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Defense Force FC vs Philadelphia Union, 1st Leg

FA Cup
Defense Force
DEF
0-5
Final
Philadelphia
PHI
1st Leg
Hasely Crawford Stadium

Match pulse

DEFAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTPHI
28'Tyrese BaileyDEF54'Nathan HarrielPHI70'Joevin JonesDEF84'Justin SadooDEF89'Shirwin NoelDEF90'+2'Joevin JonesDEF
Team1H2HT
DEF000
PHI235

Who won: Philadelphia 5-0

Philadelphia Union beat Defense Force FC 5-0 in 1st Leg on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at Hasely Crawford Stadium. Goals for Philadelphia: Milan Iloski (29'), Ezekiel Alladoh (32'), Olwethu Makhanya (64') and Bruno Damiani (69', 81' pen).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.1Andrew RickG
  2. 26.7Nathan HarrielCD-L
  3. 36.7Olwethu MakhanyaCD-R
  4. 46.7Frankie WestfieldLB
  5. 56.7Jeremy RafanelloRB
  6. 66.3Jesús BuenoCM-L
  7. 76.3Danley Jean JacquesCM-R
  8. 86.3Milan IloskiLM
  9. 96.3Alejandro BedoyaRM
  10. 106.3Stas KorzeniowskiCF-L
  11. 116.3Ezekiel AlladohCF-R
  12. 126.0Rivaldo CoryatSUB

Player of the game

Andrew Rick

PHI · clean sheet

7.1

Deserved to win

1%
DEF · 0.03 xG
22%
Draw
78%
PHI · 0.92 xG

Philadelphia created better chances: they win this game 78% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Defence Force 0, Philadelphia Union 5.
  2. Second Half ends, Defence Force 0, Philadelphia Union 5.
  3. 90'+2'Joevin Jones

    Red card

    Second yellow card to Joevin Jones (Defence Force) for a bad foul.

    J. Jones

  4. 90'+2'Joevin Jones

    Foul

    Foul by Joevin Jones (Defence Force).

  5. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  6. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  7. 89'

    Yellow card

    Shirwin Noel (Defence Force) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    S. Noel

  8. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Shirwin Noel (Defence Force).

  9. 88'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  10. 87'Joevin Jones

    Delay in match because of an injury Joevin Jones (Defence Force).

  11. 86'

    Free kick won

    Phillip Nelson (Defence Force) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  12. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Finn Sundstrom (Philadelphia Union).

  13. 84'

    Yellow card

    Justin Sadoo (Defence Force) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    J. Sadoo

  14. 84'Indiana Vassilev

    Free kick won

    Indiana Vassilev (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  15. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by Justin Sadoo (Defence Force).

  16. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for K. St Hillaire

    Substitution, Defence Force. Phillip Nelson replaces Kathon St Hillaire.

    P. Nelson

  17. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for I. García

    Substitution, Defence Force. Christian Bailey replaces Isaiah García.

    C. Bailey

  18. 82'Indiana Vassilev
    Sub

    Subbed on for F. Westfield

    Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Indiana Vassilev replaces Frankie Westfield.

    I. Vassilev

  19. GOAL81'

    Goal! Penalty

    B. Damiani

    Goal! Defence Force 0, Philadelphia Union 5. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    DEF 0 - 5 PHI
  20. 79'PHI

    Var - referee decision cancelled

    VAR Decision: Penalty Philadelphia Union.

  21. 78'

    Foul

    Penalty conceded by Sheldon Bateau (Defence Force) after a foul in the penalty area.

  22. 78'DEF

    Foul

    Penalty Philadelphia Union. Cavan Sullivan draws a foul in the penalty area.

  23. 76'Joevin Jones

    Free kick won

    Joevin Jones (Defence Force) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 76'

    Foul

    Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union).

  25. 76'

    Free kick won

    Shirwin Noel (Defence Force) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Leaders

DEFPHI
Total Shots
Joevin Jones
3
Stas Korzeniowski
5
Accurate Passes
Sheldon Bateau
38
Jesús Bueno
48
Saves
Isaiah Williams
4
Andrew Rick
1