March 5, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Philadelphia Union News Release
CHESTER, Pa. – The Philadelphia Union faced C.F. Pachuca in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16 on Tuesday night at Subaru Park, ending in a scoreless draw. Despite chances for both teams in the first half, neither managed to find the back of the net. Goalkeeper Andre Blake secured a clean sheet with three saves. The Union will travel to Estadio Hidalgo on Tuesday, March 12 to take on C.F. Pachuca in the second leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16.
The Union return to MLS play on Saturday, March 9, where they will play Seattle Sounders FC at Subaru Park (7:30 p.m. ET / Apple TV).
Philadelphia Union 0 – C.F. Pachuca 0
Subaru Park (Chester, PA)
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
Referee: Ismael Cornejo
Assistant Referees: David Moran, Zachari Zeegelaar
Fourth Official: Oshane Nation
VAR: Ivan Barton
Ast. VAR: Benjamin Whitty
Weather: 47 degrees and cloudy.
GOALS/ASSISTS
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
PAC – Gustavo Cabral (caution) 47′
PHI – Olivier Mbaizo (caution) 61′
Lineups
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Jakob Glesnes, Olivier Mbaizo, Nathan Harriel, Kai Wagner; Mikael Uhre, Quinn Sullivan (Markus Anderson 87′); Jose Martinez, Daniel Gazdag, Alejandro Bedoya (Jesus Bueno 74′), Jack McGlynn.
Substitutes not used:Olwethu Makhanya, Nicholas Pariano, Chris Donovan, Tai Baribo, Jeremy Rafanello, Matt Real, Oliver Semmle, Sanders Ngabo.
C.F. Pachuca: Carlos Moreno; Barreto, Gustavo Cabral, Luis Rodriguez (Rene Lopez 79′), Emilio Rodriguez (Alexei Dominguez ’69) ; Pedro Pedraza, Nelson Deossa, Bryan Gonzalez; Erick Sanchez (Elias Montiel 79′), Oussama Idrissi, Salomon Rondon.
Substitutes not used: Alonso Aceves, Eduardo Lopez, Owen Gonzalez, Andres Micolta, Jesus Hernandez, Alan Bautista, Roberto De La Rosa, Jose Eulogio, Israel Luna.
TEAM NOTES
Goalkeeper Andre Blake secured a clean sheet with three saves.
The Union will travel to Estadio Hidalgo on Tuesday, March 12 to take on C.F. Pachuca in the second leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16.
The Union return to MLS play on Saturday, March 9, where they will play Seattle Sounders FC at Subaru Park (7:30 p.m. ET / Apple TV).
• Discuss this story on the Major League Soccer message board…
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at OurSports Central Major League Soccer MLS News…