Philadelphia Union delivered a commanding 6-0 victory over D.C. United on Saturday at Audi Field, with the visitors controlling the match from early on.
D.C. United started brightly with Kye Rowles having a header blocked in the 4′, followed by Christian Benteke missing a header in the 8′ and Gabriel Pirani firing wide in the 11′. However, Philadelphia took the lead in the 17′ when Bruno Damiani finished from the center of the box, assisted by Mikael Uhre and Milan Iloski.
The floodgates opened as D.C. United's Conner Antley scored an own goal in the 34′, before Indiana Vassilev extended Philadelphia's lead to 3-0 in the 36′. Despite D.C. United hitting the post twice through Jared Stroud in the 26′ and 30′, they couldn't find a way back into the match.
Philadelphia continued their dominance in the second half with Milan Iloski scoring in the 49′, assisted by Bruno Damiani. Indiana Vassilev added his second goal in the 51′, assisted by Mikael Uhre and Kai Wagner, before Mikael Uhre completed the rout in the 62′, assisted by Milan Iloski.
D.C. United continued to create chances with Gabriel Pirani forcing saves in the 52′, 86′, and Jacob Murrell testing the goalkeeper in the 77′, but Philadelphia's clinical finishing proved decisive in securing the comprehensive victory.
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