Philadelphia Union Academy U19s kicked off their Winter Showcase today with a rousing 4-1 win against MLS foes Real Salt Lake, whom entered the match with a +37 goal differential and seven wins in eight matches.
The Union featured two players in the midfield returning to the city of their professional debuts with Bethlehem Steel FC in Brenden Aaronson and Michael Pellegrino. It was Pellegrino, in the first 10 minutes of the match, who neatly finished to put the Union up 1-0 and well on their way to complete performance.
Aaronson was cited by staff as being the best player on the pitch, tallying two goals and was a constant thread as the playmaker behind the Union’s front three.