Philadelphia Union At San Jose Earthquakes - Gamethread - Match #18

by Ben Feldman on Jul 9, 2011 9:00 PM EDT in Game Day

A three-match road trip for the Philadelphia Union (7-4-6) continues tonight in Santa Clara, California, with the club taking on Chris Wondolowski and the San Jose Earthquakes (5-6-6). Philadelphia looks to keep pace with the New York Red Bulls in the Eastern Conference, while San Jose looks to continue their recent turnaround in the hopes of returning to the postseason. Kickoff at Buck Shaw Stadium is scheduled for just after 10:30 PM Eastern.

If you haven't already, be sure to check out our staff's pre-match coverage: [tBG Match Preview] [Saturday Afternoon Union Freekicks]. San Jose perspective: [Quake, Rattle and Goal]

Broadcast Information: Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia (J.P. Dellacamera, Taylor Twellman, Bob Rigby), with coverage beginning at 10:00 PM Eastern with a pre-game show / Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and Business Radio 1220 KDOW-AM (Jim Kozimor, John Shrader, Dan Dibley), La Kaliente 1370 KZSF-AM (Carlos Cesar Rivera) in San Jose / MLS Direct Kick, MatchDay Live (CSN Bay Area feed)

Philadelphia Union Starting XI: Mondragon; G. Farfan, Miglioranzi, Califf, Williams; Daniel, Carroll, Nakazawa, Mapp; Le Toux, Mwanga

Philadelphia Union Bench: MacMath, Gonzalez, Torres, Okugo, McInerney, M. Farfan, Pfeffer

San Jose Earthquakes Starting XI: Busch; Leitch, Hernandez, Corrales, Burling; Ring, Stephenson, Johnson, Ampaipitakwong; Dawkins, Wondolowski

San Jose Earthquakes Bench: Weber, Ward, Morrow, Cronin, Baca, McLoughlin, Sealy

Join us here for an in-game discussion as the Union try to grab a point or three out west!

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Ruiz, Valdes, and Paunovic

all didn’t travel to San Jose. Our cupboard is bare, folks.

by phillyhoosfan on Jul 9, 2011 9:39 PM EDT reply actions

Yup. Rosters just starting to roll in… Philadelphia’s starting XI:

Mondragon; G. Farfan, Miglioranzi, Califf, Williams; Daniel, Carroll, Nakazawa, Mapp; Le Toux, Mwanga

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by Ben Feldman on Jul 9, 2011 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Bench : MacMath, Gonzalez, Torres, Okugo, McInerney, M. Farfan, Pfeffer

by phillyhoosfan on Jul 9, 2011 9:42 PM EDT reply actions

Nowak sure likes to keep things interesting, eh?

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by Ben Feldman on Jul 9, 2011 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Let’s do this.

If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.

by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jul 9, 2011 10:24 PM EDT reply actions

No start for Okugo? Why does Nowak like fucking Migz so much? Can anyone explain that?

"I will never have my best season," Brian Dawkins

Mike Vick is a piece of shit

by Talon Talent on Jul 9, 2011 10:33 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Never seen a GK wear a baseball cap during a game before. I know Petr Cech wears some kind of head-apparatus, but never seen something like this. Interesting.

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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jul 9, 2011 10:41 PM EDT reply actions

Looks so out of place, doesn’t it?

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by Ben Feldman on Jul 9, 2011 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions

It really does. Kind of bothering me.

If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.

by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jul 9, 2011 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Cech wears it...

..because he had a really bad skull fracture a few years ago.

by earl_of_reed on Jul 10, 2011 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions

Brian Dawkins >>>>>>>>>>> Simon Dawkins

If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.

by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jul 9, 2011 10:49 PM EDT reply actions

Not a great pass by Mapp…

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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jul 9, 2011 10:51 PM EDT reply actions

Migz is brutal...

Got beat off and on the ball by Dawkins and physically moved away. Jeeze.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 9, 2011 10:54 PM EDT reply actions

Daniel needs to get out wide, as TT is saying.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 9, 2011 10:59 PM EDT reply actions

Califf is clearly not comfortable alongside Migz.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 9, 2011 11:03 PM EDT reply actions

Ughhhhhhhh

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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jul 9, 2011 11:07 PM EDT reply actions

Daniel slightly late with pass, Mwanga didn't go fully into his run.

Beats defender, beats goalkeeper, doesn’t get a shot off in time and there are defenders there to block his shot attempt.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 9, 2011 11:09 PM EDT reply actions

Migz's positioning is atrocious.

Wiliams looks like he’s trying to play both positions at once.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 9, 2011 11:12 PM EDT reply actions

Ampaipitakwong

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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jul 9, 2011 11:15 PM EDT reply actions

Williams --> Le Toux --> Mwanga almost --> Le Toux

Nearly a very, very nice set up.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 9, 2011 11:20 PM EDT reply actions

Did a SJE player just swat the ball out of the air?

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 9, 2011 11:21 PM EDT reply actions

HE DID

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 9, 2011 11:21 PM EDT reply actions

Interesting first half. Not great, but interesting.

Hopefully Migz doesn’t play the entire game at CB.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 9, 2011 11:23 PM EDT reply actions

Le Toux Sucks

Okay, Migz sucks more, but nobody expected him to be good. Seriously, Le Toux was Ruizing it out there, diving, complaining, not hustling, and unlike Ruiz, when he did touch the ball, he didn’t do much with it (but it wasn’t often). I know I say it basically every game, but it’s incomprehensible to me how he’s still playing the full 90 every game.

I’d like to see Mac, Okugo, and Pfeff in the second.

by duckyninja on Jul 9, 2011 11:29 PM EDT reply actions

When isn't he hustling?

Confused.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 9, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions

In FIFA 11, Le Toux is pretty good. But he clearly is not playing up to that level for real, so I’d have to say I agree with you.

/Basing soccer knowledge off of video games

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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jul 9, 2011 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions

by Scott Kessler on Jul 9, 2011 11:46 PM EDT reply actions

LE TOUX! Nearly one times it in.

Another huge save by Busch.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 9, 2011 11:46 PM EDT reply actions

Michael Farfan on for Keon Daniel.

Presuming it’s for width play on the left.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 9, 2011 11:52 PM EDT reply actions

Cross into the box by Le Toux parallel to the goal.

No one catches up to it.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 9, 2011 11:55 PM EDT reply actions

Shot by Le Toux right behind the 18...

Busch makes the save.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 9, 2011 11:57 PM EDT reply actions

Migz gets hit in the face by Johnson.

Johnson gets a yellow.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 9, 2011 11:58 PM EDT reply actions

I don’t know about you, but that seems like a really lenient yellow considering he has been fouling all night and swinging his arms around like a baboon…

by PhillyBuckeye12 on Jul 10, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Would have been a weak red because of a lack of a prior yellow.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 10, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Second half stronger defensively for Migz...

but oy, whenever he touches the ball it hurts.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 9, 2011 11:58 PM EDT reply actions

$&^* Off, says Yallop.

Ref sends him off.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 10, 2011 12:01 AM EDT reply actions

Mapp to Michael Farfan, just over the bar.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 10, 2011 12:03 AM EDT reply actions

Roger Torres on for Justin Mapp.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 10, 2011 12:03 AM EDT reply actions

Everything is blocked.

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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jul 10, 2011 12:07 AM EDT reply actions

Torres with a great cross to M. Farfan in the box...

Gets two shots blocked by defenders.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 10, 2011 12:07 AM EDT reply actions

Would have been a good FK if the ball got over the wall.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 10, 2011 12:09 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah, I thought so, too.

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by Ben Feldman on Jul 10, 2011 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions

McInerney for Mwanga.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 10, 2011 12:12 AM EDT reply actions

Ohhhhhhhhh man.

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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jul 10, 2011 12:18 AM EDT reply actions

Naka FK is deflected and hits off of the far post.

So close.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 10, 2011 12:18 AM EDT reply actions

So. close. every. time.

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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jul 10, 2011 12:21 AM EDT reply actions

Torres -> Le Toux, flips it into the box and nearly pokes it in.

Busch comes up and stops it all.

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by Scott Kessler on Jul 10, 2011 12:21 AM EDT reply actions