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Kacper Przybylko and Fafa Picault both scored in the Philadelphia Union’s 2-1 win over Ottawa Fury FC on Saturday afternoon.
Przybylko slammed home a cutback from Olivier Mbaizo to give his side the lead in the 40th minute.
Kacper Przybylko tucks home the cross from Olivier Mbaizo vs @OttawaFuryFC. 1-1 at the half.
— Philadelphia Union (@PhilaUnion) February 23, 2019
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Picault scored the second from the penalty spot, after a video review (!) resulted in a penalty.
Not sure what he asked for, but @FafaGoal23 got VAR for his birthday, and he used it to score from the penalty spot! Union up 2-1 over @OttawaFuryFC.
— Philadelphia Union (@PhilaUnion) February 23, 2019
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In what was the final game of their preseason, the Union gave most of their players a runout. 21 players appeared in the 90-minute friendly. Notably, Mark McKenzie, Ilsinho, and Sergio Santos were not among them. The lineup that closed the game out will likely be the one we see next weekend, though Aurelien Collin will likely make way for McKenzie.
Union XI: Carlos Miguel Coronel (Andre Blake 46’), Matt Real (Fabinho 46’), Jack Elliott (Auston Trusty 46’), Aurelien Collin, Olivier Mbaizo (Ray Gaddis 60’), Derrick Jones (Haris Medunjanin 46’), Brenden Aaronson (Ilsinho 46’), Warren Creavalle (Alejandro Bedoya 46’), Anthony Fontana (Marco Fabián 46’), David Accam (Cory Burke 60’), Kacper Przybylko (Fafa Picault 60’)
Check out the Union’s live blog of the match here.