On Sunday Jun 26th, New York City will travel to Chester to battle Philadelphia Union in a meeting of these two evenly matched Major League Soccer teams. In their last match, Philadelphia Union recorded a 1-1 draw against Cincinnati FC. Alejandro Bedoya scored the first goal for Philadelphia Union in the 17th minute, but Brandon Vazquez got the equalizer for Cincinnati FC in the 39th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Cincinnati FC. Philadelphia Union is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed New York City is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Colorado Rapids. Michael Barrios struck first for Colorado Rapids in the 68th minute, then Talles Magno tied it up for New York City in the 72nd minute earning New York City at least a draw. New York City looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
New York City and Philadelphia Union last played eachother at the Yankee Stadium on the 19th of March. Philadelphia Union was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Alejandro Bedoya struck first for Philadelphia Union in the 12th minute, then Gazdag added another in the 33rd minute on a feed from Nathan Harriel In the end, New York City was frustrated by Philadelphia Union’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Philadelphia Union ended the match with the shutout victory.
New York City is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Valentin Mariano Jose Castellanos Gimenez and Callens Asin each having 2 goals in their last 5. Philadelphia Union’s top weapon lately has been Gazdag, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.