Philadelphia Union beat DC United in five-goal thriller

Apr 21, 2013 at 10pm UK

Philadelphia Union secure a 3-2 away victory over DC United in an entertaining clash at the RFK Stadium.

Published: April 22 2013 | 00:20

Last updated: April 30 2013 | 00:41

Philadelphia Union secured a 3-2 away victory over DC United in an entertaining clash at the RFK Stadium.

The Union were ahead in the sixth minute when Jack McInerney broke upfield and ran past two defenders before powering the ball past Bill Hamid in the United goal.

Philadelphia doubled their lead minutes later when Danny Cruz raided down the right and squared the ball for Conor Casey on the edge of the area and he fired an effort into the bottom corner.

However, United got themselves back in the game almost immediately when Perry Kitchen's shot flew into the net from close range after Dwayne De Rosario teed him up inside the box.

This joy was short-lived for United, as McInerney got his second of the game and Union's third when Sheanon Williams's throw-in deflected into his path at the back post where he supplied a clinical finish past Hamid.

After the break United got back into the game for the second time when Lionard Pajoy headed home Daniel Woolard's cross from close range.

DC pushed to get back into the game but couldn't find a way past Zac MacMath in the Union goal and the visitors almost made sure of the points when Keon Daniel raced clear but he was denied by Hamid, as Philadelphia claimed the win.

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Eastern Conference

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Inter Miami Inter Miami	34	22	8	4	79	49	30	74
2	Columbus Crew	34	19	9	6	72	40	32	66
3	FC Cincinnati Cincinnati	34	18	5	11	58	48	10	59
4	Orlando City	34	15	7	12	59	50	9	52
5	Charlotte FC Charlotte FC	34	14	9	11	46	37	9	51
6	New York City FC NY City	34	14	8	12	54	49	5	50
7	New York Red Bulls NY Red Bulls	34	11	14	9	55	50	5	47
8	CF Montreal Montreal	34	11	10	13	48	64	-16	43
9	Atlanta United Atlanta	34	10	10	14	46	49	-3	40
10	DC United	34	10	10	14	52	70	-18	40
11	Philadelphia Union Philadelphia	34	9	10	15	62	55	7	37
12	Toronto	34	11	4	19	40	61	-21	37
13	Nashville SC Nashville	34	9	9	16	38	54	-16	36
14	New England Revolution New England	34	9	4	21	37	74	-37	31
15	Chicago Fire	34	7	9	18	40	62	-22	30

Western Conference

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Los Angeles FC Los Angeles	34	19	7	8	63	43	20	64
2	Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy	34	19	7	8	69	50	19	64
3	Real Salt Lake Salt Lake	34	16	11	7	65	48	17	59
4	Seattle Sounders Seattle	34	16	9	9	51	35	16	57
5	Houston Dynamo Houston	34	15	9	10	47	39	8	54
6	Minnesota United Minnesota Utd	34	15	7	12	58	49	9	52
7	Colorado Rapids Colorado	34	15	5	14	61	60	1	50
8	Portland Timbers Portland	34	12	11	11	65	56	9	47
9	Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver	34	13	8	13	52	49	3	47
10	Austin FC Austin	34	11	9	14	39	48	-9	42
11	Dallas	34	11	8	15	54	56	-2	41
12	St Louis City	34	8	13	13	50	63	-13	37
13	Sporting Kansas City Kansas	34	8	7	19	51	66	-15	31
14	San Jose Earthquakes Earthquakes	34	6	3	25	41	78	-37	21