Down eight players, six of those being starters, and the Philadelphia Union were able to find a way to beat the Portland Timbers 3-1, earning their first win of the season. Todd gives his thoughts on the game and discusses big performances from Oliver Semmle, Jeremy Rafanello, and Julian Carranza. Mikael Uhre's missed chances, but steps up big with a huge assist. Todd also talks about the latest MLS news including Cavan Sullivan's Union II debut, and Team of the match day honors for the Union.

 

News:

• Cavan Sullivan makes Union 2 debut: [
• Julian Carranza, Oliver Semmle, Jim Curtin all make MLS team of the match day for week 6: [

Portland v Philadelphia:

• Overall thoughts: [
• Jeremy Rafanello's performance: [
• Mikael Uhre redeems missed chances: [
• Oliver Semmle's performance: [
• 3 Stars: [

Blunder of The Week:

• Kyle Almoney sleeping through the Union game: [

 

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