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Daniel Gazdag scored his team-leading 18th purpose of the season, Mikael Uhre added his eleventh and the Philadelphia Union took the lead within the MLS Supporters’ Protect race with a 2-0 victory on the New York Purple Bulls on Saturday night time.

Jack McGlynn and Julian Carranza supplied the assists for the Union (17-4-9, 60 factors), who defeated a Purple Bulls aspect that completed with 10 males after an unpleasant incident the place pissed off New York defender Dru Yearwood kicked the ball into the stands and hit a house fan.

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Western Convention leaders LAFC are three factors behind Philadelphia however have two matches in hand within the race for the Protect, which earns the winner a berth in subsequent 12 months’s CONCACAF Champions League. They host Actual Salt Lake on Sunday night time.

Andre Blake made two saves to protect his thirteenth clear sheet of the season for Philadelphia, which additionally moved 11 factors away from second-place Montreal within the battle to high the Jap Convention and earn a first-round bye within the MLS Cup playoffs.

Philadelphia Union ahead Mikael Uhre (7) celebrates with teammates after scoring towards the New York Purple Bulls. Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports activities

The sixth house defeat of the season for the Purple Bulls (13-9-8, 47 factors) ended with referee Tim Ford pink carding Yearwood for violent conduct. Yearwood realized his mistake instantly and earlier than receiving the pink, he tried to apologize to the fan who was struck with the ball, even wading a pair rows into the stands.

Neither aspect had many possibilities within the opening 45 minutes, however that modified shortly after the break with Uhre giving Philadelphia the lead within the forty eighth minute after a slick transition sequence.

Gazdag discovered McGlynn within the middle of the park from the left, and McGlynn popped the ball over a defender to seek out house to go ahead. Uhre bodied up his defender to race onto McGlynn’s via ball and deposit a wonderful low end contained in the left publish.

Gazdag made it 2-0 within the 74th minute following a Purple Bulls turnover created by stress from Carranza, who then performed a give-and-go with Uhre to start the break. Then he discovered the Hungarian worldwide who completed off the purpose in a profession 12 months.

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