Playing in their first U.S. Open Cup match since 2019, the Philadelphia Union fell 2-1 to Orlando City SC Tuesday night in a Round of 32 match. Despite a late-game push to come back, the Union fell in what has historically been one of their better competitions.
Philadelphia approached the game with a heavily rotated squad coming off the long trip to Los Angeles with only three regular starters in the first XI. As usual, the Union allowed their opponent to dominate possession. While Orlando took six first-half shots to the Union’s three, both team only had one on goal.