Rate the U: Union doomed by early goal and red card
2-0 loss to NYCFC was second straight in league play
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Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports
With Tuesday night’s second leg quarterfinal of the Concacaf Champions League on tap, Saturday night was always going to be a challenge for a Philadelphia Union squad fighting on two fronts.
Then Jose Martinez made that challenge even harder when he was sent off in the 16th minute with an elbow to the head of Taty Castellanos. Already down a goal, hopes of getting three points were pretty much out but the bend but not break Union defense did hold the one-goal deficit in place for almost 50 minutes.