Philadelphia Union at New York Red Bulls - Match #34 - Gamethread

by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 6:00 PM EDT in Game Day

I think we all know what is on the line tonight for the Philadelphia Union (11-7-5) as they play their last game of the season, on the road at New York Red Bulls (9-8-16). In addition to what the Union are playing for, the New York Red Bulls need a victory tonight to ensure a playoff spot. A draw or loss, and nothing is guaranteed. Kickoff at Red Bull Arena is scheduled for 8:00 PM ET.

If you have not already, be sure to check out the following preview from The Brotherly Game staff: [Ben's Match Preview] [Scott Has A Conversation With The Enemy] [Scott Has Another Conversation With The Enemy]. New York perspective: [Once A Metro]

Broadcast Information: ESPN2/ESPN3.com (Adrian Healey, John Harkes), ESPN Deportes (Richard Mendez, Giovanni Savarese) and ESPN Deportes Radio (Jorge Ramos, Hernan Pereyra) nationally, with coverage beginning at 8:00 PM Eastern

Philadelphia Union starting XI: Mondragon; Williams, Valdes, Califf, G. Farfan; Pfeffer, Okugo, Carroll, Mapp; M. Farfan, Le Toux

Philadelphia Union bench: Torres, Adu, Miglioranzi, MacMath, Nakazawa, McInerney, Mwanga

New York Red Bulls starting XI: Rost, Solli, Keel, Ream, Miller, McCarty, Tainio, Marquez, Lindpere, Rodgers, Richards

New York Red Bulls bench: Coundoul, Mendes, Kassel, Agudelo, Auvray, Hertzog, Ballouchy

Our staff will give live comments and reactions throughout the game, as well. Go Union! DOOP!

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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Oct 20, 2011 7:36 PM EDT reply actions

Wow

That’s impressive.

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions

I hope to hear the SOB’s and all the union fans drown out New Jersey tonite! DOOP!

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by Talon Talent on Oct 20, 2011 7:38 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

watching this instead of the flyers, hope its a good game.

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 8:05 PM EDT reply actions

I am flipping back and forth between this, the Flyers game, and the World Series game

It’s not easy.

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Underway in Harrison

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 8:11 PM EDT reply actions

starting line up

interesting starting line up…???

by dan newman on Oct 20, 2011 8:13 PM EDT reply actions

only thing i dont like about it is mapp is in and not Torres.

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Has Zach Pfeffer reached puberty yet?

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 8:16 PM EDT reply actions

Dane Richards heads it in off the bar, it bounces off the back of Mondragon and into the net

NYRB 1-0 Union

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 8:18 PM EDT reply actions

red bulls are have not lost while scoring the first goal since 2008.

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 8:20 PM EDT reply actions

didn’t finish, meant to say thats insane streak.

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Union not showing much attacking prowess at all

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 8:27 PM EDT reply actions

why does mapp hold the ball so long and then just run himself into trouble?

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 8:39 PM EDT reply actions

Yellow card to Tainio

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 8:39 PM EDT reply actions

Oh so close Williams!

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 8:44 PM EDT reply actions

unions passing is way off tonight, two bad back passes, one great save by mondragon.

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 8:53 PM EDT reply actions

"Far-fahn," John Harkes?

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 8:56 PM EDT reply actions

If you guys can explain why Le Toux didn't get booked for shoving the ref, that would be cool.

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by Ben Schneider on Oct 20, 2011 9:06 PM EDT reply actions

He’s Frencher than me or you.

by Wet Luzinski on Oct 20, 2011 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Surely that's a reason TO book him.

This is ’MURRRICA, after all.

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by Ben Schneider on Oct 20, 2011 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions

just showing him some love is all.

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Ugly first half. Dispiriting.

by Wet Luzinski on Oct 20, 2011 9:09 PM EDT reply actions

yeah, horrible passing game. They just were not connecting.

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions

2nd half underway

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 9:11 PM EDT reply actions

looked like the cameraman went missing in the beginning.

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 9:13 PM EDT reply actions

Adu for Pfeffer

Mwanga for Okugo

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 9:14 PM EDT reply actions

That was a bad one from Márquez.

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by Ben Schneider on Oct 20, 2011 9:17 PM EDT reply actions

Wrong thread? ;-)

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Nah I'm in our thread and yours

Tabs are a wonderful thing.

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by Ben Schneider on Oct 20, 2011 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions

That they are

It just seemed like it was a comment more directed for your thread.

Then again, I am following 80 million different things at once right now, so I may have missed something.

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm more than happy to shit on Márquez.

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by Ben Schneider on Oct 20, 2011 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions

didnt look like a foul on adu, but i wont complain.

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 9:23 PM EDT reply actions

Union free kick

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 9:23 PM EDT reply actions

OH MONDRAGON!

AND SOME HOW RODGERS LAUNCHES ONE HALFWAY TO NEWARK!

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 9:25 PM EDT reply actions

wow, lucky break for the union there

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 9:25 PM EDT reply actions

Your fullbacks have been crap.

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by Ben Schneider on Oct 20, 2011 9:26 PM EDT reply actions

G Farfan has looked horrible, i dont think williams has looked that bad, but he hasn’t looked good. Looks like they keep going to farfan’s side though.

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions

The Union defense are more than willing to hand NYRB the dagger

And NYRB are more than willing to make the blade as dull as possible.

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 9:28 PM EDT reply actions

That's what we do.

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by Ben Schneider on Oct 20, 2011 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Pffefer?

I missed the first half how did pffefer play?

by Joel Prushan on Oct 20, 2011 9:29 PM EDT reply actions

not much to go by, union had little movement forward the first half. He had 1 good shot on goal though. But nobody was passing well at all.

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions

cool thanks im always fascinated by the kid

by Joel Prushan on Oct 20, 2011 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah he wasn’t noticeable at all in the first half, and a first half of a bunch of mistakes i guess that’s a good thing?

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions

wow

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 9:33 PM EDT reply actions

Uh. Not sure about that, but we'll take it.

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by Ben Schneider on Oct 20, 2011 9:33 PM EDT reply actions

yeah, i can understand what they mean by impeding since Rost couldn’t dive since valdes might have hit it in a different direction.

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions

wow….

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 9:34 PM EDT reply actions

they really need to stay onsides twice in a row really?

by Joel Prushan on Oct 20, 2011 9:35 PM EDT reply actions

Mapp off for Torres

Final substitution for the Union.

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 9:36 PM EDT reply actions

You guys are definitely getting some opportunities.

Our defense has been less crap than usual, fortunately.

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by Ben Schneider on Oct 20, 2011 9:36 PM EDT reply actions

yeah, i think mwanga helps with that. Torres should help even more, since i think hes better then mapp at moving the ball around.

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions

At least the Union are establishing more of an attacking presence this half

Unlike in the first half.

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions

this is a bad habit of torres, he is a playmaker yet he likes to take shots where he should just keep passing

by Joel Prushan on Oct 20, 2011 9:40 PM EDT reply actions

reminds me of the friendly against everton? i forget but he took a ton of long distance shots.

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah he did in that game

by Joel Prushan on Oct 20, 2011 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Valdes is not pleased.

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by Ben Schneider on Oct 20, 2011 9:44 PM EDT reply actions

That was dangerous.

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 9:44 PM EDT reply actions

the red bulls used 5 different GK’s this season? wow

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 9:49 PM EDT reply actions

Yessir.

Rost, Coundoul, Konopka, Horwath, Sutton.

Mostly a parade of clowns, except Rost.

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by Ben Schneider on Oct 20, 2011 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Not sure if they said it, but I think it's an MLS record.

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by Ben Schneider on Oct 20, 2011 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions

That was a foul by Richards.

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by Ben Schneider on Oct 20, 2011 9:55 PM EDT reply actions

Late corner kick for the Union

3 minutes of stoppage time.

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 9:57 PM EDT reply actions

whatever formation they went with in the first half, the union should never use again. The union have looked exceptionally better in the second half.

by Rhayes on Oct 20, 2011 9:57 PM EDT reply actions

Full time

The New York Red Bulls are going to the playoffs. The Union’ seeding is still uncertain.

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 10:00 PM EDT reply actions

Danny Mwho?

I really don’t know, but the kid’s lost it. I’m not sure what he brings to the table over Jack Mac or Panovic (when healthy). It’s really a shame.

by sjm003 on Oct 20, 2011 10:05 PM EDT reply actions

what

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by Justin F. on Oct 20, 2011 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Not sure who had a worse game

The Union or the Refs. Bad game all around. 80 minutes of bunkerball. Terrible officiating both ways, too many stoppages.

The real shame of it is I was hyping this game all week to friends, figuring we’d get two teams playing to win. Instead we get the worst example of diving, time-wasting, over officiated soccer I’ve seen all season.

Flyers, Phillies, Union, Eagles, Phantoms, Wings.

by Pelti on Oct 20, 2011 11:48 PM EDT reply actions