With just under an hour gone in the Union’s 2-0 home loss to Atlanta United, a few fans started chanting “We want Burke!”
They were witnessing starting striker C.J. Sapong’s 11th straight game without a goal, and were fed up enough to let the Union’s bench hear it.
Cory Burke didn’t enter the game until the 64th minute, by which time the Union were already trailing. But it’s not an overstatement to say Saturday’s game will be remembered less for the final score and more for Sapong’s latest serving of frustration.
Sapong recorded just one shot, no shots on target and by the box score didn’t register a touch on the ball inside Atlanta’s 18-yard box.