Cincinnati. Third-place NYCFC (17-10-5, 56 factors) are tied on factors with Inter Miami however personal yet one more win than Lionel Messi’s group.
The Union are 11-1-4 at residence after a 6-0 rout of DC United final Saturday. Indiana Vassilev scored a brace, whereas Milan Iloski scored and arrange two tallies. Their subsequent win will set a membership document.
“Our focus was on ourselves and on our match,” Iloski mentioned. “We won’t take note of what they’re doing, as a result of if we do not deal with enterprise ourselves, it would not actually matter what they do.”
The information wasn’t all good for the Union, as Quinn Sullivan was misplaced with a leg harm that can sideline him for the remainder of this season.
NYCFC are trying to maneuver as much as second because the group trails Cincinnati by three factors. They’re additionally attempting to remain forward of Charlotte, which is fifth with 53 factors and has yet one more win than sixth-place Nashville.
NYCFC clinched a playoff spot two weeks in the past by beating Charlotte. They performed with out main scorer Alonso Martinez attributable to a leg harm, however the group earned a 3-2 highway win over the New York Crimson Bulls final week as Thiago Martins scored the tiebreaking aim within the sixty fifth after Nicolas Fernandez and Andres Perea additionally scored.
Goaltender Matt Freese exited final week’s recreation with an harm however seems prepared to assist NYCFC try and beat Philadelphia once more after incomes a 1-0 residence win in opposition to them on April 12.
“It is a recreation that we need to win,” NYCFC coach Pascal Jansen instructed amNewYork. “We’re one of many few groups which have crushed Philadelphia all through the season, and we’re searching for a second win — that is our mindset going into this away recreation, and that is it.”
–Subject Stage Media
