Philadelphia Union at Columbus Crew – Match #24 – Gamethread

What more is there to be said that has not already been said? It’s a battle for first place in the Eastern Conference. The Philadelphia Union (8-5-10) are on the road for what is without a doubt their biggest match of the season thus far, a date with Columbus Crew (10-7-7). Kickoff at Columbus Crew Stadium is scheduled for 8:06:30 PM ET (NOTE: Due to yesterday’s storms which caused travel delays, the kickoff time has been moved back from the original 7:30 start time.)

If you have not already, be sure to check out the following previews from The Brotherly Game staff: [Ben's Match Preview]

Broadcast Information: The Comcast Network (JP Dellacamera, Taylor Twellman, Bob Rigby) with coverage beginning at 7:00 PM Eastern with a pre-game show / ONN (Dwight Burgess, Dante Washington, Katie Witham), News Talk 610 WTVN-AM (Neil Sika, John Bluem) and La Mega 103.1 WVKO-FM (Carlos Cordova, Benny Pietrangelo) in Columbus / MLS Direct Kick, MatchDay Live (ONN feed)

Philadelphia Union starting XI: Mondragon; G. Farfan, Califf, Valdes, Williams; Daniel, Miglioranzi, Paunovic, Mapp; Le Toux, Mwanga

Philadelphia Union bench: Adu, MacMath, McInerney, Okugo, Richter, Pfeffer, M. Farfan

Columbus Crew starting XI: Hesmer; Miranda, Marshall, James, Gardner; Burns, Ekpo, Rogers, Meram; Mendoza, Renteria

Columbus Crew bench: Gruenebaum, Duka, Gehrig, Grossman, O'Rourke, Anor, Heinemann

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