At home, facing the Seattle Sounders, the Philadelphia Union were a team that could only keep their playoff dreams alive with a win. It looked like it. The Sounders, on the other hand, were dealing with injuries, short rest, and travel, and they did not find a way to overcome those hindrances and take home any points.
The 2-0 loss means Seattle is 12-9-11, +6 GD. They have 47 points through 32 games played, or 1.47 PPG, good for fourth in the Western conference (but only behind Sporting Kansas City and the Portland Timbers on tiebreakers).