When CJ Sapong nodded the ball into an empty net midway through the first half on Saturday afternoon, he gave the Philadelphia Union their first multi-goal lead since August 27th. In the time elapsed, the Union stumbled ass-backwards into the playoffs, had their season mercifully ended by Toronto FC, took a long break, and resumed their winless ways when the 2017 MLS season kicked off a month and a half ago.
Saturday’s game was the Union’s 15th in a row without a win, breaking the mark for futility that the club set last week, which broke the mark the club set the week before, which broke the mark the club set the week before, which broke the mark the club set two weeks before (international break), which broke the mark the club set the week before, which broke the mark the club set in 2014.