Philadelphia Union vs New England Revolution 1-2

New England Revolution won 2-1 in Philadelphia after Dor Turgeman put them ahead in first-half stoppage time and Carles Gil converted the decisive penalty late on. Philadelphia Union equalised in stoppage time, but New England answered straight away to take the points.

The first half brought one goal. In the third minute of first-half stoppage time, Dor Turgeman scored from Peyton Miller’s assist to make it 1-0, and New England took that lead into the break at 0-1.

Philadelphia levelled in the 12th minute of stoppage time through Neil Pierre, who was set up by Kai Wagner and made it 1-1. Carles Gil scored from the penalty spot to restore New England’s lead to 2-1. New England then made two changes on 90+2 minutes, with Mamadou Fofana replacing Luca Daniel·Langoni and Wilson Harris coming on for Dor Turgeman, before another two on 90+7 minutes as Judah Siqueira replaced Jackson Yueill and Diego Fagúndez came on for Carles Gil.

The numbers pointed to a closer contest than the scoreline. Philadelphia had 42% of the ball and 467 passes, compared with New England’s 58% and 429 passes. The Union had more shots, 21 to 12, but New England had more on target, 8 to 7, and more corners, 6 to 3. Both sides were offside once, both goalkeepers made 6 saves, and the xG figures were almost level at 0.99 for Philadelphia and 0.95 for New England. Philadelphia also committed 14 fouls to New England’s 7.

Philadelphia’s Bruno Damiani was booked in the 61st minute and Jovan Lukic in the 63rd. New England’s Jackson Yueill was booked in the 65th minute.