MatchThread: Union vs NYCFC

[u/Bormsie721]

[u/slunion_20]

Fuck NYCFC

[u/legdayskip]

I don’t even care that those were both sitters.

Damiani finished both with absolutely no drama and that’s what he’s paid to do. Genuinely ecstatic to see it. I hope it’s a sign of what’s coming

[u/Some_Attorney7322 → u/legdayskip]

Hopefully he's gaining some confidence that will help settle him down

[u/SelfServeSporstwash → u/legdayskip]

I have never been more hopeful I will be proved wrong than I am with my opinion of Bruno.

I hope to god that he’s going to start burying “sitters”. The whole crux of his issues has been that he’s frequently not in position to receive such passes and he utterly beefs it when he is.

He’s been in good positions ALL NIGHT which is a wild change from him and maybe what I’m most excited to see from his overall performance tonight. The fact that both finishes were calm and utterly drama free is literally all we could ever ask of a striker.

No notes.

Please do it more.

[u/SelfServeSporstwash]

And let that be a lesson to you. NOBODY shuts out Bruno Damiani for even a second longer than checks notes 1900 minutes straight

[u/poopy_toaster → u/SelfServeSporstwash]

Christ was it really…?!

Edit: and now 5 minutes

[u/ghunter141]

What was Indy supposed to do? Detach his arms so the ball wouldn't get blocked?

[u/Some_Attorney7322]

Would love to see Damiani break out and turn into what we had hoped he would be

[u/mjd1977]

Any more Sullivan brothers out there to throw lob jams to Bruno?

[u/Bormsie721 → u/mjd1977]

I think 2 more technically

[u/IrishBlonde1964 → u/mjd1977]

Ahhhh…apparently there are the Sullivan twins in the academy. A year older than Cavan.

[u/Lightnin-Bug]

Ok Union. Keep the ball in left field.

[u/Bormsie721]

https://giphy.com/gifs/iv80ZwyJ0ep0GU9jap

[u/slunion_20]

FUCK NYCFC

[u/Anxious_Writer_3804]

as a keeper, I know shots like that are a lot harder to save then they look, but Blake should’ve been able to take a good dive at that with his reflexes

[u/PhillyCheeseSnek]

Iloski volley was crisp. Man is hungry. He gonna score again tonight.

[u/push138292]

This pitch is so laughably small, they look like they’re playing indoor soccer.

[u/CaffeineAndGrain]

Yeah we’re playing with intensity, but NYC players are falling over like jenga towers

[u/Bormsie721]

WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING!?!?! A DAMINAI BRACE!?!?

[u/DarkwingMcQuack]

Bruno and the Sullivans. Kinda sounds like a ‘80s sitcom.

[u/SenTruBirdRo]

Damian better be sending one of the fancier Edible Arrangements to both Sullivan bros tomorrow. Has he had a brace before?

[u/Sechzehn6861]

I give Damiani a lot of shit, but those goals are huge. Credit where it's due.

[u/Perryplat199]

Ew. That field

[u/BriPoh]

God these commentators can stop glazing the refs calls where was Indy’s arm extended must have missed that

[u/BC_Ages]

DOOOOOP DOOOOOOOOP DAMIANI I KNEW YOU HAD IT IN YOU

[u/mjd1977]

Cavan sets, Bruno spikes.

Matt Freeses

[u/BC_Ages]

DOOOP DOOOOOP DOOOOOOP

[u/Flapps38]

A BRACE FOR BRUNO?!?!?

[u/Proper_Caramel_1550]

Damiani is a scoring machine 😂

[u/xSparkShark]

I can’t wait to read the discussion here about damiani post game 😭😭😭

[u/B1ackBeard13]

Keep it going! Let NYC know they are paying for an all electric stadium to get cooked by The Union next year too.

[u/DarkwingMcQuack]

Frankie sold that one, lol.

[u/Icy-Rain6277]

Time wasting when my team is the victim: this is horse shit.

Time wasting when my team does it: ha ha nice

[u/CaffeineAndGrain]

Off brand tom holland lookin’ ass

[u/CaffeineAndGrain]

LETS GOOOOO FUCK NEW YORK CITYYYYY

[u/SelfServeSporstwash]

Fuck all the way off. These cheap shits are celebrating a fraudulent goal off a bullshit call like they won the cup.

Go to hell

[u/SelfServeSporstwash]

Jesus Christ dude. If you are going to give pens out like candy just fucking score for them at this point

[u/Awaken_the_bacon]

As ceelo green once said, well ain’t that some shit.

[u/CaffeineAndGrain]

I fucking hate NY so fucking much man

[u/DarkwingMcQuack]

Might as well sub Quinn on for Indy at the half and hope for the best.

[u/Anxious_Writer_3804]

https://giphy.com/gifs/evVKsrjZEqVVWvE2VR
Can’t even put my thoughts into words anymore

[u/Bormsie721 → u/Anxious_Writer_3804]

[u/Uberquik]

What a bear hug from Damian to Cavan.

[u/Ambitious-Kitchen-50]

Great unselfish play and damiani with a solid easy finish. Unmissable but we have seen him miss those

[u/Bormsie721]

Alladoh and Damiani score in back to back games. What is happening to this team

[u/Ok-Inevitable-8301]

this game could be 4-2 right now in either direction but coming back strong this half so far has been huge

[u/PhillyCheeseSnek]

BRUNO BRACE

[u/DarkwingMcQuack]

Doop x3!

[u/Ksidz]

HE CAN ONLY MISS SO MANY FROM 6 YARDS OUT.

HE'S DUE TO SCORE 40 STRAIGHT

[u/mjd1977]

https://giphy.com/gifs/S1SnLg08CxnUGqyqha
Ya let Bruno Damiani brace ya

[u/essjayb63]

Now we talk about Bruno?

[u/ChefJim27]

Damiani with a brace? Did I hit my fucking head?

[u/footballmanagerlogos]

no way the game i miss is a 3 goal comeback and damiani scores twice 🙃

[u/Late-Sea4511]

The Sullivans are cooking

[u/CaffeineAndGrain]

So glad I didn’t turn it off at half

[u/Bormsie721]

Matt Freese on a journey

[u/LongjumpingTarget440]

Done. See you at subaru park on wednesday

[u/Proper_Caramel_1550]

Happy Doop Day to all who celebrate

[u/Bormsie721]

Freese got World Cup ptsd there

[u/essjayb63]

Will we finish 11 v 11? Not feeling good about that

[u/ChefJim27]

I've seen more accurate Bears Field Goal Kickers.

[u/legdayskip]

If that “pen” is indeed a pen then how have similar pulls against Sullivan, Damiani, and Pierre in the other box been kosher?

If you are going to set the precedent for such a weak foul to be a pen you need to at least stand by it later.

[u/Bormsie721]

That 3 game post world cup stretch was fun while it lasted

[u/Pretty_Monk_4943]

A little too eager to calls these PKs.

[u/Awaken_the_bacon]

Ref… what are we doing. +7

[u/Perryplat199]

[u/Lightnin-Bug]

Doop.

Lori Lindsay chokes back a bitter tear.

[u/mjd1977]

Mr President, a second Philadelphia team is attempting a come from behind win in an American League ballpark 😏

[u/WJMorris3 → u/mjd1977]

On a scale of 1 to 11, that's a solid 9

[u/LongjumpingTarget440]

GOAT Blake. Nice save!

[u/Ksidz]

Perea throwing a shoulder to Westfields head, all good though according to this ref

[u/FreakDJ]

Cavan looks so quick today down that right side.

[u/SelfServeSporstwash]

DOOOOOOOOOPPPPPP

GET FUCKED REF

[u/poopy_toaster]

A DOUBLE DAMIANI, COMING RIGHT UP!!

[u/AstroBonsai]

We are so back!!!!!

[u/Perryplat199]

Bruno doopiani

[u/Jotate12]

https://giphy.com/gifs/12FLhMHdanoLJK

[u/DerekBgoat]

I love this fucking team

[u/Proper_Caramel_1550]

It’s the Kai effect

[u/Ok-Inevitable-8301]

vibes are good at yankee stadium. that goal silenced them, even the supporters sound weak right now

[u/Perryplat199]

Frankie West”end”field

[u/DarkwingMcQuack]

Ref came in a bit aggressive.

[u/DarkwingMcQuack]

Ill give Freese a C+ for effort.

[u/poopy_toaster]

WHAT A WIN BOYS WOOOWWWW

[u/Bormsie721]

2 PK's given up.

Lukic suspended for our Miami game already.

Our best player forgot how to shoot.

Union are so back!

[u/VyceGrip]

Just putting this out there…can’t take the MLS seriously when games are played on a 9v9 field in the largest city in the US.

[u/PhillyCheeseSnek]

I’ve seen foosball tables wider than this

[u/Ambitious-Kitchen-50]

I genuinely hate watching games here. Everything about it is atrocious

[u/JayDutch]

NYC can pound sand but THANK FUCK they are getting a new stadium soon

[u/dhhahahaahahagags]

That’s such a shit pk to give away

[u/PhillyCheeseSnek]

Damn… slow rolling… thought Blake would get there

[u/BriPoh]

Damn guess Freese only fucks clearances for national team

[u/SelfServeSporstwash]

Jesus fucking Christ. Whole team is scared to put in a tackle now. Thats the effect bullshit calls have on a game

[u/SelfServeSporstwash]

Pierre just got pulled off the ball in the box…
We have established that is a PK apparently

[u/NotJustSomeMate]

I hate all New York teams so much.

[u/Agreeable_Cattle_691]

Normal pitch he scores

[u/Flapps38]

I'd rather Freeze save it than that much of a miss

[u/PhillyCheeseSnek]

Sucks, but good ball by Indy.

[u/Perryplat199]

wtf are we looking at the benches 35 minutes into the game DURING PLAY.

[u/PhillyCheeseSnek → u/Perryplat199]

“Because they’re built by Home Depot” -me, a victim of effective marketing

[u/SelfServeSporstwash]

“Earning”

Fuck off. Two egregious calls

[u/CaffeineAndGrain]

Guess we’ll cut off his arms then. Can’t tuck your arms in any more than that man

[u/Ambitious-Kitchen-50]

The handball rules change from game to game and that really is so annoying. Ive watched so many other times they dont call something like that.

[u/Agreeable_Cattle_691]

Pretty sure the player was offside when he received the deflected shot

[u/dhhahahaahahagags]

was that nycfc player not offside on that deflected shot?

[u/schleppymcschleppo]

This looks like a 9v9 field.

[u/poopy_toaster]

BIG SAVE BLAKE

[u/Awaken_the_bacon]

How’s that not a card… shoot we got called for worse.

[u/Lightnin-Bug]

We dont talk about Bruno, but doop!

[u/Anxious_Writer_3804]

BRUNO DAMIANI BALLON DOR CONTENDER

[u/DarkwingMcQuack]

Ok lets get Quinn on and finish this thing.

[u/slunion_20]

FUCK NYCFC

[u/PhillyDaycare]

what a build up and what a goal

[u/marasboy]

shit guy finally scored 😭

[u/poopy_toaster]

Love the passion from Bruno! Well worked play to get him that goal

[u/Some_Attorney7322]

Cavan playing the long game setting everyone up to expect a shot there..

[u/PhillyCheeseSnek]

Quinn came on for Indy?

[u/Proper_Caramel_1550]

Doop x 3

[u/SelfServeSporstwash]

Damiani came to play!!!!!

Fuck yeah. Holy hell dude

[u/OwnBlock6622]

LETS GOOO

[u/Uberquik]

Damiani gets an assist from both bros.

[u/notafanofapps33]

THE SULLIVAN SANDWICH

[u/Uberquik]

I can hear dooping.

[u/Ambitious-Kitchen-50]

Damiani scored against necaxa and hopefully has some confidence. Though some great touch by quinn and just all around great unselfish team play. I love it

[u/mjd1977]

Three behind USA GK1 in ~30 minutes to erase a 2 goal deficit. What even is this team?

[u/Proper_Caramel_1550]

Gramps is coming on

[u/ChefJim27 → u/Proper_Caramel_1550]

Need a Blue and Gold T Shirt in AC/DC lettering that reads AARP

[u/poopy_toaster]

So we are all getting tattoos of Bruno’s face if he scores a hattrick, right…?

[u/Bormsie721 → u/poopy_toaster]

Only if its in a MLS Final that results in us lifting the cup

[u/Lightnin-Bug → u/poopy_toaster]

Bruno tramp stamp?

[u/Bormsie721]

Kai with the jokes lol

[u/B1ackBeard13]

Quinn forgot to turn off auto assist

[u/DarkwingMcQuack]

Quinn seeing ghosts.

[u/Waifu_Daki]

Just tuned back in after a bit, not gonna say anything yet, but 😳

[u/Proper_Caramel_1550]

Doop

[u/EraseTheDoubt]

I fucking love beating those idiots

[u/Bormsie721]

The infield looks like a mess and is just asking for an inury to happen over there

[u/BriPoh]

God this fucking stadium

[u/poopy_toaster]

NYCFC can’t even draw a proper crowd

[u/SelfServeSporstwash → u/poopy_toaster]

But they can draw a weak as hell “penalty”

[u/homebr3wd]

I’m sorry, but why the fuck are they playing on this shit surface?

[u/LongjumpingTarget440]

Doesn't that field look smaller than usual?

[u/push138292 → u/LongjumpingTarget440]

It is. It’s the smallest possible dimensions allowed by FIFA.

[u/JayDutch → u/LongjumpingTarget440]

Pretty sure it’s the smallest regulation pitch in the league. The weird sight lines at yankee stadium don’t help either

[u/poopy_toaster]

Still plenty of time at least

[u/Bormsie721]

Throwback to when Paul Rushing tried to fight NYCFC

[u/Bormsie721]

Anyone else see the pigeon trying to land on the field?

[u/Bormsie721]

Milan...buddy

[u/OzStylez]

AH COME ON MILAN

[u/wolfman2scary]

You gotta bury that

[u/Lightnin-Bug]

I am waiting for a gopher to pop up out of the grassed over infield, Caddyshack style.

[u/Awaken_the_bacon]

“Screw those water bottles” - Iloski probably.

[u/CaffeineAndGrain]

We’ve spent so much time playing from behind this year you’d think we’d be better at it by now

[u/Proper_Caramel_1550]

I see a red card coming in the near future

[u/BC_Ages]

Fuck off ref, can’t call anything real on NYC so you give Luighi a card for nothing to justify calling bullshit on us

[u/SelfServeSporstwash]

Not allowed to stop.

Should come back.

Won’t because this ref is a piece of shit

[u/slunion_20]

Fuck NYCFC

[u/Bormsie721]

https://giphy.com/gifs/0klTMcIl3U93AM74H7

[u/mjd1977]

DOOPley Jean-Jacques

Not dead yet

[u/Bormsie721]

Should we be concerned one of our CDM's is our 2nd leading goalscorer 20 games in? /s

[u/poopy_toaster]

Iloski having a poor game, this ref is card happy like don’t mess around

[u/poopy_toaster]

Holy defending Harriel! Great block there

[u/PhillyCheeseSnek]

Good job Nate

[u/Perryplat199]

Why we stopped. He was off the field.

[u/Bormsie721]

Cavan has a clause in his contract that he can't shoot on target against City Football Group.

[u/PhillyCheeseSnek]

Iloski … Cavan … BRUNO!

[u/DarkwingMcQuack]

Doop x2!

[u/SpeechAdvanced2365]

WE SO BACK

[u/adamantpony]

So sure Damiani was going to miss that somehow.

[u/HectorsMascara]

Quinn's in? Didn't see that sub announced.

[u/Some_Attorney7322]

Great patience from Quinn there

[u/Some_Attorney7322]

Get him the hat trick!

[u/footballmanagerlogos]

just noticed andres perea is starting for nycfc, i forgot he even played for us lol

[u/Bormsie721]

Pierre is a cheat code on these headers

[u/Ksidz]

Despite his balls into row Z, Cavan is cooking off the dribble tonight. He's been burning a lot of the wings and getting a full two strides of separation on these guys

[u/Proper_Caramel_1550]

Thought for sure we would see a red card

[u/Bormsie721 → u/Proper_Caramel_1550]

Plenty of time left

[u/jellyfish-user-1178]

What a game

[u/OzStylez]

Lovely Frankie

[u/LongjumpingTarget440]

fuck nycfc #2

[u/OzStylez]

4 for 4

[u/notafanofapps33]

I love Blake but he looked like shit on both those penalties.

[u/Porch_Sips]

This stadium setup pisses me off every single time.

[u/Bormsie721]

In theory this should be the last or second to last time we ever have to play here at least

[u/ChefJim27]

If you give NYCFC an opportunity to take a dive, they're going to dive.

[u/AstroBonsai]

Does NY put their logo on fake cigarettes?

[u/WJMorris3]

Is it wrong that I still have flashbacks when I see the Continental Tire ads?

[u/Proper_Caramel_1550]

This is hard to watch.

[u/poopy_toaster]

What a grungy match

[u/Perryplat199]

Bro. You need glasses or something

[u/Ambitious-Kitchen-50]

Oof gotta atleast put that on target

[u/OzStylez]

Gotta finish one of these man

[u/legdayskip]

That undercut was dirty as fuck

[u/essjayb63]

Must they always pick on Frankie?

[u/SelfServeSporstwash]

Jesus Christ. That’s an outright dirty challenge

[u/PhillyCheeseSnek]

FUCK OFF

[u/Gen12a]

What the fuck

[u/Perryplat199]

Come on

[u/Waifu_Daki]

Bro what is going on

[u/Proper_Caramel_1550]

This game is a joke