It wasn’t a full house of 18,000-plus screaming fans celebrating, but that didn’t make the magnitude of the Philadelphia Union finally winning a trophy feel any less significant to those fans fortunate enough to witness them lifting the Supporters’ Shield on Sunday.
“We’ve been waiting for this for so long,” said Gary Epis as he was taking in the celebration in the stands at Subaru Park. “Ten years from the very beginning coming to every game practically. Three Open Cup finals and we lost them all it was like ahhhhh this feels so good.”
Like so many fans who have supported the team since their founding in 2010, Epis and Rob Whipple, who live in Fishtown, have traveled to games in Chester wondering when they might see the team win something.