Philadelphia Union vs Charlotte FC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSAgyemang scores brace as Charlotte beat Philadelphia
Patrick Agyemang's second-half brace led Charlotte FC to a 2-0 road victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Agyemang.
- 2': Attempt saved. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a through ball.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Liel Abada.
- 7': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
- 7': Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt saved. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Flach.
- 9': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
- 11': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Jere Uronen.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Rafanello.
- 13': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
- 13': Attempt missed. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 13': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
- 14': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Patrick Agyemang.
- 15': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
- 15': Attempt missed. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 15': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Mikael Uhre is caught offside.
- 18': Offside, Charlotte FC. Ben Bender is caught offside.
- 21': Adilson Malanda (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union).
- 22': Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Jeremy Rafanello (Philadelphia Union).
- 23': Attempt missed. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kerwin Vargas with a cross.
- 25': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
- 25': Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
- 29': Delay in match (Philadelphia Union).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Attempt saved. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Byrne.
- 34': Attempt saved. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tai Baribo.
- 35': Foul by Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union).
- 35': Jere Uronen (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Bender with a cross.
- 38': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 39': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 39': Attempt missed. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) header from very close range is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 43': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 43': Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Andrew Privett (Charlotte FC).
- 44': Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tai Baribo.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Offside, Charlotte FC. Liel Abada is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 45'+2': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Jeremy Rafanello (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 0, Charlotte FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 0, Charlotte FC 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tai Baribo.
- 49': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Mikael Uhre is caught offside.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Hand ball by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 54': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Leon Flach.
- 56': Goal! Philadelphia Union 0, Charlotte FC 1. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jere Uronen with a cross.
- 56': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan replaces Mikael Uhre.
- 57': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn replaces Jeremy Rafanello.
- 59': Foul by Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union).
- 59': Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Donovan.
- 61': Attempt missed. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Bender.
- 63': Goal! Philadelphia Union 0, Charlotte FC 2. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liel Abada following a fast break.
- 66': Attempt saved. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Harriel.
- 66': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
- 67': Attempt saved. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a through ball.
- 68': Foul by Ben Bender (Charlotte FC).
- 68': Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Ben Bender (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt saved. Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liel Abada.
- 71': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
- 71': Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Djibril Diani replaces Ben Bender.
- 72': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Christopher Olney replaces Leon Flach.
- 72': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Iuri Tavares replaces Patrick Agyemang.
- 73': Andrew Privett (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union).
- 74': Attempt saved. Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 75': Delay in match (Charlotte FC).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Olivier Mbaizo replaces Kai Wagner.
- 78': Attempt missed. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
- 80': Attempt missed. Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nathan Byrne.
- 81': Attempt missed. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brandt Bronico.
- 81': Foul by Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC).
- 81': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iuri Tavares with a through ball.
- 82': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 85': Foul by Christopher Olney (Philadelphia Union).
- 85': Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Jere Uronen (Charlotte FC).
- 86': Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Foul by Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC).
- 87': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djibril Diani.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Brecht Dejaegere replaces Kerwin Vargas.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Tyger Smalls replaces Liel Abada.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Iuri Tavares (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyger Smalls.
- 90'+2': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Andrew Rick.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
- 90'+4': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 90'+6': Brecht Dejaegere (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+7': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 90'+7': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 90'+8': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 90'+8': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC).
- 90'+8': Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Donovan with a headed pass.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 0, Charlotte FC 2.
- 0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 0, Charlotte FC 2.
Statistics
 CLT |
PHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 43.7 | Possession | 56.3 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 302 | Accurate Passes | 404 |
| 367 | Passes | 473 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 10 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 46 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 10 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 28 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 18,762
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 18,762
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | CF Montréal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Charlotte FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Philadelphia Union (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 76 | Andrew Rick (GK) |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 5 | Jakob Glesnes |
| 31 | Leon Flach |
| 27 | Kai Wagner |
| 26 | Nathan Harriel |
| 14 | Jeremy Rafanello |
| 20 | Jesús Bueno |
| 33 | Quinn Sullivan |
| 7 | Mikkel Uhre |
| 28 | Tai Baribo |
Charlotte FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kristijan Kahlina (GK) |
| 34 | Andrew Privett |
| 29 | Adilson Malanda |
| 21 | Jere Uronen |
| 14 | Nathan Byrne |
| 15 | Benjamin Bender  |
| 13 | Brandt Bronico |
| 8 | Ashley Westwood |
| 33 | Patrick Agyemang |
| 18 | Kerwin Vargas |
| 11 | Liel Abada |
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