Uhre scores but Union fall to Inter Miami CF

With Damion Lowe, José Martinez, and Daniel Gazdag away with their respective nationwide groups, Philadelphia Union despatched out a new-look Beginning XI that includes Homegrown Jeremy Rafanello, who made his first house begin and his third this season. The 24-year-old crammed in for Gazdag on the No. 10 spot, becoming a member of fellow Homegrown Quinn Sullivan and Danish Designated Participant Mikael Uhre on the attacking finish. Leon Flach and crew captain Alejandro Bedoya manned the midfield, whereas the protection began with a second-time centerback pairing. With Lowe away and Jack Elliott suspended for the match after selecting up a second-half pink card towards CF Montreal, Homegrown Nate Harriel shifted to centerback alongside Jakob Glesnes, as he did earlier in 2024 towards Pachuca throughout Concacaf Champions Cup play. Olivier Mbaizo took over Harriel’s typical proper again spot reverse Kai Wagner making a beginning backline to guard Main League Soccer rookie Oliver Semmle in web. The German keeper made his twelfth? begin for the Union, holding down the place as Andre Blake continued his restoration from meniscus surgical procedure.

Inter Miami was with out three gamers attributable to nationwide crew responsibility as effectively – Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, and Matias Rojas weren’t a part of Miami’s matchday roster, inflicting some shake up of their beginning group as effectively.

Philadelphia Union began sizzling, discovering the again of the web within the third minute by means of Uhre. Glesnes discovered the ball in Philadelphia’s defensive finish, taking it up by the center then sending it forward with a superbly weighted go to Uhre, darting towards Drake Callender in web. Whereas being chased down by Tomas Aviles and Julian Gressel, Uhre neatly took his time and ran barely left, drawing the keeper simply lengthy sufficient to position the ball into the again proper nook. The purpose made for the Union’s quickest claimed lead this season, placing them forward 1-0 early in entrance of a packed Subaru Park crowd.