| UNION GAME #28 |
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VS |
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| Venue: Toyota Park (Bridgeview, IL) |
| Date: September 3, 2016 |
| Time: 8:30 PM |
| Television: The Comcast Network (Philadelphia), CSN Plus (Chicago), DirecTV 473, MLS Direct Kick |
| Online Streaming: MLS Live, MLS Direct Kick |
| Brotherly Game Match Preview: Philadelphia Union at Chicago Fire |
| Hot Time In Old Town Match Preview: Saturday’s Alright Right (for Soccer): Fire vs. Union Preview |
| Starting XI |
| Michael de Leeuw |
Forward |
CJ Sapong |
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Luis Solignac, John Goossens, Arturo Alvarez
Matt Polster, Razvan Cocis
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Midfield |
Chris Pontius, Roland Alberg, Fabian Herbers
Warren Creavalle, Tranquillo Barnetta
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Brandon Vincent, Joao Meira, Jonathan Campbell, Johan Kappelhof
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Defense |
Fabinho, Richie Marquez, Ken Tribbett, Keegan Rosenberry
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| Sean Johnson |
Goalkeeper |
John McCarthy |
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Matt Lampson, Michael Harrington, Eric Gehrig, Rodrigo Ramos, Nick LaBrocca, Michael Stephens, Joey Calistri
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Bench |
Matt Jones, Ray Gaddis, Auston Trusty, Brian Carroll, Leo Fernandes, Ilsinho, Charlie Davies
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| Numbers of Note |
| 20: Chicago Fire's rank in MLS in points and points per game. They also rank 19th in shots and shots on goal. |
| 373: Total fouls suffered by the Union (most in MLS), 75 more than they've committed (biggest differential in MLS). |
| 2013: The last time the Union beat the Fire in MLS play was in 2013. They defeated the Fire on the road (May 11) and at home (May 18). |
| Game Officials |
| Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| Assistant: Eric Boria |
| Assistant: Logan Brown |
| Fourth: Marcos DeOliveira |
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