For a game with such importance, there was little buzz in the stands and even less on the field, at least from the Union's standpoint.
Having a chance, as it turns out, to clinch a Major League Soccer League playoff berth on their own with a win or a tie, the Union suffered a 2-0 loss Sunday to Orlando City before an announced crowd of 18,007 at Talen Energy Stadium.
"We were tentative and didn't give the fans enough to get excited about," Union coach Jim Curtin said.
Instead, the Union have the last-place Chicago Fire to thank for virtually clinching the second playoff berth in the team's seven-year history.