Brotherly Game Archive
GAME THREAD: U.S. Open Cup Semi-Final – Philadelphia Union vs. Chicago Fire
The Union are among the worst teams in MLS, but they have a chance to reach their second consecutive U.S. Open Cup Final.
| U.S. Open Cup Semi-Final | ||
|---|---|---|
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VS |  |
| PPL Park, Chester, PA | ||
| Wednesday, August 12, 2015 | ||
| 7:30 PM | ||
| Online Streaming: YouTube | ||
| TBG Game Preview | ||
| Know Thy Enemy: Hot Time In Old Town | ||
| Starting XI and Benches | ||
| C.J. Sapong | Forward | Shaun Maloney, Gilberto |
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Tranquillo Barnetta, Cristian Maidana, Sebastien Le Toux Brian Carroll, Michael Lahoud |
Midfield | David Accam, Matt Polster, Razvan Cocis, Harry Shipp |
| Fabinho, Richie Marquez, Maurice Edu, Ray Gaddis | Defense | Joevin Jones, Jeff Larentowicz, Eric Gehrig, Lovel Palmer |
| John McCarthy | Goalkeeper | Sean Johnson |
| Andre Blake, Warren Creavalle, Zach Pfeffer, Ethan White, Fernando Aristeguieta, Eric Ayuk, Fred | Bench | Jon Busch, Patrick Nyarko, Michael Stephens, Matt Watson, Kennedy Igboananike, Jason Johnson, Mike Magee |
| Numbers of Note | ||
| 0.96 – Philadelphia Union’s points per game in MLS play, worst in MLS | ||
| 1.0 – Chicago Fire’s points per game in MLS play, 2nd worst in MLS. | ||
| 2 – Number of penalty shootouts the Union have won in the 2015 USOC | ||
