Columbus Crew SC lost to Philadelphia Union with two goals from Daniel Gazdag

Daniel Gazdag shone in Philadelphia’s crushing 4-1 victory over Columbus, for USA Week 1 – MLS 2023. The goals of the match for the locals were scored by Daniel Gazdag (47′ 1T, penalty and 26′ 2T, penalty) and Julián Carranza (6′ 2T and 34′ 2T). While the visitor’s goal was scored by Jakob Glesnes (27′ 1T, against).

Julián Carranza performed well. The Philadelphia Union striker shone by scoring 2 goals and giving 4 kicks.

Alejandro Bedoya also performed well. The Philadelphia Union midfielder was encouraged to strike 5 times.

It was a duel that was stopped, due to the high accumulation of offenses on the pitch. There were a large number of warnings: Aidan Morris, William Sands, Leon Flach, Cucho Hernández, Lucas Zelarayán and Milos Degenek.

Philadelphia manager Jim Curtin laid out a 4-4-2 tactical setup with Andre Blake in goal; Olivier Mbaizo, Jack Elliott, Jakob Glesnes and Kai Wagner on the defensive line; Alejandro Bedoya, José Martínez, Leon Flach and Daniel Gazdag in the middle; and Julián Carranza and Mikael Uhre in attack.

For their part, Wilfried Nancy’s team came out with a 4-5-1 tactical arrangement with Patrick Schulte under the three sticks; Steven Moreira, Philip Quinton, Milos Degenek and Mohamed Farsi in defense; Darlington Nagbe, Aidan Morris, Alexandru Matan, Lucas Zelarayán and William Sands in midfield; and Cucho Hernández in front.

Lukasz Szpala was the chosen referee for the match at Talen Energy Stadium.

On the next date, Philadelphia will visit Inter Miami and Columbus will play at home against DC United.

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