Have you caught your breath yet? 😅 @evanknowsball.bsky.social is back with 3 Takeaways from the match against Atlanta. Ezekiel Alladoh the hero, just like we all thought. What did you think of the match? 😮💨
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ICYMI: Luke O’Nien has commented on the shoe incident. “There's rumors, that as we're going out for the 2nd half, there's a tunnel and a gentleman's just sitting there and… I can't confirm if it's true or not, but I may have untied his shoe and then tied it to the railing…” [1/2] 📸 Ethan Sklut
Full time in Chester - Sunderland take the friendly over Wrexham 1-0. Nordi Mukiele scored, and Brian Brobbey was excellent in this one
Wrexham score, but it’s offside. Imray crosses to Moore, who has his shot blocked. Broadhead puts it the rebound in, but he’s well past the last defender. Still 1-0 to Sunderland.
Sunderland has taken a lead in the 34th minute. Nordi Mukiele fires in from a tight angle after some brilliant holdup play from Brian Brobbey
Here’s what attendance looks like for Wrexham vs Sunderland. Not packed, but not empty either. Maybe $70 to get in the wasn’t the ideal price point for preseason. Still a touch of atmosphere here. Feels weird seeing so much red in The River End though
Union's 3-game winning streak: 7.25-1.69 edge in xG 69 shot attempts, 16 on target I think they can do with more quality than quantity
The fans that didn't leave Subaru Park early just erupted. The players fell to the ground. The Union worked through absolute hell in this game, and they won. You can see the relief from up here
FT – The final whistle blows, and it’s an all time Union comeback! Union take this one 3-2 after two goals at the death from Neil Pierre and Alladoh!
90+7’ – ITS UNBELIEVABLE! ITS WORLD CLASS! ITS EZEKIEL ALLADOH!!!! [3-2]
90+6’ – IT’S AN EQUALIZER! NEIL PIERRE! Kai Wagner is in space, and a perfect ball finds the big man who makes no mistake! Two minutes left. Surely not… [2-2]
90+3’ – Union break out through Frankie, but Iloski’s free header is well wide. What a chance. [1-2]
90+2’ – Dangerous free kick incoming for the Union. [1-2]
90’ – 8 added minutes. Time for the Union. [1-2]
85’ – OVER! Cavan chips in to Alladoh, who lays off softly to Quinn. With a defender close by, he fires over the bar. Another chance gone begging [1-2]
82’ – WIDE! Union take the corner short. Iloski gets it back and nutmegs his man before finding Cavan who puts it on the wrong side of the side netting! So close, and so good from Iloski who has singlehandedly pulled the Union back in this [1-2]
81’ – SAVE! Cavan takes a pass from Quinn down and strikes on the volley. It’s headed toward the bottom corner but Hoyos saves again! A few good ones today for Atlanta’s keeper [1-2]
78’ – Anello has been bright since he came on. Brings directness and urgency. But time is ticking and Atlanta are content to take it slow whenever they can [1-2]
73’ – GOAL ILOSKI! Iloski gets in behind and flicks past Hoyos to score! The goal gives him the longest scoring streak in Union history. Game on [1-2]
70’ – Danley fires wide from the edge of the box. Alladoh and Anello in for Damiani and Harriel. [0-2]
2024 was bad, but tonight's performance feels as close to rock bottom that the Union have been since they became competitive in the late 2010s (and potentially their entire history)
66’ – Another goal for Atlanta. Bueno gets caught on the turn, and Muyumba curls in from 25 yards out. Unbelievable match playing out right now [0-2]
65’ – Union get played through by Atlanta and concede a corner. The shot count is 17 to 2 in favor of the Union. Still trailing one goal. [0-1]
59’ – OVER! From the corner following the delay of game, Danley is wide open from point blank but just can’t head it down. Eerily reminiscent of his miss in last year’s playoffs against NYC. Hoyos booked afterwards [0-1]
58’ – Chapman awards a corner after Hoyos holds the ball too long. Imagine that flips the momentum. The crowd is into it. [0-1]
56’ – Subs for the Union. Lukic and Vassilev come off for Quinn and Bueno. [0-1]
53’ – Harriel is out of position and takes down Almiron. He goes into the book. [0-1]
48’ – Union win a second corner of the half. Atlanta is sat very deep. [0-1]
46’ – The Union kick off for the second half. 45 minutes to avoid disaster here. [0-1]