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Philadelphia Union Introduce New Head Coach

After the sudden resignation from Piotr Nowak, the Philadelphia Union have named Adrien Ducharme as their new Head Coach. Despite his lack of experience in such a role, the club board believe they have gotten their man. Ducharme who is just 37 years old who comes to Philadelphia from Lille (France) where he was regarded as one of the club's up and coming coaching prospects.

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2011 Preseason Recap & Season Preview

Staff News


Shortly after Ducharme's arrival he announced that most of the current staff would be retained while he looked to add some of his own staff to compliment them. Ducharme quickly named fellow Frenchman Richard Tardy as his First Team Coach. Tardy is believed to be a mentor figure to Ducharme with his significant head coaching history. Ducharme also added Canadian scout Davide Xausa. Xausa has a significant amount of knowledge in England and Scotland, an area where Ducharme would like to find future talent.

Current Staff

Head Coach - Adrien Ducharme (France, 1st year with club)
Assistant Coach - John Hackworth (USA, 2nd year)
First Team Coach - Richard Tardy (France, 1st year)
Coach - Joshua Gros (USA, 2nd year)
Coach - Brendan Burke (USA, 1st year)
GK Coach - Rob Vartughian (USA, 2nd year)
Fitness Coach - Paul Rushing (USA, 2nd year)
Physio - Matt Sherwood (USA, 1st year)
Scout - Davide Xausa (Canada, 1st year)
Scout - Diego Gutierrez (USA, 1st year)

Ducharme and the club are still looking to add additional scouts and another physio.

Roster News

Ducharme quickly noted the team's weakness in his most important area of the pitch, defensively the team needs improvement. However, Ducharme was unable to bring in the type of talent needed to upgrade the team significantly after failing to get defender Eric Lichaj on loan from Aston Villa. The 2 clubs were unable to reach an agreement on the amount of salary contribution required to complete the deal.

In February the Union brought in defender Nick Garcia (USA, 31 yrs old) on a free transfer. Garcia made 23 appearances last season with Toronto and is capable of playing anywhere on the defensive line. Ducharme also added defender Ty Harden (USA, 27 yrs old) during the Waiver Draft. Harden made 12 appearances last season with Toronto. Perhaps the most popular signing was midfielder Conor Shanosky (USA, 19 yrs old) after being waived by DC United. Shanosky is regarded as a top prospect.

Defender Joe Tait (England, 21 yrs old) was waived to allow the team to be below the International Limit. He remains a free agent.

Roster

#1 Faryd Mondragon, GK (Columbia, 39 yrs old)
#3 Juan Diego Gonzalez, D (Columbia, 30 yrs old)
#4 Danny Califf, D (USA, 30 yrs old)
#5 Carlos Valdes, D (Columbia, 25 yrs old)
#6 Stefani Miglioranzi, M (Brazil, 33 yrs old)
#7 Brian Carroll, M (USA, 29 yrs old)
#8 Roger Torres, M (Columbia, 19 yrs old) *On Loan from America de Cali*
#9 Sebastien Le Toux, M (France, 27 yrs old)
#10 Danny Mwanga, F (Congo, 19 yrs old)
#11 Freddy Adu, M (USA, 21 yrs old)
#13 Kyle Nakazawa, M (USA, 22 yrs old)
#14 Amobi Okugo, M (USA, 20 yrs old)
#15 Gabriel Farfan, D (USA, 22 yrs old)
#16 Veljko Paunovic, M (Serbia, 33 yrs old)
#17 Keon Daniel, M (Trinidad, 24 yrs old)
#18 Zac McMath, GK (USA, 19 yrs old)
#19 Jack McInerney, F (USA, 18 yrs old)
#21 Justin Mapp, M (USA, 26 yrs old)
#22 Ty Harden, D (USA, 27 yrs old)
#25 Sheanon Williams, D (USA, 20 yrs old)
#30 Nick Garcia, D (USA, 31 yrs old)

Justin Mapp suffered a knee injury during a preseason friendly and has missed all of training camp.

Friendlies

1/21/11 - Defeated Philadelphia Reserves (4:0)
2/15/11 - Defeated Harrisburg City Islanders (2:0)
2/22/11 - Lost to Charleston Battery (0:1)
3/1/11 - Lost to Cruz Azul (Mexico) (0:2)
3/6/11 - Lost to Ajax (Netherlands) (0:1)

Lamar Hunt Cup

The Union have drawn a home match versus DC United for the First Round Qualifying Match. The match will be played on April 13.

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MLS Regular Season Match - Philadelphia at Houston
Robertson Stadium
71 F / Breezy / 7:30 PM

Houston is favored with 5-4 odds, the Union are the underdogs with 7-4 odds.

Squad
GK - Mondragon
D - Williams / Califf / Valdes / Farfan / Carroll
M - Le Toux / Okugo / Daniel / Adu
F - Mwanga

Bench - McMath / Gonzalez / Miglioranzi / Mapp / Garcia / Nakazawa / Paunovic
Inactive - Harden / Torres / McInerney

First Half
2' - It didn't take long to get on the board for the Union! On the attack Daniel finds Adu with a little bit of space for the shot from just outside the penalty area and Adu smashes one in the top corner! Phi 1 : 0 Hou
10' - Daniel creating more opportunities with a great through ball to Le Toux who fires on goal but is denied by Houston's GK Leip!
13' - Houston makes good on their first opportunity of the evening with a cross from Davis on target to Cameron for the easy goal from inside the box! Phi 1 : 1 Hou
20' - The Davis-Cameron connection almost scores again, this time off a corner but Mondragon makes a great save and the Union are able to clear the threat!
26' - Adu plays a perfect pass for Mwanga into space and Mwanga beats his marker and flicks it by their GK Leip! Phi 2 : 1 Hou
28' - Le Toux with a run up the right side of the pitch and hits an early cross ahead to Mwanga and he sneaks it past Leip!!! Phi 3 : 1 Hou
38' - Houston's Corey Ashe is booked for tripping.
42' - On the counter attack Philadelphia's Le Toux plays a great through ball into the area to Williams who gets tackled hard but no foul is called!

Half Time
Philadelphia 3 : 1 Houston
The Union are in control after a dominating first half, controlling possession with 56% and 7 shots!

Second Half
45' - Houston's Calen Carr comes on for Eddie Robinson.
53' - Le Toux with the pass into the area to Mwanga but Mwanga blasts the shot into the upper deck!
63' - Houston's Adam Moffat comes on for Carlo Costly.
64' - Philadelphia's Nakazawa comes on for Daniel.
70' - Houston's Ching gets booked for tripping.
70' - Philadelphia's Mapp comes on for Mwanga.
71' - On an attacking free kick Adu makes an excellent attempt at goal but gets denied by a great save by Leip!
74' - Philadelphia's Garcia comes on for Williams.
82' - Mapp intercepts a pass near midfield and has an advantage but his shot gets deflected wide of the goal!

Final
Philadelphia 3 : 1 Houston
Ducharme's defense was able to make things very difficult for Houston while cluttering the area with bodies and the Union start the season with a big win!

Philadelphia Stats
Shots: 12
On Target: 5
Possession: 54%
Fouls: 9

Houston Stats
Shots: 8
On Target: 2
Possession: 46%
Fouls: 10

Man of the Match: Freddy Adu, PHI (8.8 f/t rating, 1 goal, 1 assist)
Attendance: 19,628

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MLS Player of the Week & AT&T Goal of the Week
March 22, 2011

MLS Player of the Week
1st - Danny Mwanga (PHI) : 2 goals
2nd - Juan Agudelo (NY) : 2 goals
3rd - Freddy Adu (PHI) : 1 goal, 1 assist

AT&T Goal of the Week
1st: Freddy Montero (SEA)
2nd: Osvaldo Alonso (SEA)
3rd: Freddy Adu (PHI)

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MLS Regular Season Match - Vancouver at Philadelphia
March 23, 2011
PPL Park
64 F / Breezy & Wet / 7:30 PM

McMath, Okugo, Torres, and McInerney are all traveling with their international squads.

Philadelphia is favored with 5-4 odds, while Vancouver is the underdogs with 7-4 odds.

Squad
GK - Mondragon
D - Williams / Califf / Valdes / Farfan / Carroll
M - Le Toux / Miglioranzi / Daniel / Adu
F - Mwanga

Bench - Gonzalez / Harden / Mapp / Garcia / Nakazawa / Paunovic
Inactive - Torres / McInerney / Okugo / McMath

First Half
4' - Off a Philadelphia corner kick, the ball is loose in the box and Vancouver's Hassli tries to clear it but kicks it in his own goal! VAN 0 : 1 PHI
16' - Farfan gets booked for a hard tackle.
22' - Vancouver's Harris gets booked for holding. Off the indirect free kick, Miglioranzi fires one towards goal from about 30 yards out and grazes the cross bar!
28' - Vancouver's Jarju with a long through ball ahead to Salinas who shoots from just inside the penalty area but Philadephia's Valdes blocks it!
39' - Vancouver's Hassli with a shot from just outside the penalty area and he bangs it off the crossbar!

Half Time
Vancouver 0 : 1 Philadelphia
The Union are in complete control but have not been able to create their own goal so far. Garcia comes on for Farfan.

Second Half
46' - Vancouver's Duckett is booked for tripping.
50' - Vancouver's Brovsky comes on for Salinas.
52' - Daniel with a run down the middle and he shoots from just outside the area and he bangs it off the crossbar!
62' - Vancouver's Chiumiento comes on for Harris.
64' - Off a corner Vancouver's Hassli redeems himself with a header goal! VAN 1 : 1 PHI
67' - Vancouver's Rochat is booked for tripping.
68' - Mwanga gets booked for tripping.
76' - Williams drills a cross and Adu is there with a fierce header for the goal!!! VAN 1 : 2 PHI
77' - Gonzalez comes on for Williams.
82' - Daniel goes down with an injury after a collision and needs to come off. Nakazawa comes on.
83' - Vancouver's Duckett his shown his 2nd yellow card and sent off for a vicious tackle on Adu.
85' - Adu gets some revenge with a great floating cross that finds Le Toux free on the far side and he scores with ease!! VAN 1 : 3 PHI

Final
Vancouver 1 : 3 Philadelphia
After 70 minutes of not taking advantage of their opportunities the Union finally capitalized with 2 late goals.

Vancouver Stats
Shots: 6
On Target: 2
Possession: 42%
Fouls: 13

Philadelphia Stats
Shots: 10
On Target: 3
Possession: 58%
Fouls: 9

Man of the Match: Freddy Adu, PHI (8.2 f/t rating, 1 goal, 1 assist)
Attendance: 18,429

Other MLS Scores:
Chicago 0 : 1 Sporting KC
Columbus 1 : 1 New York
FC Dallas 0 : 1 San Jose
New England 0 : 0 DC United
Real Salt Lake 1 : 1 Los Angeles
Seattle 1 : 0 Houston

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MLS Player of the Week & AT&T Goal of the Week
March 29, 2011

MLS Player of the Week
1st - Kyle Beckerman, RSL (1 goal, 1 assist)
2nd - Freddy Adu, PHI (1 goal, 1 assist)
3rd - Sebastien Le Toux, PHI (1 goal, 1 assist)

AT&T Goal of the Week
1st - Sebastien Le Toux, PHI
2nd - Freddy Adu, PHI
3rd - Andres Mendoza, CLB

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MLS Regular Season Match - Los Angeles (1-2-0) vs Philadelphia (2-0-0)
April 2, 2011
Home Depot Center
68 F / Breezy / 7:30 PM

McInerney is out with a cold and McMath is doubtful with a stubbed finger. Beckham is out with a hip injury for LA.

Los Angeles is favored with Pick'Em Odds, while Philadelphia is the underdogs with 11-5 odds.

Squad
GK - Mondragon
D - Williams / Califf / Valdes / Farfan / Carroll
M - Le Toux / Miglioranzi / Daniel / Adu
F - Mwanga

Bench - McMath / Gonzalez / Okugo / Mapp / Garcia / Nakazawa / Paunovic
Inactive - Torres / McInerney / Harden

First Half
7' - Adu with a great run down the left side and makes a nice move into the area! He shoots but its blocked by Ricketts!
21' - Miglioranzi turns it over near midfield and Donovan has a breakaway but he is denied the goal on the save by Mondragon!
33' - LA's Franklin with the cross into the box and Califf intercepts it but is unable to clear it! LA's Stephens intercepts the clearance and scores from just inside the penalty area! LA 1 : 0 PHI
43' - LA patiently picks apart the Union's defense and Keane gets the ball at the top of the area and he drives one in for the goal! LA 2 : 0 PHI

Half Time
Los Angeles 2 : 0 Philadelphia
LA is dominating this match in almost every possible way, the Union have to quickly make adjustments if they have any chance of getting any points.

Second Half
45' - Nakazawa comes on for Miglioranzi.
52' - The Union quickly strike in the 2nd half off a corner from Daniel that Valdes heads in for the goal! LA 2 : 1 PHI
53' - Birchell on for LA and Barrett off.
55' - LA's Juninho with a superb lobbing through ball that finds Donovan free behind Philly's defense for the easy goal! Donovan is now LA's all-time leading goal scorer! LA 3 : 1 PHI
60' - Garcia comes on, Williams goes off.
68' - LA sends an early cross into the box and Donovan gets a strong header on it but it goes just high!
74' - Donovan carves open the Union defense and fires on goal but bangs it off the post!
75' - Mwanga finally threatens the Galaxy's defense but they are able to overpower him and force the corner.
75' - Mapp comes on for Le Toux.
80' - On a counter attack Mwanga sends a cross into the area for Mapp but Mapp gets denied the goal by Ricketts!
90' - Mwanga goes down in pain but will play through it.

Final
Los Angeles 3 : 1 Philadelphia
The Galaxy were in complete control as their superior talent was clearly evident.

Los Angeles Stats
Shots: 14
On Target: 6
Possession: 63%
Fouls: 8

Philadelphia Stats
Shots: 4
On Target: 3
Possession: 37%
Fouls: 6

Man of the Match: Michael Stephens, LA (7.6 f/t, 1 goal)
Attendance: 23,387

Other MLS Scores

Toronto 0 : 2 CD Chivas USA
Columbus 1 : 0 Dallas
Vancouver 2 : 0 Sporting KC
New England 1 : 0 Portland
New York 2 : 0 Houston
San Jose 2 : 2 Seattle

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MLS Player of the Week & AT&T Goal of the Week
April 5, 2011

MLS Player of the Week
1st - Eric Hassli, VAN (2 goals)
2nd - Chad Marshall, CLB (1 goal)
3rd - Joel Lindpere, NY (1 goal)

AT&T Goal of the Week
1st - Khari Stephenson, SJ
2nd - Sam Cronin, SJ
3rd - Robbie Keane, LA

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MLS Regular Season Match - Philadelphia (3E, 2-0-1) vs. New York (2E, 2-1-0)
April 9, 2011
PPL Park
48 F / Breezy / 7:00 PM
ESPN

Tim Ream is doubtful with a hernia and Rafael Marquez is out with a sprained ankle for New York.

Philadelphia is favored with 6-4 odds and New York are the underdogs with 13-8 odds.

Squad
GK - Mondragon
D - Williams / Califf / Valdes / Farfan / Carroll
M - Le Toux / Okugo / Adu / Mapp
F - Mwanga

Bench - McMath / Gonzalez / Miglioranzi / Daniel / Garcia / Nakazawa / Torres
Inactive - Paunovic / McInerney / Harden

First Half
2' - New York with a deep clearance and Agudelo is free, Carroll does well to hassle him and force the shot to be off target!
14' - Mwanga forces the turnover from their defense and gets free in the area and scores it!! PHI 1 : 0 NY
23' - The Union on the attack and NY is unable to clear it with Adu gaining control and placing a great shot for the goal!!! PHI 2 : 0 NY
32' - NY's Keel gets booked for tripping.
34' - Mapp goes down after a hard tackle and needs to come off. Daniel comes on.
40' - NY's Mendes gets booked for tripping. On the ensuing free kick near midfield Daniel sends one towards the box and Califf is left unmarked for the easy header goal!!! PHI 3 : 0 NY
44' - A counter move by Philadelphia leads to a great strike by Le Toux but he grazes the cross bar and it goes over!

Half Time
Philadelphia 3 : 0 New York
The Union are feeding off a rowdy sellout crowd with a great performance in the 1st half! The defense has done well to shut down Agudelo and Henry so far.

Second Half
59' - The Union works the ball into the area and Adu headers a lose ball ahead to Daniel who scores from in close!! PHI 4 : 0 NY
63' - Torres and McMath come on for Le Toux and Mondragon.
65' - A great move by NY leads to a shot up close from Solli but he can't get it on goal!
73' - Torres splits their central defenders and feeds Mwanga who scores from an tough angle!! PHI 5 : 0 NY
74' - NY's McCarty comes off and Paullo comes on.
76' - A great through ball from Carroll and Mwanga goes for the hat trick but bangs it off the post!
79' - NY's Robinson and Agudelo come off and Hertzog and Auvray come on.

Final
Philadelphia 5 : 0 New York
Complete domination behind the home crowd and a New York team that just didn't show up for this one. Justin Mapp will miss 4 weeks with a groin strain.

Philadelphia Stats
Shots: 15
On Target: 7
Possession: 40%
Fouls: 9

New York Stats
Shots: 7
On Target: 0
Possession: 60%
Fouls: 9

Man of the Match: Danny Mwanga, PHI (9.2 f/t rating, 2 goals)
Attendance: 18,500

Other MLS Scores
Seattle 2 : 2 Chicago
Chivas USA 0 : 3 Columbus
DC United 2 : 2 Los Angeles
FC Dallas 0 : 0 Colorado
New England 2 : 0 Real Salt Lake
San Jose 3 : 0 Toronto

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MLS Player of the Week & AT&T Goal of the Week
April 12, 2011

MLS Player of the Week
1st - Danny Mwanga, PHI (2 goals)
2nd - Eric Hassli, VAN (2 goals)
3rd - Robbie Keane, LA (2 goals)

AT&T Goal of the Week
1st - Mauro Rosales, SEA
2nd - Brian Ching, HOU
3rd - Andres Mendoza, CLB

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Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Qualifying Round 1st Rd Match - Philadelphia vs. DC United
April 13, 2011
PPL Park
42 F / Breezy / 7:30 PM

Dwayne De Rosario is out with bruised ribs and Branko Boskovic is doubtful with a bruised shin for DC United. While Justin Mapp is out with a groin strain for Philadelphia.

Philadelphia is favored with 6-4 odds and DC United are the underdogs with 13-8 odds.

Squad
GK - Mondragon
D - Garcia / Harden / Valdes / Gonzalez / Miglioranzi
M - Le Toux / Okugo / Daniel / Adu
F - McInerney

Bench - McMath / Farfan / Carroll / Paunovic / Williams / Nakazawa / Torres
Inactive - Mapp / Mwanga / Califf

First Half
3' - A great one-two combination with Le Toux and McInerney, that ends with a through ball to McInerney and he scores!! However, the goal is disallowed due to a questionable offsides call.
18' - Le Toux and McInerney team up again - this time with Le Toux running the ball deep into the area on the right before centering to McInerney who scores with a powerful shot!!! PHI 1 : 0 DC
27' - A nice play by Adu knifing through the United defense but his shot is just wide! Philly is in control of the match thus far.
33' - Off a counter attack Philadelphia has a 5 on 3 advantage and Okugo plays an amazing pass through to McInerney who bangs it off the post and in for his 2nd goal of the night!!! PHI 2 : 0 DC

Half Time
Philadelphia 2 : 0 DC United
Complete domination in the first half by Philly despite not playing several key players. With a MLS match in the coming days Ducharme will likely look to rest some more players with the lead they have.

Second Half
45' - Torres and Nakazawa come on for Adu and Le Toux for Philadelphia.
45'- McTavish and Boskovic come on for Korb and Brettschneider for DC.
52' - da Luz comes on and King comes off for DC.
60' - DC United catch Mondragon napping and they put a shot on goal and as he is trying to put it behind for a corner he knocks it in! PHI 2 : 1 DC
82' - A deep shot from DC's Simms is more challenging than it should be and Mondragon cannot control it! However, Philly gets a break when DC commits a foul allowing for the free kick clearance!
88' - Garcia gets booked for tripping.
90+1' - A deep shot from DC's da Luz but Mondragon is able to make the diving save!

Final
Philadelphia 2 : 1 DC United
The 2nd half was more even but the early domination provided the necessary lead as the Union advance to the 2nd Rd of Qualifying. Their rivals DC United are surely disappointed to not meet club expectations. The Union will travel to play New England on May 4th for the 2nd Rd match.

Philadelphia Stats
Shots: 9
On Target: 4
Possession: 50%
Fouls: 6

DC United Stats
Shots: 9
On Target: 2
Possession: 50%
Fouls: 13

Man of the Match: Jack McInerney, PHI (8.8 f/t rating, 2 goals)
Attendance: 17,130

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MLS Regular Season Match - Philadelphia (2E, 3-0-1) vs. Seattle (4W, 1-3-1)
April 7, 2011
PPL Park
62 F / Breezy & Wet / 4:00 PM

Seattle is favored with 6-4 odds and Philadelphia are the underdogs with 13-8 odds.

Injury Report
PHI - Mapp (Out, Groin)
SEA - Montero (Out, Foot); Park (Out, Knee); Jaque (Out, Ankle)
Squad
GK - Mondragon
D - Williams / Califf / Valdes / Farfan / Carroll
M - Le Toux / Okugo / Daniel / Adu
F - Mwanga

Bench - McMath / Gonzalez / Miglioranzi / Paunovic / Garcia / Nakazawa / Torres
Inactive - Mapp / McInerney / Harden

First Half
6' - Off a deep free kick the Union defense misplays the ball but Mondragon bails them out with a great diving save!!
18' - A nice play by Mwanga and he sets up Le Toux who has a strike on goal but Kellar punches it over goal!
26' - Seattle's Riley is booked.
38' - Seattle turns it over deep on their side of the pitch and Le Toux gets a point blank shot but Kellar makes the incredible save!!
41' - A turnover near midfield and Seattle is on the attack with a great pass from Zakuani to Ochoa! Ochoa drives it past Mondragon for the goal!!! PHI 0 : 1 SEA

Half Time
Philadelphia 0 : 1 Seattle
An even match so far with both teams creating opportunities but neither team has finished well.

Second Half
52' - Seattle's Fernandez is booked
54' - Off a corner by Seattle's Rosales, they score on a diving header from Zakuani! PHI 0 : 2 SEA
64' - Nakazawa and Miglioranzi come on for Daniel and Okugo.
64' - Seattle's Rosales is booked.
71' - Seattle on a counter attack with a cross and a lobbing header catches Mondragon out of position but he recovers to punch it over!
90' - Off a corner by Seattle's Gonzalez, Ianni scores on the easy goal as the Philly defense misjudges the ball! PHI 0 : 3 SEA

Final
Philadelphia 0 : 3 Seattle
A poor performance by the home team ends a nice winning streak that Philadelphia had going on but it had to come to an end sooner or later.

Philadelphia Stats
Shots: 11
On Target: 3
Possession: 45%
Fouls: 6

Seattle Stats
Shots: 15
On Target: 6
Possession: 55%
Fouls: 13

Man of the Match: Patrick Ianni, SEA (8.4 f/t, 1 goal)
Attendance: 17,387

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MLS Regular Season Match - Real Salt Lake (8W, 1-1-2) vs. Philadelphia (5E, 3-0-2)
April 23, 2011
Rio Tinto Stadium
53 F / Gusty / 7:00 PM

Real Salt Lake is favored with 5-4 odds while Philadelphia is at 7-4 odds.

Injury Report
PHI - Mapp (Out, Groin)
RSL - Espinola (Out, Ankle); Borchers (Out, Knee)

Squad
GK - Mondragon
D - Williams / Califf / Valdes / Farfan / Carroll
M - Le Toux / Okugo / Daniel / Adu
F - Mwanga

Bench - McMath / Gonzalez / Miglioranzi / Paunovic / Garcia / Nakazawa / Torres
Inactive - Mapp / McInerney / Harden

First Half
32' - After a rather uneventful start to the game; RSL patiently works the ball through our defense and their ST Sabario is able to get space at the top of the area and he scores with the well placed shot!! RSL 1 : 0 PHI
34' - RSL's Beltran booked for tripping.
40' - A threatening corner leads to a strong header for RSL but it goes just high!

Half Time
Real Salt Lake 1 : 0 Philadelphia
RSL has done well to control possession and pace of the match - they have basically controlled the ball playing keep away from the Union.

Second Half
57' - Finally a threat by the Union with a Adu cross into Mwanga but the shot is into the side netting.
60' - Mwanga steals the ball from a RSL defender and is free but his shot goes wide!
63' - A well placed through ball from Williams gets Mwanga in space in RSL's area but RSL's GK just gets a piece of the shot and deflects it off the post!
75' - Daniel with a nice run through the middle of the pitch and plays a through ball to Mwanga. Mwanga is free once again but misses wide again!
75' - RSL's Beltran off, Russell on.
77' - PHI's Carroll off, Torres on.
84' - PHI's Farfan off, Paunovic on.
88' - RSL's Johnson off, Williams on.
90' - RSL's Morales off, Alvarez on.

Final
Real Salt Lake 1 - 0 Philadelphia
RSL controlled the ball and tempo all game; Philly's poor finish throughout cost them today.

Real Salt Lake Stats
Shots: 9
On Target: 1
Possession: 62%
Fouls: 7

Philadelphia Stats
Shots: 10
On Target: 3
Possession: 38%
Fouls: 5

Man of the Match: Nick Rimando, RSL (7.3 FT, 3 saves)
Attendance: 18,489

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MLS Regular Season Match - Philadelphia (5E, 3-0-3) vs. San Jose (4W, 3-2-1)
April 30, 2011
PPL Park
62 F / Breezy & Wet / 4:00 PM

Philadelphia is favored with 6-4 odds.

Injury Report
PHI - Mapp (Doubtful, Groin)
SJ - Bingham (Out, Finger)

Squad
GK - Mondragon
D - Williams / Califf / Valdes / Farfan / Carroll
M - Le Toux / Okugo / Daniel / Adu
F - Mwanga

Bench - McMath / Gonzalez / Miglioranzi / Paunovic / Garcia / Nakazawa / Torres
Inactive - Mapp / McInerney / Harden

First Half
17' - SJ on the attack with a great pass deep into the Union's area but the shot is poor and misses wide!
19' - SJ again applying pressure and with the ball deep into the Union's area this time they make Philly pay on the goal by Gordon! PHI 0 - 1 SJ
28' - Williams with the interception near midfield creating a counter opportunity and the ball is played ahead to Mwanga but his shot is blocked wide of the goal!
40' - SJ misplay a clearance and Le Toux gets a shot at goal but he's denied!
44' - Adu is booked for tripping.

Half Time
Philadelphia 0 - 1 San Jose
Another poor start for the Union and they face a 2nd half deficit but well within reach.

Second Half
45' - Califf and Daniel off for Gonzalez and Nakazawa.
59' - San Jose pressing and Ring fires a powerful shot from just outside the area that misses just wide!
68' - A great cross by Adu in to Le Toux and he fires but it hits the post and rolls just along the goal line but does not go in!
74' - San Jose pressing again and a great cross puts Wondolowski into the box but he just misses with the header shot!!
90+3' - Adu centers the ball well outside the area and Le Toux fires and misses way wide! A waste of an opportunity and possession.
90+4' - Mwanga knifes through the SJ defense and plays it to Le Toux - he shoots but its knocked wide by the GK!!

Final
Philadelphia 0 - 1 San Jose
Another tough loss for Philly and Ducharme has to look at make some changes to the lineup to end this poor run.

Philadelphia Stats
Shots: 11
On Target: 4
Possession: 48%
Fouls: 5

San Jose Stats
Shots: 13
On Target: 2
Possession: 52%
Fouls: 5

Man of the Match: Bobby Convey, SJ (7.5 FT, 1 assist)
Attendance: 14,851

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Re: Adrien Ducharme: Quest to return Home (FM12)

MLS MONTHLY REPORT

MLS Eastern Conference
TEAM	GP	W	D	L	PTS
D.C. United	7	4	2	1	14
Columbus	7	4	2	1	14
New York	7	4	1	2	13
New England	8	3	2	3	11
Philadelphia	7	3	0	4	9
Sporting KC	6	2	1	3	7
Chicago	7	1	1	5	4
Houston	7	1	1	5	4
Toronto FC	8	0	1	7	1

MLS Western Conference
TEAM	GP	W	D	L	PTS
Los Angeles	8	4	4	0	16
CD Chivas USA	7	5	1	1	16
San Jose	7	4	2	1	14
Seattle	8	3	4	1	13
Vancouver	8	4	0	4	12
Portland	7	3	2	2	11
Real Salt Lake	6	2	1	3	7
Colorado	7	1	3	3	6
FC Dallas	6	1	2	3	5

MLS Player of the Month

Vancouver's Eric Hassli

6 apps, 6 goals, 7.6 FT rating

Soccer Leaders - Updated: May 1, 2011
GOALS	G	Assists	A
1. Robbie Keane, LA	7	1. Landon Donovan, LA	6
2. Eric Hassli, VAN	7	2. Jan Gunnar Solli, NY	5
3. Landon Donovan, LA	6	3. Juninho, LA	4
4. Juan Agudelo, NY	5	4. 8 tied with	3
5. 5 tied with	4	5.