The Impact faced adversity on Saturday and not in the way one would expect, yes their opponents are higher than them in the standings but it was a forgone conclusion that Impact would lose the match up. IMFC and Philly are very even opponents, I’d even go so far to say the Impact have the edge coming off a big win against New York and more to fight for heading towards the playoffs.
The adversity the Impact faced was that of the league experts saying they were not contenders to be in the playoffs and they answered in fashion in their win against Philly.