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Tai Baribo & Mikael Uhre Lead Union To Comeback Win Over Colorado

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Published26 Jul 2025

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Chester, PA: Now that the MLS All-Star break has passed, the Philadelphia Union get back in front of the home fans to show why they have been near the top of the East standings for most of the season. They would battle the Colorado Rapids from Subaru Park on Saturday night. The Union comes into this game off a draw to Houston last week.

Lineup:

How The Game Went:
The Union would have some of the better scoring chances in the first 12 minutes of the game. The Colorado goalie was up for the test, however. In the 24th minute, Danley Jean Jacques had a play that should have scored, but instead he deflected the ball over the net. He had a disgusted look after the play

A few minutes later, things would get very strange; in the 27th minute, the Union would have a free kick. It went into the crease and looked like it went in. They could have gone to VAR, but chose not to.

Later on in the 1st half, the scoring would get started as Colorado would make them pay in the 37th minute. The shot came off the crossbar and right to Rafael Navarro for the 1-0 lead.

That would be the score at the half. The Union had some very good scoring opportunities and just needed to slow it down a little for them to finish.

Going into the second half, what could the Union do to finish some of those great scoring chances? And what could the Union do to get the game tied or even get the win?

The Union would get the break that they needed as they would score on a corner kick to even things at 1. The goal was by All-Star game MVP Tai Baribo in the 64th minute.

The Union would have late-game magic as they would score in the 88th minute off the foot of Mikael Uhre, who came into the game in the 73rd minute.

Uhre was not done yet as he would strike again, this time in stoppage time for the 3-1 lead:

As the final whistle blew, the Union would show why they know how to finish games late in the 2nd half.

A couple of things in this game: the Union become the first MLS team to 50 points and, with the win tonight, this would be a historic one as it would be win number 200 in the club’s history.

Postgame:

Head Coach Bradley Carnell:

Union Players Mikael Uhre & Kai Wagner:

What is next:
The Union will prepare to take on Eintracht Frankfurt in a club friendly on August 2 at 5:30 PM. Then, they return to MLS Play on August 9 against Toronto at Subaru Park.