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The Union wanted to host a closed-door friendly against the New England Revolution at Subaru Park on Thursday morning to help prepare them for MLS\u2019s return after a six-week break for the FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n

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Mother Nature had other plans. <\/p>\n

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After lightning extended the exhibition\u2019s halftime break, the game entered a second delay in the 66th minute after a loud clap of thunder sent the players off the pitch at Subaru Park. The match, which was initially planned as a 120-minute exhibition, was relocated and finished with a 45-minute half inside the WSFS Sportsplex.<\/p>\n

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New England won the disjointed friendly, 3-2. Milan Iloski and Ezekiel Alladoh scored for the Union.<\/p>\n

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Despite the interruptions, the friendly gave an early look at what the Union may look like under interim manager Ryan Richter, who took over after the Bradley Carnell\u2019s dismissal in May.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s three things we learned from the Union\u2019s exhibition against New England:<\/p>\n

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Union uniformity<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Those expecting the dismissal of Carnell to change the Union\u2019s identity will be disappointed.<\/p>\n

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Richter has kept the Union\u2019s structure and shape the same through the club\u2019s World Cup break.<\/p>\n

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The Union came out for Thursday\u2019s friendly in their usual shape, with four backs, two defensive midfielders playing centrally, two attacking midfielders stretching wider, and two strikers atop the formation.<\/p>\n

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The club\u2019s shape stayed consistent through both portions of the outdoor friendly. The Union trotted out an entire different lineup of players after the second delay moved the friendly indoors, but the shape stayed the same.<\/p>\n

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The Union pressed New England in their own defensive third, as they have done to all of their MLS opponents this season. Richter is well-versed in the way the Union want to play. The Warminster, Bucks County native, who played college soccer at La Salle, has been on the Union coaching staff since 2018 and spent last season as the head coach of Union II.<\/p>\n

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Players in place<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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The personnel on the field looked a bit different during the friendly. Olwethu Makhanya and Danley Jean-Jacques, still recovering from World Cup runs with South Africa and Haiti, respectively, did not play.<\/p>\n

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Andre Blake started in goal, and Nathan Harriel and Frankie Westfield took their usual spots at outside back. Japhet Sery Larsen played in central defense alongside Neil Pierre, the 18-year-old center back currently on loan at Lyngby, a Danish club the Union own a minority share of.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe can clearly hang with the physicality,\u201d Richter said of Pierre. \u201cHe\u2019s improved so much in the way he\u2019s reading the game and his decision making. \u2026 There\u2019s no reason why he can\u2019t compete at this level.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Indiana Vassilev and Jes\u00fas Bueno made up the defensive midfield, Ben Bender and Cavan Sullivan started in attacking midfield, and Bruno Damiani and Iloski made up the starting striking partnership.<\/p>\n

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The lineup remained unchanged after a lengthy lightning delay at halftime. Richter made a pair of changes in the 65th, bringing in Alladoh for Damiani and Jovan Luki\u0107 for Bender, shortly before the second lightning delay.<\/p>\n

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The Union made mass substitutions after the friendly moved indoors. Geiner Martinez, Philippe Ndinga, Finn Sundstrom and Agust\u00edn Anello, among some Union II players, were brought into the lineup for the indoor portion of the match.<\/p>\n

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Alladoh scored the Union\u2019s second goal once the match moved indoors. Ndinga made a run into the right side of the 18-yard box before playing the ball across the face of goal to Anello, who set it for Alladoh. The 20-year-old Alladoh laced a shot from close range that beat New England\u2019s keeper.<\/p>\n

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The Union got a chance to see their depth in a competitive environment, which may prove important as the club restarts its match schedule. After two MLS matches in July, the Union will play eight matches in August as they start the Leagues Cup, a competition between MLS and Liga MX.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou can train well, but you can\u2019t hide once the game actually starts,\u201d Richter said. \u201cYou see exactly how guys fit in, what they\u2019re capable of, what their role could possibly be.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sullivan starts<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Sullivan played well in the friendly, creating the Union\u2019s first goal with a run down the right flank and a cross into the box for Iloski, who headed the ball in.<\/p>\n

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Sullivan created a few other chances that didn\u2019t end up in the back of the net and put a free kick from the edge of the 18-yard box on frame. He was brought off the pitch after the friendly moved inside.<\/p>\n

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Sullivan, 16, made nine starts across all competitions during the first half of the Union\u2019s season, including five of the last six matches before the World Cup break. He scored twice in the Concacaf Champions Cup and scored his first MLS goal against Orlando City in May.<\/p>\n

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It is yet to be seen if Sullivan, set to depart the Union for English Premier League side Manchester City at the end of 2027, will start to play a bigger role for the Union as they close out the 2026 season. <\/p>\n

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The Union will return to MLS play on July 22 when they host the New York Red Bulls (7:30 p.m., Apple TV+). <\/p>\n

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