I’ve been sitting on this article for the past couple of days, just trying to figure out what to say, and how to say it best.
So many thoughts raced through my head as soon as I saw Ilie’s cup-winning penalty kick zoom past the outstretched arms of Andre Blake to the home crowd’s jubilation. A wave of extreme disappointment and let down washed over me as I sat on the field of Subaru Park, surrounded by a watch party of die-hard Philadelphia Union supporters who went through the entire gamut of emotions. It wasn’t just the Union failing to get the job done after a massive season; that’s the feeling the Phillies loss that night gave me.