Philadelphia Union
Toronto FC
Match summary
Philadelphia Union won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Toronto FC. Philadelphia Union led 2-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Cavan Sullivan put Philadelphia Union ahead in the 28th minute, Quinn Sullivan made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 41st minute, and Josh Sargent pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Sullivan made it 3-1 in the 58th minute and Bruno Damiani made it 4-1 from the penalty spot in the 73rd minute.
The chances backed that up: Philadelphia Union created 3.53 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Toronto FC's 0.55 from 6.
Philadelphia Union recorded a dominant home victory against Toronto FC in MLS, dominating the game territorially despite registering 43 percent possession to the visitors' 57 percent. The hosts piled immense pressure on the Toronto FC defence throughout the fixture, accumulating 19 shots with 9 on target compared to the away side's 6 total shots and 1 effort on target. Philadelphia Union also earned 6 corners to 1, made 74 attacks against 75, and created 56 dangerous attacks versus 36. Their superior chance creation was reflected in an expected goals total of 3.53 against Toronto FC's 0.55. The match saw 2 yellow cards for each team.
The action began when Quinn Sullivan scored following an 11th minute VAR review, before Cavan Sullivan added a left-footed strike in the 28th minute. Quinn Sullivan scored again from a penalty in the 41st minute to make it 2-0. Jovan Lukić received a yellow card in the 45th minute, and another VAR review validated a goal by Frankie Westfield at 45+4 minutes. Josh Sargent replied with a header for Toronto FC at 45+7 minutes, leaving the half-time score at 2-1. Cavan Sullivan struck again with a left-footed shot in the 58th minute. Jonathan Osorio received a yellow card in the 67th minute, and Bruno Damiani scored a penalty in the 73rd minute for 4-1. Ben Bender and Emilio Aristizábal collected late yellow cards.
