Played
August 12, 2012 7:00 PM EDT
PPL Park — Chester, Pennsylvania
Referee: F. Bazakos
Attendance: 18412
August 12, 2012 7:00 PM EDT
PPL Park — Chester, Pennsylvania
Referee: F. Bazakos
Attendance: 18412
MLS Preview: Philadelphia Union - Chicago Fire
The youthful Union looks to keep up its strong home record against playoff contender Chicago.
By Keith Hickey
Rich Schultz
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Philadelphia Union (4-3-3): MacMath; Williams, Valdes, Okugo, G. Farfan; M. Farfan, Carroll, Lahoud; Adu, Pajoy, Martinez. |
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OUT: FW Krystian Witkowski (concussion symptoms)
QUESTIONABLE: DF Bakary Soumare (R knee menisectomy recovery)
PROBABLE: FW Chandler Hoffman (L big toe fracture)
| Chicago Fire (4-2-3-1): Johnson; Anibaba, Friedrich, Berry, Segares; Pardo, Pause; Fernandez, Rolfe, Pappa; Oduro. |
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OUT: DF Cory Gibbs (R knee meniscus repair)
QUESTIONABLE: DF Steven Kinney (R groin strain)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Philadelphia will be without striker Jack McInerney for this game. The 20-year-old was red-carded after retaliating to Nelson Rivas' headbutt on Antoine Hoppenot.
- Philly has won its last four MLS home games, notching 11 goals in that stretch.
- Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson set a career saves record on July 28 when he blocked 10 shots in a 0-1 loss against the San Jose Earthquakes.
- These clubs are meeting for the second time this season. Dominic Oduro’s 28th-minute goal was all the Fire needed for a 1-0 victory on March 24 at Toyota Park.
- The Fire have come back to record a victory after allowing the opening goal four times this season, matching the San Jose Earthquakes for most in MLS. Philadelphia has done that once this campaign.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Philadelphia Union 2-1 Chicago Fire
- 20 %
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Philadelphia Union 2-0 Chicago Fire
- 20 %
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Philadelphia Union 1-2 Chicago Fire
- 20 %
| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | May 18, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 1 - Chicago Fire 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | May 11, 2013 | Chicago Fire 0 - Philadelphia Union 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Oct 3, 2012 | Chicago Fire 1 - Philadelphia Union 3 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Aug 12, 2012 | Philadelphia Union 1 - Chicago Fire 3 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Mar 24, 2012 | Chicago Fire 1 - Philadelphia Union 0 |
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Philadelphia Union
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| May 18, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 1 - Chicago Fire 0 | MLS |
| May 15, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 1 - Los Angeles Galaxy 4 | MLS |
| May 11, 2013 | Chicago Fire 0 - Philadelphia Union 1 | MLS |
| May 4, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 2 - Seattle Sounders FC 2 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | New England Revolution 2 - Philadelphia Union 0 | MLS |
Chicago Fire
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| May 18, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 1 - Chicago Fire 0 | MLS |
| May 11, 2013 | Chicago Fire 0 - Philadelphia Union 1 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Montreal Impact 2 - Chicago Fire 0 | MLS |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Chicago Fire 1 - Columbus Crew 0 | MLS |
| Apr 14, 2013 | Houston Dynamo 2 - Chicago Fire 1 | MLS |
| 18 | Zac MacMath | Goalkeeper |
| 15 | Gabriel Farfán | Midfielder |
| 25 | Sheanon Williams | Defender |
| 28 | Ray Gaddis | Defender |
| 4 | Bakary Soumare | Defender |
| 7 | Brian Carroll | Midfielder |
| 30 | Freddy Adu | Striker |
| 14 | Amobi Okugo | Midfielder |
| 21 | Michael Farfan | Midfielder |
| 26 | Keon Daniel | Midfielder |
| - | Chandler Hoffman | Striker |
| 32 | C. Harrison | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Chris Albright | Defender |
| 13 | Michael Lahoud | Midfielder |
| 27 | Zach Pfeffer | Midfielder |
| 17 | Josué Martínez | Striker |
| - | L. Pajoy | Striker |
| 29 | Antoine Hoppenot | Striker |
| 25 | Sean Johnson | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Jalil Anibaba | Defender |
| 13 | Gonzalo Segares | Defender |
| 22 | Austin Berry | Defender |
| 23 | Arne Friedrich | Defender |
| 20 | Á. Fernández | Midfielder |
| 12 | Logan Pause | Midfielder |
| - | Pavel Pardo | Midfielder |
| 7 | Sherjill MacDonald | Striker |
| - | M. Pappa | Striker |
| 17 | Chris Rolfe | Striker |
| 70 | Paolo Tornaghi | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Dan Gargan | Defender |
| 11 | Daniel Paladini | Midfielder |
| 21 | Michael Videira | Midfielder |
| 71 | Alex | Midfielder |
| - | Dominic Oduro | Striker |
| 14 | Patrick Nyarko | Striker |
Results
Times In EST
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Final
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
8 | 0 |
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Mike Magee Midfielder LA Galaxy |
6 | 1 |
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Claudio Bieler Striker Sporting KC |
6 | 1 |
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
6 | 0 |
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Robert Earnshaw Striker Toronto FC |
5 | 2 |
