The Philadelphia Union have advanced to the Eastern Conference final on the backs of two nervy but thrilling contests at Subaru Park despite dominant second halves.
In the preview for Union-Nashville I predicted a tense 0-0 draw with the Union advancing in penalty kicks thanks to heroics from Andre Blake. Not bad!
The game went about as expected, but Nashville taking an early lead on a fantastic team goal was a surprise. I can’t take credit for saying that set pieces are important, but the Union goal was crucial to head into halftime tied, and it came from a great corner kick from Kai Wagner that importantly avoided the head of ball magnet Walker Zimmerman.