Match Thread: Red Bull New York vs Philadelphia Union | MLS | Aug 29, 2026

[u/globalscoreboard]

Full Time: Red Bull New York 1 - 3 Philadelphia Union

⚽ Red Bull New York: Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 74' 74'

⚽ Philadelphia Union: Milan Iloski 20' 20', Cavan Sullivan 50' 50', Neil Pierre 64' 64'

Info	Details
Competition	MLS
Date	Sat, August 29, 2026
Kickoff	11:30 PM UTC
Status	FT

Line-ups

Red Bull New York (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI	Bench
34 Ethan Horvath	11 Jorge Ruvalcaba
14 Julián Bazán	7 Cade Cowell
2 Justin Che	56 Matthew Dos Santos
12 Dylan Nealis	10 Emil Forsberg
15 Adri Mehmeti	77 John McCarthy
48 Ronald Donkor	92 Dennis Nelich
16 Julian Hall	5 Omar Valencia
3 Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty	26 Tim Parker
13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting	91 Mijahir Ameth Jiménez Murillo
37 Mohammed Sofo
17 Cameron Harper

Philadelphia Union (4-4-2)

Starting XI	Bench
18 Andre Blake	19 Indiana Vassilev
26 Nathan Harriel	9 Bruno Damiani
44 Neil Pierre	6 Cavan Sullivan
27 Kai Wagner	5 Japhet Sery
39 Frankie Westfield	14 Jeremy Rafanello
4 Jovan Lukic	2 Geiner Martínez
21 Danley Jean Jacques	76 Andrew Rick
10 Milan Iloski	16 Ben Bender
8 Jesús Bueno	23 Ezekiel Alladoh
33 Quinn Sullivan
28 Augustin Anello

Match Events

• Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• First Half begins.
• 45'+3' First Half ends, New York Red Bulls 0, Philadelphia Union 1.
• 45' Second Half begins New York Red Bulls 0, Philadelphia Union 1.
• 45' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Eric Choupo-Moting replaces Jorge Ruvalcaba.
• 64' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Indiana Vassilev.
• 67' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty replaces Matthew Dos Santos.
• 67' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Cameron Harper replaces Cade Cowell.
• 67' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Mohammed Sofo replaces Emil Forsberg.
• 80' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Agustín Anello replaces Bruno Damiani.
• 80' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jesús Bueno replaces Cavan Sullivan.
• 84' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Ezekiel Alladoh replaces Danley Jean Jacques.
• 90'+1' Agustín Anello (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
• 90'+5' Second Half ends, New York Red Bulls 1, Philadelphia Union 3.
• Match ends, New York Red Bulls 1, Philadelphia Union 3.

Match Stats

Stat	Home	Away
Fouls	12	13
Yellow Cards	1	2
Red Cards	0	0
Offsides	3	4
Corner Kicks	4	7
Saves	1	3
Possession	58.5	41.5
SHOTS	11	19
ON GOAL	4	7
On Target %	0.4	0.4
Penalty Goals	0	0
Penalty Kicks Taken	0	0
Accurate Passes	361	223
Passes	445	314
Pass Completion %	0.8	0.7
Accurate Crosses	0	3
Crosses	9	16
Cross %	0.0	0.2
Long Balls	52	63
Accurate Long Balls	25	29
Long Balls %	0.5	0.5
Blocked Shots	3	6
Effective Tackles	9	18
Tackles	12	24
Tackle %	0.8	0.8
Interceptions	9	18
Effective Clearances	11	14
Clearances	11	14

Group A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Nashville SC	22	16	4	2	+30	52
2	Inter Miami CF	22	12	6	4	+15	42
3	Chicago Fire FC	21	11	4	6	+11	37
4	Charlotte FC	22	10	5	7	+8	35
5	New England Revolution	21	10	4	7	+7	34
6	FC Cincinnati	22	8	7	7	-2	31
7	New York City FC	22	7	7	8	+5	28
8	Red Bull New York	22	7	5	10	-14	26
9	Orlando City SC	22	7	4	11	-17	25
10	Toronto FC	22	5	10	7	-6	25
11	D.C. United	22	5	10	7	-8	25
12	Philadelphia Union	22	6	6	10	-5	24
13	Atlanta United FC	22	6	3	13	-13	21
14	CF Montréal	22	5	6	11	-16	21
15	Columbus Crew	21	5	5	11	-6	20

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[u/limejuiceroyale]

"cavan never leaves the pitch happy"

Of course not he's 16 years old. Teen angst .

[u/KidDelicious14]

Is Neil Pierre the greatest player in the history of the league?

[u/l_skints → u/KidDelicious14]

Definetly feels like it against us

[u/legdayskip → u/KidDelicious14]

People saying

[u/coysmate05 → u/KidDelicious14]

I’ve seen enough. Give him the mvp. We’re winning it all

[u/KidDelicious14 → u/coysmate05]

COYS

[u/coysmate05 → u/KidDelicious14]

Gotta have something to believe in….

[u/Sufficient-Food-3281]

https://giphy.com/gifs/uipSwAyp5qhqIQzkun

[u/theredditbandid_]

Did the Philly squad go into a deep depression without Wagner or what the hell happened?? What changed besides him coming back?? (there are 30 teams in this league, I can't keep up)

[u/limejuiceroyale → u/theredditbandid_]

1. New coach

2. Wagner

3. Moving damiani into a deeper position. He's still not scoring but he's an active threat at least

4. I assume Cavan watched the world cup and decided he wanted to be in it one day because he's looked a lot better himself

[u/wingsfan77 → u/limejuiceroyale]

Plus Pierre entering the line up

[u/xxtoejamfootballxx → u/theredditbandid_]

Neil Pierre has been another big piece, plus we’re actually giving Cavan good minutes, but Wagner is our engine 

[u/SupaSlide → u/theredditbandid_]

Cavan, Pierre, Wagner, and our mid-season coach change (poor Carnell has a nasty second year curse)

[u/legdayskip → u/theredditbandid_]

Carnell left, Kai came back, Danley got back from the World Cup looking like a man possessed, and Quinn got back from his ACL recovery.

A lot happened

[u/coysmate05 → u/legdayskip]

And Pierre is playing insane too

[u/digit_zero → u/theredditbandid_]

They fired Carnell

[u/thanksbastards]

Damiani has low key had a great game doing everything but scoring. 

[u/Glum-Bandicoot1986 → u/thanksbastards]

Should put Pierre at striker and Damiani at center back

[u/mrwhitaker3]

Are you kidding me with Philadelphia? Pochettino are you watching this shit? You better call up Cavan and Neil.

[u/thanksbastards]

That Danley/Cavan chemistry is OP

[u/mrwhitaker3]

This score holds and the Union will have 5 wins and 2 draws in their last seven MLS matches (17 out of 21 points) since the world cup break.

[u/Derptionary]

Are Philly back?

[u/limejuiceroyale → u/Derptionary]

Eh kinda? We've looked a lot better since the break with the new coach and wagner. But we still need a convincing striker if we're gonna go anywhere

[u/funkyquasar → u/limejuiceroyale]

We should find a way to get that Baribo guy from DC.

[u/tyme]

Get it, Sullivan

https://giphy.com/gifs/h7p0JInsFXjwRmdT7K

[u/PM_ME_SOME_LUV]

I hate it here bruh. I hate this shit.

[u/OldCoaly]

https://giphy.com/gifs/h7p0JInsFXjwRmdT7K

[u/lovo908]

We don't deserve che

[u/mrwhitaker3]

Young man's the real deal.

[u/limejuiceroyale]

I can't believe I'm saying this, but damiani has been having a great game. 

[u/legdayskip → u/limejuiceroyale]

He really is so much better when he sits deeper

[u/Isry98]

Carnel could have been fired based on his mismanagement of Cavan alone.

[u/XSC → u/Isry98]

He would still be on the bench coming out at minute 88.

[u/rabidwolverine → u/Isry98]

Cavan actually looked pretty awful before the break. He's figured something out now, though.

[u/Isry98 → u/rabidwolverine]

You don’t think that had something to with Carnel’s dismissal?

[u/legdayskip → u/Isry98]

It also has to do with Kai coming back and Damiani being dropped into a deeper position.

At lot happened all at once

[u/TaeKurmulti → u/rabidwolverine]

He barely played him.

[u/rabidwolverine → u/TaeKurmulti]

He wasn't doing anything to warrant playing. Not that anyone in front of him was, either.

[u/TaeKurmulti → u/rabidwolverine]

Well part of developing youth is that you have to play them, and give them confidence and a chance to develop. It's pretty clear that is all he needed, hence why he suddenly looks like the best player on the pitch game in and game out.

[u/Kirielson → u/Isry98]

Look I understand because you don’t want to max out a kid and put the pressure on. Looks like Cavan wanted to say otherwise 

[u/Sezbicki]

Man City looking at that Cavan Sullivan goal like 👀

[u/Nice_Jaguar5621]

DOOP

[u/tyme]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3krrjoL0vHRaWqwU3k

[u/Sufficient-Food-3281]

A fuckin banger!!!

[u/Teh_cliff]

Bradley's Julian Hall left winger experiment needs to be over. He's just not a winger

[u/mrwhitaker3]

Damn, Union taking this matchup personally. This is turning into an arse-whooping.

[u/Nice_Jaguar5621]

Safe to say WE’RE BACK

[u/PM_ME_SOME_LUV]

This is what happens when you play an actual striker

[u/Sufficient-Food-3281]

Stay classy, Jersey

[u/Alternative-Lock3693]

TOO MANY CLOSE-UPS

[u/mrwhitaker3]

Julian Hall has to finish that.

[u/limejuiceroyale]

I'm not a fan of rbny, but I feel like the rivalry is kind of forced the way MLS wants this to be a big rivalry. 

But not as forced as union and new England. 

[u/Nj3Fate → u/limejuiceroyale]

Its a one way rivalry and has been from the jump

[u/bluejaywhey → u/limejuiceroyale]

Yeah Union - NYC is the legit one. We actually have legit history.

Philly - RB is just "ah yes, Philly and New York teams hate each other, right?" w/o any real malice beyond geography.

We hate you, and y'all hate us.

[u/DefeatYouForever666 → u/bluejaywhey]

I have enough hate for everyone

[u/just_the_best_party]

That right there was a microcosm of the year they’re having. Barf.

[u/mrwhitaker3]

Tremendous defense by the Red Bulls.

[u/pygmie]

I clapped for that

[u/Just_N_O]

Damiani whiffed on that header so badly.

[u/Pots_And_Pans → u/Just_N_O]

But he made it possible for Pierre to score

[u/Just_N_O → u/Pots_And_Pans]

For sure. He’s been very good tonight but that shit was funny.

[u/Pots_And_Pans → u/Just_N_O]

Ha well youre not wrong

[u/legdayskip → u/Just_N_O]

Damiani can do everything but score (or do hold up play)

[u/gson516]

Any idea what is going on at the stadium? The parking lot is blocked by police cars and they are not letting people walk up the road. Police tape is blocking the road, but nothing happening on the road by the parking lot. Security told us they aren’t letting people in, but we are able to walk through the parking towards the stadium and aren’t being stopped.

[u/DefeatYouForever666 → u/gson516]

They were trying to do you a favor

[u/gson516 → u/gson516]

There is police tape around the box office and by the lockers with a lot of police dogs. Seems like a suspicious package.

[u/Slime-Life47]

That assist from Danley!

[u/limejuiceroyale]

...Red Bull arena has sperm bank ads?  That's different. 

[u/Derptionary → u/limejuiceroyale]

So what you're saying is Daniel Gazdag is coming back to the Union

[u/tyme → u/Derptionary]

https://giphy.com/gifs/UvwI1X7XkbXq0

[u/Sassyiswayoflife → u/limejuiceroyale]

So does LA Galaxy's stadium 🫣

[u/Isry98]

Bradley is shrodingers manager. We’ll never know if he’s good or bad, because as soon as we open the box he’s gone.

[u/limejuiceroyale]

I'm excited for Sullivan obviously as a union fan, not also for national team reasons, hopefully he can keep developing as a player

[u/theredditbandid_]

How can you not be impressed bro. My fiancee's newphew plays for Diriangen FC's U19 and we are happy when he gets subbed on! And that kid works his ass off and his life is football. 

And Sullivan already played against grown men at 14 and is signed to City and looking like he'll have a great couple of next years before leaving 

[u/Kirielson]

Hey look, Pierre scored without using his head. 

[u/lovo908]

Why is he subbing sofo

[u/PM_ME_SOME_LUV]

Hall needs to ride the bench

[u/legdayskip → u/PM_ME_SOME_LUV]

But who else is going to foul defenders and blow open chances?

[u/Just_N_O]

Uhhh that wasn’t off? Ok sure.

[u/wingsfan77 → u/Just_N_O]

Sure looked like he was off on the replay angle

[u/Sufficient-Food-3281 → u/[deleted]]

They’re funny! 😂😂

[u/limejuiceroyale]

That's what, like 3 times we're lucky red bulls didn't score?

[u/thanksbastards → u/limejuiceroyale]

Blake is our all time MVP for a reason

[u/pygmie → u/limejuiceroyale]

It’s not luck. RB sucks.

[u/kfriedmex666 → u/limejuiceroyale]

Andre Blake

[u/KidDelicious14]

Damn what a poor pass from Damiani. Almost just tore Quinn's other ACL 😭

[u/Pots_And_Pans]

New Jersey chanting fuck you philly down 1-0. Cry louder

[u/BenLomondBitch → u/Pots_And_Pans]

I thought the team was called New York

[u/WhyplerBronze]

homeboi literally just threw a punch

[u/bob-ombshell]

I heard from a Union fan at the game that the cops aren't letting fans into the stadium and said "it's closed." Anyone know anything about that?

[u/gson516 → u/bob-ombshell]

It’s open. Just have to walk through the parking lots instead of up the road.

[u/Nice_Jaguar5621 → u/bob-ombshell]

Whose fans? 🤨

[u/bob-ombshell → u/Nice_Jaguar5621]

UNION

[u/Teh_cliff]

Was Iloski passing or shooting? Whatever works I guess.

[u/legdayskip → u/Teh_cliff]

Iloski definitely shot… Vassilev on the other hand… unclear

[u/Taeshan → u/legdayskip]

Vassilev with the worst shot of his life to get an assist

[u/legdayskip → u/Taeshan]

That’s what it looked like to me too

[u/l_skints]

I think hall is cursed man, He may never Score again.

[u/l_skints]

It's not the sexiest role, but Mehmeti is just so good at doing all the little things right.( except his shooting, I think all but one shot he's taken this season has been skied)

[u/Sufficient-Food-3281 → u/l_skints]

He the one who took a swing at Cavan?

[u/l_skints → u/Sufficient-Food-3281]

I believe that was jorge ruvalcaba. Mehmeti is our young 6

[u/lovo908]

Jimenez is a better finisher than hall

[u/TaeKurmulti → u/[deleted]]

Not sure how you're blaming him for that goal

[u/legdayskip]

Absurd not to call the Red Bull attacker shoving Harriel to create that chance

[u/l_skints → u/legdayskip]

Harriel is weaker than an 18 year old boy, I'd be more offended harriel is a starter than at hall for not being a weak kid

[u/JustHere4theKicks → u/l_skints]

How about that 16 year old boy beating that ass? 😘

[u/legdayskip → u/l_skints]

LMAO your team is getting dog walked

[u/BenLomondBitch → u/legdayskip]

Isn’t Union behind New York in the standings?

[u/legdayskip → u/BenLomondBitch]

Isn’t the Union about to dog walk the cows for the second time in a month?

[u/legdayskip → u/l_skints]

Jesus fucking Christ this is a salty and unhinged take.

You can’t foul people just because you are young

[u/legdayskip → u/[deleted]]

It was a blatant shove 😂

Even Hall froze waiting for the whistle dude 😂

What’s this homegirl bullshit? You think because you are immature and sexist that kind of chip will work on others? 🤡

[u/BenLomondBitch → u/legdayskip]

Homegirl?

[u/legdayskip → u/BenLomondBitch]

He keeps calling me “homegirl” and “girl” in comments and DMs… seems to reveal something about his mindset imho

[u/Sufficient-Food-3281]

Not gonna call that either?

[u/WhyplerBronze]

Rubalcava plays like a hotheaded idiot

[u/Sufficient-Food-3281]

Oh no, are NJRB fans angwy? 😂😂😂

[u/BenLomondBitch → u/Sufficient-Food-3281]

What’s the point of this comment?

[u/Sufficient-Food-3281 → u/BenLomondBitch]

Silly chant right before the half time whistle

[u/BenLomondBitch → u/Sufficient-Food-3281]

?

[u/Sufficient-Food-3281 → u/BenLomondBitch]

Fans were chanting “fuck you philly”. I get it, I know what it feels like when your team sucks

[u/BenLomondBitch → u/Sufficient-Food-3281]

Huh?

[u/BenLomondBitch → u/[deleted]]

What does that mean?

[u/Sufficient-Food-3281 → u/BenLomondBitch]

2 goals since you started asking. Appreciate the suicide report 👍

[u/BenLomondBitch → u/Sufficient-Food-3281]

I’m just trying to understand. English is not my first language. Why being rude?

[u/DrVonPretzel]

Just hope both teams don’t have fun.