For the past several weeks, I’ve been waiting for the Philadelphia Union to play in a match that fans could point to and say “there, this game proves they are the team everyone thinks they are.” Until Sunday afternoon, the Union hadn’t had that game. It had either played against teams coming out of CCL, teams that were just bad or they had lost or dropped points.
Sure, the Union didn’t win three points in Geodis Park, but it felt like something better. Philadelphia played a fantastic 90 minutes in front of a rocking home crowd, stole the show from Nashville (ignore the MLS propaganda about Leal’s goal), and its only goal allowed was a PK that was nearly saved.