Next Sunday, July 4th at the Subaru Parkhe Philadelphia Union faces the Blue Cross for Matchday 3 of the East Group 4 of the Leagues Cup 2024. At the moment, the sector is led by The Union with three points, Charlotte FC with two and The Machine with one.
Tai gets the first goal of the tournament for the U! ⚡️
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— Philadelphia Union (@PhilaUnion) July 28, 2024
In the first group match, the solitary goal from the Israeli was enough for the Philadelphia team Tai Baribo to take the three points against Charlotte FCwhile in the second clash, Blue Cross did not go beyond a goalless draw against The Mintedwhich won 4-2 on penalties after the errors of Carlos Rodriguez y Luis Romo.
CRUZ AZUL FALLS IN ITS DEBUT!
La Máquina lost in the penalty shootout, after their draw in regular time, so they only have one point in their debut in the Leagues Cup. pic.twitter.com/P18RkHCXdn
— RECORD NEWSPAPER (@record_mexico) August 1, 2024
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When? Sunday, July 4th
Where? Chester, Pennsylvania
Estadio: Subaru Park
Time: 18:00 hours
Canal: Apple TV
Streaming: MLS Season Pass en Apple TV
The forward Tai Baribo maintained his impeccable streak with his seventh goal in the last eight matches, in addition to the Jamaican goalkeeper Andre Blake extended its streak of clean sheets to two consecutive without a single shot on goal during the course of the match.
Prior to the start of the tournament, the coach Tim Curtin had already launched: “Anything can motivate you and the Leagues Cup does that. It is a real opportunity to improve as a team and improve in preparation for the end of a difficult season.”.
Tai Baribo/Jeff Dean/GettyImages
Sam picked up his first start in the Blue and Gold!#BAPTISM pic.twitter.com/2dRNYZ7zmH
— Philadelphia Union (@PhilaUnion) July 29, 2024
Goalie: Andre Blake
Defenses: Jack Elliott, Jakob Glesnes, Olivier Mbaizo, Kai Wagner
Midfielders: Jose Martinez, Alejandro Bedoya, Quinn Sullivan
Forwards: Daniel Gazdag, Samuel Adeniran, Tai Baribo
Substitutes: Jesús Bueno, Mikkel Uhre, Chris Donovan, Andrew Rick, Damion Lowe, Christopher Olney, Francis Westfield, Oliver Semmle, Jeremy Rafanello
Despite losing on penalties, the Argentine coach Martin Anselmi He acknowledged that his team controlled much of the match, and argued that they will not change the way they compete with their next rival, as they can still end up as group leaders.
“We competed as we like to compete, we controlled the match, we created many goal situations in the first half, we wanted the three points. They adapted well to the field with the ball, like a natural court”he indicated.
“We come with the intention of winning both games, that doesn’t change our way of facing the next game, we know that we have to win and we are going to go in search of that”he concluded.
We share with you Martin’s press conference #Anselmi after the draw and defeat on penalties #CruzAzul ante #Charlotte in the #LeaguesCup pic.twitter.com/5hzbUNRkrH
— I AM CELESTE (@soycelestemx) August 1, 2024
𝑱𝑶𝑹𝑮𝑬 🔥 pic.twitter.com/1iCkCH9Eb4
— BLUE CROSS (@CruzAzul) August 1, 2024
Goalie: Kevin Mier
Defenses: Luis Romo, Gonzalo Piovi, Willer Ditta, Jorge Sánchez, Carlos Rotondi
Midfielders: Andres Montano, Lorenzo Faravelli, Charly Rodriguez
Forwards: Ignacio Rivero, Giorgos Giakoumakis
Substitutes: Raymundo Rubio, Andres Gudiño, Uriel Antuna, Amaury Garcia, Luis Jimenez, Erik Lira, Alexis Gutierrez, Camilo Candido, Bryan Gamboa, Jorge Garcia, Jose Suarez
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