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Andre Blake stopped the penalty kick in five saves as the Philadelphia Union drew the host Columbus Crew 0-0 on Sunday to continue defensive control.
Union (7-2-9, 30 points) does not allow goals with the crew (5-5-7, 22 points) in 5 games.
Eloy Room made two saves in the fifth shutout, leaving the crew undefeated for five consecutive wins (2-0-3).
Not only did Blake save a penalty in the first half, but Erik Hurtado was offside in front of the goal, so the crew overturned Lucas Serrarayan's goal 66 minutes after the video review.
Serrarayan is the team leader with four goals but has not scored since March 12th.
Hartado tried to shut out in 74 minutes on a strike from 22 yards, but Blake pushed a shot over the crossbar on his way to his seventh shutout.
Crew goalkeeper Eloy Room played on the 85th with a close-range kick save by Jacob Glenes.
The 2016 and 2020 MLS goalkeeper of the year breaks made a penalty stop save to Pedro Santos 19 minutes after Sean Zawajuki was fouled by Daniel Gazdag during a corner kick. rice field.
Santos took the crew's first penalty of the season and pushed the ball to the lower left corner, but Blake made his first stop with his right hand in four attempts in 2022.
Missing the opportunity symbolizes the frustration of the crew in the first half. Columbus scored 7 out of 8 and 3 out of 4.
This match marks the first anniversary of the opening of the Lower.com field. Here, the crew went back to early July last year to 11-7-4.
– Field-level media
