Overview
- Kerwin Vargas delivered a goal and an assist, adding the second in the 30th minute after Wilfried Zaha’s 24th-minute opener.
- Zaha was sent off for a second yellow card in the 90th minute, triggering a one-match ban to start the best-of-three Round 1 series.
- Goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina made six saves to secure his 12th clean sheet of the season.
- Philadelphia had already secured the Supporters’ Shield and top overall playoff seed and will face the Chicago-Orlando wild-card winner in Round 1.
- The Union outshot Charlotte 25-8 yet were shut out for the third time in their last six road matches.