Three second-half goals, Seitz PK save seal Union victory in PPL Park debut

By AVI CREDITOR

CHESTER, Pa. - The Philadelphia Union certain have a knack for entrance up with clever showings in home openers.

Sebastien Le Toux converted a chastisement flog as well as had a palm in two alternative goals, all in a second half, as well as Chris Seitz preserved a 1-1 scoreline by saving a Pat Noonan penalty, as a Union non-stop PPL Park with a 3-1 victory over a Seattle Sounders in front of 18,755 Sunday night.

Two of a Union's 3 victories have come in home openers. On April 10, a "soft" home opener during Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, a Union defeated D.C. United, 3-2, during a back of a shawl trick from Le Toux.

Sunday, in a debut of their picturesque, waterfront, soccer-specific park, a Union (3-7-1) dominated a run of fool around though indispensable a come-from-behind effort spearheaded by Le Toux to take a 3 points from their Western Conference counterparts.

Noonan scored a 44th-minute goal, off a feed from Fredy Montero, which negated a Union's vast value in receive via a initial half as well as gave a Sounders (4-7-3) a surprise edge heading in to halftime.

Alejandro Moreno drew a chastisement upon Tyrone Marshall 10 mins in to a second half, though, to recharge a Union as well as their raucous fans.

Le Toux, a former Sounder as well as teammate of keeper Kasey Keller, picked out a top right-hand corner of a net to modify a 55th-minute chastisement as well as tie a score during 1-all.

"I've well known (Keller) a long time, as well as we used to use PKs as well as we knew he knew my a a single preferred side," Le Toux said. "I only waited until a last moment, as well as we knew he would dive early as well as we put a round in."

Four mins later, Montero was fouled in a Union box by Christian Arrieta, as well as Sounders coach Sigi ! Schmid c hose Noonan to take a penalty. The maestro went for energy instead of placement, firing slightly to Seitz' right. The first-year starter wasn't fooled during all, reading a flog ideally as well as smothering a round to not allow a rebound.

"I try as well as look during tendencies of players via a diversion as well as try to make a most appropriate guess we can," Seitz said. "I think it was large for a team to only tie it up as well as for which it gave us a small bit some-more momentum to go forward. It felt good, though some-more importantly, it was good for a team."

It took reduction than 20 mins for a Union to capitalize upon a momentum swing.

A notation after Keller attacked Arrieta of a goal-bound header, Le Toux found space to cranky from a right. His round eluded 3 Sounders defenders as well as reached an unmarked Fred by a far post. The midfielder one-timed it in to a empty idea for a contingent game-winning idea in a 79th minute.

"I saw a round entrance through a legs of somebody as well as only said, 'Thank you,'" Fred said.

Rookie Danny Mwanga iced a diversion in a 84th notation with his fourth idea of a season, as well as a initial to not come in stoppage time.

"We've been teasing him, which if he could score before damage time that'd be great, as well as that's what he did today," Le Toux said.

He received a cranky from Le Toux in a center of box upon a counterattack as well as had his initial shot pressed by Keller - a keeper's seventh save - before in contact with home a miscarry for a last goal.

"In a 80th notation a diversion is not over, as well as we need to keep fighting, as well as we think that's a outcome of teamwork as well as a team effort," Mwanga said.

Following a last whistle, a Union players trotted over to a end of a track containing a Sons of Ben, a team's supporters group, to divert a jubilee of a victorious track opening.

&q! uot;It w as a historical moment," Union coach Peter Nowak said. "The place was only amazing. If we have been not motivated personification in front of these guys, with this kind of atmosphere, we should change your profession. Of course it's only a beginning, though we have been very happy with a win."

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NOTES, ETC.

• Schmid pronounced which Switzerland general Blaise N'Kufo would stick upon a squad when he initial becomes authorised to, upon Jul 15. "He can't fool around until Jul 15, so that's when we design him to be means to be upon a margin for us. ... He's going to assistance us when he comes," Schmid said.

• Seitz, upon saving a PK whilst a single of his childhood idols, Keller, was upon a alternative end of a field: "To be honest, we didn't think about it. He's a good goalkeeper. Historically, he's substantially a most appropriate goalkeeper we've ever had in a U.S. He's still we do a good job as well as personification very well. For me, we try to take pieces from his diversion as well as conform them to my game."

• According to a feverishness index, a on-field feverishness was 103 degrees in a initial half, 106 in a second. Schmid alluded to a feverishness as well as steam being factors which hurt a Sounders' performance. "When we don't train in a humidity, it's a small tougher to fool around in it. ...It was a initial time we had to fool around in it, as well as it made a large difference. It takes a period of adjustment."

• Among a unique features which PPL Park boasts were boats camped out in a Delaware River, with people upon a boats watching a diversion upon a track video board. A Union central also pronounced which cars driving by a track upon a adjac! ent Comm odore Barry Bridge can see a representation from a bridge.

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