CHESTER, Pa. — The Philadelphia Union scored early and often in their first 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup game, rolling to a 5-0 win over the USL’s Richmond Kickers in the fourth round of the historic tournament Tuesday evening at Talen Energy Stadium.
Five different players scored for the Union with center back Jack Elliott, who recently lost his starting spot, opening the scoring three minutes into the game and David Accam scoring his first goal in a Union jersey on a penalty kick later in the first half.
Homegrown Anthony Fontana and Marcus Epps made it 4-0 before halftime, and reserve striker Jay Simpson scored the team’s fifth goal just after coming into the game for the Union, who improved to 9-0 against lower-division sides in Open Cup play.
Goals
- 3' — PHI — Jack Elliott
- 27' — PHI — David Accam
- 44' — PHI — Anthony Fontana
- 45'+2' — PHI — Marcus Epps
- 49' — PHI — Jay Simpson
Lineups
Philadelphia Union (4-2-3-1, left to right): #1 John McCarthy – #32 Matthew Real, #4 Mark McKenzie, #3 Jack Elliott, #12 Keegan Rosenberry – #6 Haris Medunjanin, #8 Derrick Jones – #7 David Accam, #21 Anthony Fontana, #20 Marcus Epps – #19 Cory Burke
Subs: #18 Andre Blake (GK), #26 Auston Trusty, #33 Fabinho, #11 Alejandro Bedoya, #25 Ilsinho, #46 Michee Ngalina, #27 Jay Simpson
Richmond Kickers(4-4-2, left to right): #1 Trevor Spangenberg — #3 Austin Yearwood, #55 Mekeil Williams, #17 Oscar Umar, #18 Alex Lee — #10 Scott Thomsen, #7 Neil Hlavaty, #25 Brandon Eaton, #27 Raul Gonzalez — #11 Matthew Bolduc, #71 Luiz Fernando
Subs: #26 Eric Klenofksy (GK), #21 Brian Shriver, #16 Heviel Cordoves, #4 Fred Owusu Sekyere, #14, Yudai Imura, #24 Christopher Osei-Wusu, #5 Conor Shanosky
