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Philadelphia Union hold New York Red Bulls to goalless draw

New York Red Bulls are held to a goalless draw by the Philadelphia Union in a tight affair in the MLS.

By Callum Mulvihill, Reporter

Published: August 18 2013 | 03:13

Last updated: August 18 2013 | 17:44

A brave defensive performance from Philadelphia Union ensured that they claimed a 0-0 draw against a frustrated New York Red Bulls side in the MLS.

New York dominated the first period, with Fabian Espindola twice wasting opportunities from inside the box as the hosts enjoyed plenty of freedom inside the attacking third of the pitch.

Zac MacMath was forced into action on the stroke of half time when Tim Cahill tested the Philadelphia goalkeeper's reactions with a drilled effort from 25 yards out.

Despite chances being few and far between for Philadelphia, Jack McInerney was inches away from sparking the game into life when he whipped the ball just wide of the post on the hour mark.

The Red Bulls continued to pile on the pressure but every attack they launched was stopped by an inspired visiting defence.

Philadelphia were agonsingly close to snatching a dramatic winner in the closing stages when Sebastien Le Toux rattled the crossbar from long range, but both sides had to settle for a point in the end.

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	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
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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