Philadelphia Union earned a 1-1 draw with Sporting Kansas City on Thursday night at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City. The Union will be back in action next Saturday when they take on Swansea City of the English Premier League in a friendly at Talen Energy Stadium.
Philadelphia started the match off slow offensively, relying heavily on starting goalkeeper John McCarthy to keep Sporting's offense in check. The Northeast Philly native earned the start for Philadelphia Union as Andre Blake is away with Jamaica for the 2017 Gold Cup.
McCarthy came up big with multiple diving saves that kept Sporting KC off the board.