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Cisse advances to knockout round of eMLS League Series One

Playing in his first official eMLS Tournament for Philadelphia Union, CisseSZN’s strong performances over the four-night online qualifiers saw him secure a berth into the eMLS League Series One Knockout Round presented by Coca-Cola.

Cisse concluded the qualifiers with a 9-2-3 record in the first 14 contests of the eMLS calendar to advance to the Knockout Round for the first time in his eMLS career. Those 30 points were good enough for the No. 4 seed in the Knockout Round which sets up a win-or-go-home match against No. 5 seed Didychrislito of New York City FC.

Cisse’s path to the Knockout Round started off with a victories 3-1 showdown against eMLS newcomers St.