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Game Thread: Philadelphia Union 1 vs NY Red Bull 0, Final

Live game updates for the Philadelphia Union’s Week 11 matchup

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Game Updates

90+6′- Curtin is over at the fourth official complaining about the time as the six minutes are up. After a restart by the Union, the ref blows the final whistle. Union are back above the playoff line.

90′- Red Bulls are appealing for a handball inside the box. The Red Bulls manager is livid and over next to the fourth official. The broadcast says he is shown a yellow card. The Union makes a sub bringing on Donovan, who replaces Carranza. We will have at least six minutes of stoppage time.

87′- Free kick for the Red Bulls from the left side of the penalty area. It is played into the center of the box and deflects out of the penalty area. Red Bulls get on the end and try to get another shot off but the Union clears it.

86′- A loud “Beat the Traffic’ chant breaks out in the Red Bull arena, and I don’t blame those people for leaving. In my experience, it takes forever to get out of there. It’s a step above leaving Subaru Park.

81′- Red Bulls bringing on new signing Ronald Donkor for his MLS debut. He replaces Nealis.

78′- Play is stop after two players go down. Union also make their second change of the night, bringing on  Bueno for Bedoya.

68′- Burke is shown a yellow card after he trips Blake, who comes off his line and goes down after a poor challenge by Burke.

66′- Play is stopped after Lowe goes down to the ground. He gets up and holds his left chest. But he stays on and continues in the game.

64′- Second sub of the night for Red Bulls as Barlow replaces Manoel.

63′- Red Bull increases their shot tally with multiple shots, including one by Tolkin that finds its way through traffic and is saved by Blake.

62′- Union making their first change of the night, bringing on Uhre for Sullivan.

59′- Red Bulls make a sub bringing on Carmona Torres to replace Fernandez.

58′- Free kick for the Union from the right side and close to the end line. Wagner’s service stays low and bounces around, eventually finding Harriel, whose shot is saved by the Red Bulls and out for a corner kick. Back to Back corners for the Union. The second one ended with a foul committed by the Union inside the box.

54′- Tolkin gets a free kick from the top left side. It is cleared out. However, the second chance ball curled back into play is a little more dangerous as Blake dives and punches it forward. It eventually goes out of play for a throw-in. Which gets defended well.

48′- Wagner is down, and the training staff is out to look at his leg.

46′- The game is back underway.

HALF

45+6′- Sullivan goes into a jumping Coronel just outside the six-yard box, and Coronel goes down. Meanwhile, Sullivan is shown a yellow card for the foul.

45+1′ – We will have at least six minutes of stoppage time.

37′- Red Bulls’ Tolkin runs to the near sideline to throw the ball all the way into the penalty area, but the ball eventually goes out for a goal kick.

36′- Flach is shown a yellow after fouling Burke a few yards outside of the box, near the top left side of the box. Tolkin swings it into the wall, his second chance shot is sent into the net and out for a corner. The service is sent into the six-yard box and goes out of play after a punch by Blake.

31′- Gazdag stands over it and sends the ball to the bottom left, after Red Bulls goalkeeper Carlos Coronel starts to lean toward the right side of the net. Union 1-nil.

30′- After a while at the monitor, the referee Joseph Dickerson says penalty stands. 

26′- Carranza gets a nice run, Nealis pulls Carranza back and then goes down. The ref points to the spot, and he is rushed by plenty of Red Bulls complaining about the pk. VAR is looking at it and the ref is going to the monitor.

25′- Referee tried to play advantage, but nothing was there so he stopped play. As soon as the whistle was blown, he also brought out a yellow card to show to NY’s Reyes.

17′- Play is stopped as Red Bulls’ Cory Burke is down. The replay shows Lowe’s arm hitting Burke’s face.

10′- Blake with a big save to deny John Tolkin, whose shot came from within the 18 yard box.

2′- The ref blows for a corner kick. The Bulls are claiming a handball on Lowe. Play is stopped as VAR is checking for the possible handball. The check seems complete, and we play on with a corner kick. Red Bulls’ service from the near flag ends with a Union goal kick.

1′- We are underway in Jersey. The Union are in the dark blues and are attacking left to right here in the first half.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Union

 

How to Watch

Where: Red Bull Arena; Harrison, NJ
When: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, May 6, 2023
Live Stream: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV (MLS Season Pass)
English Broadcast: Steve Cangialosi, Danny Higginbotham
Spanish Broadcast: Moises Linares, Jaime Macias
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic (Dave Leno, Jonathan Yardley)

Officials

Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Ast. Referee 1: Chantal Boudreau
Ast. Referee 2: Jeffrey Swartzel
Fourth official: Kathryn Nesbitt
VAR: Jair Marrufo
Ast. VAR: Claudiu Badea
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Sean Sullivan is an Associate Editor for Philadelphia Soccer Now/Brotherly Game, where he has spent the past few years covering game day events for the Philadelphia Union. In his day job, he oversees creative and studio production for a corporate event streaming company based in the Philadelphia region.

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