Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Philadelphia Union (1st, 66 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Dallas (7th, 44 pts). Philadelphia Union had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Dallas 1.53 scored and 1.62 conceded per game, Philadelphia Union 1.68 and 1.03, with the league averaging 1.5.
Dallas had gone 5 games without a win. Philadelphia Union's unbeaten run stood at 10, having scored in 10 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Dallas held 3 points of 15 and Philadelphia Union 13.
Toyota Stadium in Toyota, capacity 27,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.