August 27th features a match where Colorado Rapids will travel to Chester to battle Philadelphia Union in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Major League Soccer teams. In their last match, 1st placed Philadelphia Union, recorded a 6-0 blowout win against DC United. Mikael Uhre scored the first goal for Philadelphia Union in the 37th minute, then Gazdag added another in the 4th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty In the end, DC United 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. Philadelphia Union is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while colorado Rapids is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Houston Dynamo. Lalas Abubakar struck first for Colorado Rapids in the 48th minute on a feed from Felipe Gutiérrez, then in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Daniel Steres sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Sebastián Ferreira earning them at least the one point. Colorado Rapids is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Colorado Rapids is fortunate enough to have Gyasi Zardes in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Philadelphia Union is fortunate enough to have Julián Carranza in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals.