Daniel Gazdag scored twice because the Philadelphia Union thrashed rivals D.C. United 4-0 in MLS on Sunday, sustaining their push for a playoff berth.
Hungary worldwide Gazdag netted both facet of half-time and was joined on the scoresheet by Mikael Uhre and Tai Baribo because the Union ran riot at Subaru Park.
Uhre scored for a fourth straight recreation simply 13 minutes in, tapping house after good work from Quinn Sullivan on the best flank, then Gazdag doubled Philadelphia’s lead three minutes later.
He pounced on a poor clearance from Christopher McVey to lash a shot previous Alex Bono, later doubling up by capping a swift 69th-minute counterattack.
Baribo acquired in on the motion between Gazdag’s targets by heading house Sullivan’s cross, with D.C.’s greatest alternative for a comfort seeing Boris Enow’s shot deflect off Nathan Harriel and rattle the publish.
Whereas Philadelphia proceed to occupy the Jap Convention’s remaining wild-card berth with 4 regular-season video games to play, D.C. are three factors adrift of the playoff image in thirteenth.
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Knowledge Debrief: Gazdag on the double
Gazdag’s brace took him to 17 regular-season targets for 2024, seven greater than every other Philadelphia participant has managed, with Uhre mentioning double figures on Sunday.
Solely D.C. captain Christian Benteke – who was restricted to 2 pictures totalling 0.14 anticipated targets (xG) on Sunday – has outscored him in MLS this time period (19 targets).
