Philadelphia Union

Match report

Santos Laguna beat Philadelphia Union 2:0 in the Group Stage of the Cup of the League at Subaru Park on 13 August 2026. The visitors took control early and never looked back, moving into a stronger position in their group.

And here's the thing — by then the damage was already done. R. Sordo opened the scoring in the 48th minute, just after the break, and E. Bullaude doubled the lead five minutes later. That was enough to settle the evening, with Philadelphia unable to find a way back into the game.

San Luis made their changes carefully. E. Aguirre came on in the 46th minute, and J. Bueno and S. Korzeniowski both entered in the 59th. M. Cuevas and F. Villalba followed in the 65th, while G. Martinez was brought on for more cover in defence. The hosts responded with A. Anello and K. Picon in the 76th minute, then A. Anello again in the 77th — a double change that didn't shift the momentum.

Discipline was tight throughout, though both sides picked up bookings. Salvador Mariscal and Kevin Picon went into the referee's notebook in consecutive minutes around the half-hour mark. Finn Sundstrom and Franco Pardo each received yellow cards in the 84th minute, and Japhet Sery Larsen was booked on the final whistle.

To be fair, the statistics tell an interesting story. Philadelphia had 51 per cent possession and 122 attacks, but their shots accuracy sat at 33 per cent — four shots on target from twelve attempts. Santos Laguna managed only 61 attacks with 49 per cent possession, yet their shots accuracy was 50 per cent, with three shots on target from six attempts. Two big chances for each side, but the visitors took theirs.

The result means Santos Laguna take a comfortable lead from this fixture. Philadelphia lose ground in their group, and the clean-sheet run for the hosts came to an end after two previous matches without a goal against them.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 51 – 49

Shots on target 4 – 3

Shots off target 6 – 2

Big chances 2 – 2

🟨 25' Salvador Mariscal — Yellow card 🟨 26' Kevin Picon — Yellow card ⇄ 46' E. Aguirre — Substitution ⚽ 48' R. Sordo — Goal ⚽ 51' E. Bullaude — Goal ⇄ 59' J. Bueno — Substitution ⇄ 59' S. Korzeniowski — Substitution ⇄ 65' M. Cuevas — Substitution ⇄ 65' F. Villalba — Substitution ⇄ 66' G. Martinez — Substitution ⇄ 76' K. Picon — Substitution ⇄ 76' A. Anello — Substitution ⇄ 77' A. Anello — Substitution 🟨 84' Finn Sundstrom — Yellow card ⇄ 84' R. Sordo — Substitution ⇄ 84' S. Mariscal Murra — Substitution 🟨 86' Franco Pardo — Yellow card 🟨 90' Japhet Sery Larsen — Yellow card

Match events

25' 0:0 Santos Laguna Yellow card Salvador Mariscal
26' 0:0 Santos Laguna Yellow card Kevin Picon
46' 0:0 Santos Laguna Substitution E. Aguirre off: E. Bullaude
48' 0:1 Santos Laguna Goal R. Sordo assist: E. Bullaude
51' 0:2 Santos Laguna Goal E. Bullaude assist: M. Cuevas
59' 0:2 Philadelphia Union Substitution J. Bueno off: A. Bedoya
59' 0:2 Philadelphia Union Substitution S. Korzeniowski off: M. Jakupovic
65' 0:2 Santos Laguna Substitution M. Cuevas off: J. Abella
65' 0:2 Santos Laguna Substitution F. Villalba off: C. Gruezo
66' 0:2 Philadelphia Union Substitution G. Martinez off: F. Sundstrom
76' 0:2 Santos Laguna Substitution K. Picon off: E. Echeverria
76' 0:2 Philadelphia Union Substitution A. Anello off: K. LeBlanc
77' 0:2 Philadelphia Union Substitution A. Anello off: K. LeBlanc
84' 0:2 Philadelphia Union Yellow card Finn Sundstrom
84' 0:2 Santos Laguna Substitution R. Sordo off: J. Guemez
84' 0:2 Santos Laguna Substitution S. Mariscal Murra off: J. Mancha
86' 0:2 Santos Laguna Yellow card Franco Pardo
90' 0:2 Philadelphia Union Yellow card Japhet Sery Larsen

Statistics

51 Possession, % 49

4 Shots on target 3

6 Shots off target 2

2 Big chances 2

122 Attacks 61

6 Corners 6

13 Fouls 13

13 Free kicks 12

1 Offsides 3

2 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

3 Goal kicks 5

23 Throw-ins 23

All statistics

12/1486% Aerial duels 2/1414%

61 Backward passes 51

2 Blocked shots 1

12 Clearances 30

1/205% Crosses 2/1414%

8/1650% Dribbles 9/1850%

69 Failed passes 64

1 Goalkeeper saves 3

12 Interceptions 10

8 Key passes 6

24/4060% Long passes 42/6961%

81 Passes into the final third 44

243 Passes in the opposition half 141

180 Passes in own half 267

0.33 Shot accuracy 0.50

5 Shots from outside the box 2

7 Shots inside the box 4

11/1765% Tackles 12/1486%

403 Total passes 394

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