Game Thread: Philadelphia Union 1 Portland Timbers 3 full time

How to watch

Where: Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, PA
When: 7:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, May 25, 2019
TV: PHL17
Streaming: ESPN+ (blackout restrictions apply)*
Radio: Union Radio

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Injuries/Suspensions

Philadelphia Union
OUT: Matt Freese (GK) – oblique strain
QUESTIONABLE: Warren Creavalle (M) – left hamstring strain
QUESTIONABLE: Marco Fabian (M) – left ankle sprain
Suspended: None
Suspended after next caution: None
International duty: Mark McKenzie (D), Matthew Real (D)

Portland Timbers
OUT: Aljaz Ivacic (GK) – left tibial stress fracture
QUESTIONABLE: Kendall McIntosh (GK) – left thigh strain
QUESTIONABLE: Cristhian Paredes (M) – left thigh injury
Suspended: None
Suspended after next caution: Sebastian Blanco (M)
International duty: None

Officials

Referee: Drew Fischer
Assistant Referees: Claudiu Badea, Adam Wienckowski
Fourth Official: Kevin Broadley
VAR: Jorge Gonzalez

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.

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