{"id":282738,"date":"2026-09-10T05:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T05:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/282738\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T05:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T05:22:08","slug":"damiani-has-3-goals-sullivan-has-3-assists-union-beat-cincinnati-5-0-to-extend-unbeaten-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/282738\/","title":{"rendered":"Damiani has 3 goals, Sullivan has 3 assists, Union beat Cincinnati 5-0 to extend unbeaten streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHESTER, Pa. — – Bruno Damiani<\/a> secured his first hat trick in MLS, Cavan Sullivan<\/a> extended his goal-contribution streak to six games, and the Philadelphia Union beat 10-man FC Cincinnati 5-0 on Wednesday night to remain unbeaten since the World Cup break.<\/p>\n

Sullivan, whose string of three consecutive games with a goal was snapped, finished with three assists. On Saturday, the 16-year-old became the first teenager in MLS history with a goal contribution in five straight matches in the Union’s 2-0<\/a> win over Montreal.<\/p>\n

The Union (8-10-6) have seven wins and two ties in their last nine games dating to a 6-4<\/a> loss at Miami on May 24.<\/p>\n

Obinna Nwobodo<\/a> was shown a straight red card in the 16th minute and Cincinnati (8-8-7) played a man down the rest of the way.<\/p>\n

Quinn Sullivan<\/a> and Milan Iloski<\/a> converted from the penalty spot in the 43rd and 89th minutes, respectively.<\/p>\n

Quinn Sullivan, on the left side at the top of the box, pushed a pass toward the end line to Cavan Sullivan for a first-touch cross to the back post, where Damiani redirected into a wide-open net in first-half stoppage time.<\/p>\n

Damiani, a 24-year-old designated player, added goals in the 49th and 61st minutes.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia had 64.7% possession and outshot Cincinnati 19-1, 6-0 on target.<\/p>\n

Cincinnati, which had a home game against D.C. United originally scheduled for Saturday postponed (it has not been rescheduled) due to inclement weather, had a four-game unbeaten streak snapped by a 4-0<\/a> loss at Nashville on Aug. 28.<\/p>\n

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See AP’s full MLS coverage here<\/a><\/p>\n

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