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Union Extinguish Chicago Fire In Shutout Win

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Published23 Aug 2025

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Chester, PA: We are approaching the end of the regular season & teams throughout MLS continue to get in position for postseason play. For your Philadelphia Union, that means battling for the top spot in the East. On Saturday night, they would host the Chicago Fire at Subaru Park in Chester, PA.

The Union came into the game off a shutout loss to the New York Red Bulls last week.

The backup goalie for the Union would get injured in pregame warmups:

Before the game, the Union would honor Jack Elliott, as this is his 1st game back at Subaru Park since signing with Chicago:

Lineup:

How the game went:
Through the first 15 minutes of the game, the Union would have the better scoring chances and, at some point, with all the quality scoring chances they have gotten, they would be able to finish it off. Ultimately, they would get the scoring party started in the 34th minute as Tai Baribo banged it home off a nice pass from Kai Wagner, second assist by Quinn Sullivan.

The Union would take a 1-0 lead into halftime.

Could the Union prevent the Fire from making any noise in the second half? The answer would be YES, as they picked up where they left off in the first half and put pressure on the Chicago Fire.

The Union would add to the lead in the 64th minute off a free kick from Kai Wagner:

 

A few minutes later, the Union would begin to add to the lead, this one from Danley Jean Jacques:

The Union would put the Fire out with this nice goal from Milan Iloski:

As the final whistle blew, this was a complete team effort from start to finish from the Philadelphia Union as they take down the Chicago Fire 4-0. Goalie Andre Rick looked good to keep the clean sheet.

 

Postgame:

Union Coach Bradley Carnell:

 

Union Players Andrew Rick, Milan Iloski  & Kai Wagner:

 

What is next:

The Union will attempt to build on the very exciting performance they showed against Chicago as they head on the road to FC Cincinnati next week. The next time they return to Subaru Park will be on September 20, against New England.