The Philadelphia Union hung tough against Columbus Crew SC, holding the early Eastern Conference leaders to a 0-0 draw at Talen Energy Stadium. Both teams avoided a first loss of the season, despite some solid scoring chances throughout the match.
Gyasi Zardes came closest for Crew SC, with a 51st-minute header going just wide, and with Federico Higuain sending him on mirror image runs into goal in the 27th and 64th minutes that were just denied.
Philadelphia had their chances as well, most notably from Alejandro Bedoya and David Accam, though many Union fans' eyes were on new Czech international Borek Dockal, who made his first start.
Goals
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Three Things
THE BIG PICTURE:
While Columbus would have liked to have made it three wins in three contests, the road result put them atop the conference standings at match's end. Philadelphia followed up their home opener two weeks ago with a second result in two matches, similarly situating them well in the East.
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