US EditionMilan Iloski, Kai Wagner Lead Union to Statement Win over Fire
Kai Wagner and Milan Iloski each scored and assisted as the Philadelphia Union snapped a two-game winless streak and secured their 10th clean sheet of the season.
- On Saturday, the Philadelphia Union routed the Chicago Fire 4-0 at Subaru Park, with Kai Wagner and Milan Iloski each recording a goal and an assist.
- The victory ended Chicago Fire's five-game unbeaten run and returned Philadelphia Union to the top of the Eastern Conference and Supporters Shield race on Saturday.
- In the second half, Kai Wagner scored a free kick in the 64th minute, Danley Jean Jacques added a goal in the 73rd, and Milan Iloski finished the scoring in the 80th.
- Without their usual backup goalkeeper after Pierce Holbrook was injured in warmups, Andrew Rick started for sidelined Andre Blake and earned his fifth clean sheet with key saves on Saturday.
- Next up is a marquee away fixture as the Philadelphia Union travel to FC Cincinnati next week for a top-two Eastern Conference matchup, following Cincinnati's shock home loss to New York City FC.
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Milan Iloski, Kai Wagner lead Union to statement win over Fire
CHESTER – The Philadelphia Union’s goalscoring touch has tended to fade in the summer heat. Saturday, Milan Iloski led a revival. Iloski and Kai Wagner each had a goal and an assist as the Union routed Chicago, 4-0, to jump back to the top of the Eastern Conference. Tai Baribo opened the scoring in the 25th minute off a Wagner feed. Wagner made it 2-0 in the 64th to quell a period of Fire ascendancy, then Danley Jean Jacques tallied his first le…
Fire outplayed all the way, fall 4-0 on the road to Union
CHESTER, Pa. — Kai Wagner and Milan Iloski each had a goal and an assists, Tai Baribo also scored a goal and the Philadelphia Union beat Chicago 4-0 on Saturday night to snap the Fire's five-game unbeaten streak.The Union (16-6-6) leads all of MLS with 54 points and moved past Cincinnati (52) into first in the Eastern Conference.Andrew Rick had two saves Philadelphia (16-6-6). The 19-year-old has five shut outs this season.Baribo gave the Union …
Union rout Chicago, 4-0, and get help to retake first place in the Eastern Conference
Tai Baribo, Kai Wagner, Danley Jean Jacques, and Milan Iloski scored the goals to snap a two-game winless rut in league play, and capitalize on a trio of upsets elsewhere.
Henry Herald
Union overwhelm Fire in shutout
Kai Wagner and Milan Iloski each scored and added an assist, while Tai Baribo notched his team-leading 16th goal, as the Philadelphia Union rolled to a 4-0 home victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night in Chester, Pa.
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