In the 59th minute of Sunday’s match at Mapfre Stadium, Philadelphia Union midfielder Alejandro Bedoya threw his hands on the back of his head and fell to the ground in disbelief in front of one of Crew’s many star-lying goalkeeper Eloy Room, a quality scoring opportunity.
Two minutes after Philadelphia’s 57th-minute draw against Crew, midfielder Sergio Santos scored a finish course at the time of the post that may have given Philadelphia the all-time lead. the ball and blocked the ball out of the game.
Room made eight saves and kept the team in the game long enough for Krisztian Nemeth to score in the 83rd minute of a 2–1 win over major league soccer.
Nemeth’s first purpose with his new club came in his first touch of the game after replacing Gyasi Zardes, who returned after missing two games for a minor knee injury.
The hand was delivered through the Luis Díaz end, who also arrived from the bank 10 minutes earlier and took the team (11-5-5, 38 sts. ) To a victory that puts the team to a victory to seal a home game for the first round of MLS Cup playoffs.
“I think tonight we’re looking to start playing like Columbus Crew and the way we prefer to play,” Coach Caleb Porter said. “We feel that if we do that as a team, we will win matches like we did. at the beginning of the year and we show in the games where we play our style. Inside, we want Americans to play, though. “
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Philadelphia (13-4-5, 44 sts. ) On Sunday, Toronto FC recorded only one win and one loss or one draw after winning the club’s first Fan Shield. Before Porter said anything about what happened in the game, the first one he did after the win, the team wasn’t going to let Philadelphia celebrate at Mapfre Stadium.
“The boys weren’t going to let that happen here in our field,” he said. “It’s wonderful to look like us again, to win, to beat a very smart team. That bodes well for the upcoming games and, clearly, for the playoffs.
Artur scored the crew’s first goal in the 37th minute. After placing the ball with a detour and moving to right-back Harrison Afful, Artur won the ball, took a touch just outside the area and shot a flat shot at the left end. corner of the net.
The first goal reflected the game until then, as the team had the ability to score.
Room probably began his most productive role as a team member with a stop in the eighth minute he foreshadowed on a busy afternoon. Central and Captain Jonathan Mensah had the first of several mistakes when his pass was deviated through a Union player and forced Room to move to the ground to his right to make a stop.
In the 28th minute, Room made a tackle in which he was only given a piece of the ball to deflect it from the pole and out of the game. Philadelphia hit the back post in the 48th minute.
Room had his moments of delay in the game with the team in front of the passal. Union striker Kacper Przybylko threw the ball from the head into the passal, forcing Room to move parallel to the floor for unemployment. Elliott hit a howler that Room stored on his right foot and freed himself from danger.
“We prefer not to force him to make as many (stops) as he did, but that’s why he’s also there,” Porter said. “In fact, he has shown that if he wants to be called to help us win matches, he can do it. He showed his quality tonight.
Porter said there were moments he would see in the film to see how the team can be in the defensive teams area.
Philadelphia is 9-1-2 in its last 12 games since it was played against Crew on September 2 for a reason: the Union, led by offensive midfielder Brenden Aaronson, who left for Europe next season, has a diversity of threats of purpose and is incredibly technical in his midfield play. The team struggled to restrict the Union’s chances, allowing 22 shots, nine of which were in the frame.
But in massive games and like Sunday’s, which looked like a playoff game with almost icy temperatures and snow showers, the team controlled to take off from the bench unlike in Porter’s two seasons in Columbus.
“For me, it doesn’t matter if I start a game or get off the bench,” Diaz said. “The vital thing is that I check to help the team, and at any time I have a chance to move on. “in the field, I’m passing through to make the most of it.
Nemeth’s not home anymore.
Nemeth is no stranger to MLS. In four seasons, the Hungarian striker had scored 20 goals in 85 appearances, 10 goals for Sporting Kansas City in 2015.
The team signed MLS goalscorer Fanendo Adi with discounted waivers before the season. Adi has been injured on occasion and has not yet scored in 175 minutes in 11 games. Nemeth discovered his first purpose with the team at arguably the most important moment of the season and in his third appearance.
The answers are too early to know if the team has discovered a reliable number 2 for the attacker, but Nemeth has taken a step forward with each appearance.
“When I arrived, I just hoped to help the team and, despite everything that happened,” Nemeth said, “so I’m satisfied with the purpose and the victory. “
The team can still improve
Even with victory and a moment taken a step forward in offensive preparation, the team’s final product can still improve, as can the defense, so Room has to rescue his team.
The team had several smart moments in preparation in the part of the moment, but recorded two shots. Two moments of jumping occurred in the 65th and 75th minutes, with a score of one.
Left-back Milton Valenzuela centered the area from the outer edge of the penalty domain to Zardes, the attempt was deviated through a Philadelphia defense and recovered through the goalkeeper, ten minutes later Artur down the domestic right flank. the box that simply cannot chain in combination the latter pass for a frame attempt.
At other times, Porter said crew may be better at the ball, which he said could be a symptom of the acclimatization of the entire squad. Sunday’s game is the first since September 2nd with 11 beginner players overall.
“This is the first time in a long time that we’ve been able to expand some chemistry,” Porter said. “Of course, it’s smart when there are guys who come from the bench and they keep pushing and saying ‘I deserve to be there. It’s important. “
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With Orlando City’s victory over the Montreal Impact, the team is tied for third in trouble and ahead in the first tiebreaker (wins) with Orlando. The winner of Wednesday’s game between Crew and Orlando will win a playoff game at home.
The team cannot finish worse than the fifth in the East Conference. To have a chance at the conference’s two most sensitive seed, crew will have to win and expect Philadelphia and/or Toronto FC to lose their final games next Sunday. .
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