Philadelphia vs Charlotte 2025 MLS, Regular Season

Philadelphia Union

45'+2': Jesús Bueno
90'+8': Markus Anderson

FT
2 - 1

Charlotte FC

78': Wilfried Zaha

Markus Anderson's first MLS goal gets Union past Charlotte FC

Markus Anderson's first MLS goal eight minutes into stoppage time was the difference as the host Philadelphia Union waited until the last seconds of the match to defeat Charlotte FC 2-1 on Saturday in an Eastern Conference clash in Chester, Pa.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
29': Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.
33': Olwethu Makhanya (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
33': Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.
45': Ben Bender (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
45'+2': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Charlotte FC 0. Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 1, Charlotte FC 0.
45': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Frankie Westfield replaces Olivier Mbaizo.
45': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan replaces Alejandro Bedoya.
57': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Markus Anderson replaces Jesús Bueno because of an injury.
68': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Eryk Williamson replaces Brandt Bronico.
68': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Liel Abada replaces Kerwin Vargas.
74': Frankie Westfield (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
77': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jeremy Rafanello replaces Ben Bender.
78': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Charlotte FC 1. Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty with a cross.
81': Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Tyger Smalls replaces Idan Toklomati.
90'+2': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Cavan Sullivan replaces Bruno Damiani.
90'+8': Goal! Philadelphia Union 2, Charlotte FC 1. Markus Anderson (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frankie Westfield with a headed pass.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 2, Charlotte FC 1.

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

MLS Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+15	Philadelphia Union	18	37	3
+2	FC Cincinnati	18	33	5
+11	Nashville SC	18	32	4
+4	Columbus Crew	18	31	3

Full Table

Statistics

CLT		PHI
11	Fouls	17
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	8
7	Saves	1
51.8	Possession	48.2
8	SHOTS	19
2	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
338	Accurate Passes	303
435	Passes	390
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	4
18	Crosses	31
0.3	Cross %	0.1
68	Long Balls	56
23	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	5
13	Effective Tackles	12
17	Tackles	19
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	8
26	Effective Clearances	18
26	Clearances	18

Line-Ups

Philadelphia Union (4-4-2)

No.	Name
76	Andrew Rick (GK)
29	Olwethu Makhanya
5	Jakob Glesnes
27	Kai Wagner
15	Olivier Mbaizo
4	Jovan Lukic
8	Jesús Bueno
16	Ben Bender
11	Alejandro Bedoya
19	Indiana Vassilev
20	Bruno Damiani

Substitutes:

Cavan Sullivan, Isaiah LeFlore, Markus Anderson, Edward Davis, Jeremy Rafanello, Francis Westfield, Chris Donovan, Neil Pierre, Oliver Semmle.

Charlotte FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	David Bingham (GK)
4	Andrew Privett
29	Adilson Malanda
21	Souleyman Doumbia
2	Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
16	Pep Biel
13	Brandt Bronico
8	Ashley Westwood
17	Idan Toklomati
10	Wilfried Zaha
18	Kerwin Vargas