Philadelphia Union handed San Diego a heavy defeat at Snapdragon Stadium on Monday, 14 September 2026, in Major League Soccer Regular Season matchday 25, winning the match by five goals to nil. Philadelphia led at the break and added four more goals after the interval to seal a comprehensive victory.
Cavan Sullivan broke the deadlock in first-half stoppage time, finding the net in the fifth minute of added time at the end of the first half to give Philadelphia Union the advantage going into the interval. Sullivan then struck again on 61 minutes to double the visitors' lead and register his brace.
B. Damiani added a third for Philadelphia Union on 67 minutes. San Diego's afternoon worsened further when A. Godoy turned the ball into his own net on 87 minutes to make it four. M. Jakupovic completed the scoring deep into added time, netting in the 90th minute plus four to round off a five-goal win for the Union.
Philadelphia Union sit seventh in the MLS table after 25 matches, with nine wins, six draws and ten defeats, accumulating 33 points from a goals record of 46 scored and 39 conceded. Their last five results read: win, win, win, win, draw. San Diego occupy ninth place with eight wins, six draws and eleven defeats across their 25 games, giving them 30 points, with a goals record of 42 scored and 42 conceded. Their last five results read: loss, loss, loss, win, win. Both sides sit in the top third of the 30-team table, with Philadelphia three points ahead of San Diego.