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Philadelphia Union beat FC Cincinnati 5-0 on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 in the MLS.

Goals: Quinn Sullivan 43' (penalty), Bruno Damiani 45'+1', Bruno Damiani 49', Bruno Damiani 61', Milan Iloski 89' (penalty).

Philadelphia Union sit 6th on 46 points.

FC Cincinnati sit 8th on 39 points.

Philadelphia Union have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.

FC Cincinnati have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Last 5 meetings: Philadelphia Union won 3, FC Cincinnati won 2, 0 drawn.

Competition: MLS
Start time: Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 7:45 PM (ET)
Venue: Subaru Park, Chester, Pennsylvania
Where to watch: FS1, Apple TV (In the United States · ESPN)

The match in numbers

Philadelphia Union beat FC Cincinnati 5-0.
Quinn Sullivan opened the scoring for Philadelphia Union on 43'.
Obinna Nwobodo was sent off on 16'.

Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users

Goals and cards

16'Obinna NwobodoRed

40'EvanderYellow

43'⚽Quinn SullivanPenalty

45'+1'⚽Bruno DamianiGoal

49'⚽Bruno DamianiGoal

61'⚽Bruno DamianiGoal

87'Tah AnungaYellow

89'⚽Milan IloskiPenalty

Live commentary

Match ends, Philadelphia Union 5, FC Cincinnati 0.
90'+6'Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 5, FC Cincinnati 0.
90'+6'Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
90'+5'Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Andrei Chirila.
90'+4'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+4'Delay in match because of an injury Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati).
90'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
90'Andrei Chirila (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'Goal! Philadelphia Union 5, FC Cincinnati 0. Milan Iloski (Philadelphia Union) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
87'Tah Brian Anunga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87'Penalty Philadelphia Union. Malik Jakupovic draws a foul in the penalty area.
87'Penalty conceded by Tah Brian Anunga (FC Cincinnati) after a foul in the penalty area.
82'VAR Decision: No Goal Philadelphia Union 4-0 FC Cincinnati.
81'GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
81'Offside, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell is caught offside.
80'Foul by Malik Jakupovic (Philadelphia Union).
80'Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79'Attempt blocked. Malik Jakupovic (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
76'Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
76'Kyle Smith (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75'Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Cavan Sullivan.
75'Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Samuel Gidi replaces Ayoub Jabbari.
75'Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Malik Jakupovic replaces Bruno Damiani.
72'VAR Decision: No Goal Philadelphia Union 4-0 FC Cincinnati.
72'GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
72'Handball by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
69'Attempt blocked. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frankie Westfield with a cross.
69'Attempt blocked. Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Damiani.
67'Milan Iloski (Philadelphia Union) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Cavan Sullivan.
67'Attempt missed. Milan Iloski (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Frankie Westfield.
66'Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Indiana Vassilev replaces Quinn Sullivan.
66'Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Milan Iloski replaces Ezekiel Alladoh.
65'Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jesús Bueno replaces Jovan Lukic.
62'Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Gerardo Valenzuela.
61'Goal! Philadelphia Union 4, FC Cincinnati 0. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cavan Sullivan.
58'Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
58'Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57'Attempt missed. Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Nathan Harriel.
55'Attempt missed. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a corner.
54'Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
53'Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53'Foul by Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati).
49'Goal! Philadelphia Union 3, FC Cincinnati 0. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
48'Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48'Foul by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).
47'Foul by Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union).
47'Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Nick Hagglund replaces Ender Echenique.
45'Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 2, FC Cincinnati 0.
45'Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tom Barlow replaces Kévin Denkey.
45'Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Evander.
45'+9'First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 2, FC Cincinnati 0.
45'+9'Foul by Ezekiel Alladoh (Philadelphia Union).
45'+9'Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+8'Attempt missed. Frankie Westfield (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a fast break.
45'+7'Foul by Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union).
45'+7'Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+6'Foul by Neil Pierre (Philadelphia Union).
45'+6'Kyle Smith (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5'Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
45'+5'Attempt saved. Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Cavan Sullivan with a through ball.
45'+1'Goal! Philadelphia Union 2, FC Cincinnati 0. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cavan Sullivan following a fast break.
45'+1'Attempt missed. Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan following a fast break.
45'+1'Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
45'Foul by Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union).
45'Andrei Chirila (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43'Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
42'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40'Delay in match because of an injury Neil Pierre (Philadelphia Union).
40'Evander (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40'Penalty Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan draws a foul in the penalty area.
40'Penalty conceded by Evander (FC Cincinnati) after a foul in the penalty area.
39'Attempt blocked. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danley Jean Jacques.
37'Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
37'Attempt blocked. Ezekiel Alladoh (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
35'Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union).
35'Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32'Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Neil Pierre.
30'Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
30'Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29'Attempt missed. Ezekiel Alladoh (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cavan Sullivan with a cross.
27'Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union).
27'Kyle Smith (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26'Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Kyle Smith.
25'Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Ender Echenique.
23'Handball by Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati).
22'Foul by Frankie Westfield (Philadelphia Union).
22'Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21'Attempt missed. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrei Chirila.
20'Foul by Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union).
20'Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19'Attempt blocked. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezekiel Alladoh.
16'Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the red card.
14'VAR Decision: Card upgraded Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
14'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
13'Delay in match because of an injury Frankie Westfield (Philadelphia Union).
12'Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
12'Frankie Westfield (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11'Offside, Philadelphia Union. Bruno Damiani is caught offside.
6'Attempt missed. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
5'Foul by Ezekiel Alladoh (Philadelphia Union).
5'Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1'Offside, Philadelphia Union. Frankie Westfield is caught offside.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Commentary: ESPN

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