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Showing posts with label Philadelphia Union. Show all posts

About an hour or so ago I returned from a pretty fun game.  I am a Gooner, but living in Philadelphia and going to school here has made me become a Philadelphia Union supporter also.  Anyhow, I was excited to see a good game and was hoping that the Union would thrash Man U, but that didn't exactly happen as Gabriel Obertan scored in the 75th minute.  The Union played with passion and were more menacing in the first half of play.

Some memorable moments from the game:

- Brazilian midfielder Fred skillfully dribbles around 4 ManU players and makes them look like cones during training.
-  Ryan Giggs going to take a corner in the first half and everyone getting up to cheer him.  Love or hate Man U, Giggs is a legend. respect.


Check out the middle finger at the very bottom of the image. lol. I think that's from the Union supporters' section.

- 2nd half substitutions.  Dimitar Berbatov comes on and shows us his new haircut that makes him look like he's 18.  More noticeable, however, were the universal boos all around the stadium and the "you are fucking shit" chants from some ManU fans. gotta love it.

- There were 44,200 fans in the stadium. I would say 40 thousand were Man U "fans" and I say "fans" because the atmosphere was pretty dry for a game that had that many Man U supporters.  I presume most were just wanna be's since most people who want to get into futbol usually support Man U by default.


- Die Hard Man U supporter who I got the great pleasure or misfortune to stand next to.  Guy has the Man U crest tattooed on his left arm. I love Arsenal to death, but I wouldn't go that far, but I applaud his loyalty.


Here are some more shots from the game. Enjoy.
 
 
After the game. Lovely Atmosphere


 LIVE BREATHE FUTBOL was in attendance. That up there is Nsisong (1st image). He is LBF fam.


 

 
The subway scene on our way back home. ManU fans everywhere.

All in all a fun game. I look forward to the Red Bull v Union game in October. I'll finally get to see my idol Thierry Henry play. I think the move is great for his career and confidence and I think he'll prove people wrong. 
  

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Yesterday was a hell of a day.  The newest MLS expansion team, the Philadelphia Union had their first home game of their inaugural season at Lincoln Financial Field (Home to the Philadelphia Eagles) and it did not disappoint.  I got to the stadium a bit late due to an earlier league game that I had so I missed the first goal, but the rest of the game was insane!

It was my first time attending a professional soccer game and it was worth it.  Roughly 35,000 futbol fans were in attendance to watch the Union take on D.C. United.  The atmosphere was great and the energy even greater.  French midfielder, Sebastian Le Toux stole the show by netting three goals for his first hat trick of the season. Talk about making history.  It's one thing to watch a game on FSC or ESPN, but to be there, live and see the action unfold is another thing entirely.  After being up 2-0, the Union gave up a two goal lead with D.C. United's 2nd being one of the most bizzare goals I've ever seen.  Union goalie,  Chris Seitz, under pressure from D.C.'s veteran Moreno, dropped the ball and Moreno was able to dribble around to tie the game at 2 a piece.  But the hero of the night, Le Toux netted a low free kick in the 80th minute to seal the victory for the Union. Here are some pictures on the night, and you know I had to rep for LIVE BREATHE FUTBOL

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