Julián Carranza scored a goal in each half to lead the Philadelphia Union to a 3-0 victory over CF Montreal on Saturday night.
Carranza staked the Union (9-4-3) to a 1-0 lead when he took a pass from Matt Real in the 12th minute and scored.
Philadelphia increased its lead to 2-0 on Mikael Uhre's sixth goal this season — unassisted in the 36th minute.
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Carranza used an assist from Dániel Gazdag in the 61st minute to net his ninth goal of the season and cap the scoring.
Andre Blake did not have to make a save to earn his seventh clean sheet for the Union. Blake has 22 shutouts since the start of the 2021 season. He has saved 83.6% of shots on goal for his career. No other goaltender who has faced a minimum of 25 shots is over 80%.
James Pantemis did not have a save, making his second start this season for Montreal (6-9-1).
Montreal had a 3-2 home win over Philadelphia earlier this season to snap a six-match winless run in the series. Despite the loss, Montreal is 4-3-7 all-time in road matches with the Union.
Philadelphia Union
The Union are 17-1-2 in their last 20 home matches, outscoring opponents 61-11 along the way.
Montreal returns home to play Minnesota United on Saturday. Philadelphia travels to play the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday.
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