Philadelphia Union score first goal off a corner since 2018

The corner kick draught is finally over!

Kacper Przybylko got on the end of a redirected Jamiro Monteiro corner kick (headed on by Alejandro Bedoya) in the 7th minute and had a tap-in finish at the far post to give the Philadelphia Union an early lead over D.C. United on Saturday night.

It was the first goal off a corner for the Union since September 15, 2018 when Auston Trusty scored off a short corner taken by Borek Dockal against the Montreal Impact.

The Union’s draught was 291 corner kicks without a goal in all competitions. All but 34 of those came after former assistant coach and set piece guru B.J. Callaghan left the Union for a job with the U.S. Men’s National Team.

Matthew Ralph

Matthew Ralph is the managing editor of Philadelphia Soccer Now. He's covered soccer at all levels for a decade in the Philadelphia region and has also written for TheCup.us, NPSL, PrepSoccer and other publications. He lives with his wife and two young children in Broomall, Pa., but grew up in South Jersey and is originally from Kansas.

See Full Bio