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Trio helps Union extend club-record unbeaten streak to 13 with 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 11). Trio helps Union extend club-record unbeaten streak to 13 with 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/trio-helps-union-extend-club-record-unbeaten-streak-to-13-with-2-1-victory-over-real-salt-lake/article_10c567af-0f40-5545-bac4-b15aa5d1f7fd.html

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Cavan Sullivan assisted goals by Bruno Damiani and Milan Iloski to help the Philadelphia Union extend their club-record unbeaten streak to 13 games with a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. The Union’s lead was established early when Damiani scored in the 31st minute, followed by Iloski’s goal in the 82nd minute for a two-goal cushion. Real Salt Lake managed to score once through Saba Lobjanidze in stoppage time but could not equalize.
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Teenager Cavan Sullivan helped the Philadelphia Union extend their club-record unbeaten streak to 13 games with a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night in Chester, Pennsylvania. Bruno Damiani scored the first goal in the 31st minute for Philadelphia (12-10-6), followed by Milan Iloski’s second goal late in the game to secure the win. Sullivan provided assists on both goals and now has 14 assists this season. Real Salt Lake's Saba Lobjanidze scored a consolation goal near the end, but it was too little too late for them (9-14-5). Philadelphia goalkeeper Andre Blake made three saves while Rafael Cabral had three saves for Real Salt Lake.

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CHESTER Pa. Philadelphia Real Salt Lake the Philadelphia Union

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Philadelphia GPE · 4× Real Salt Lake ORG · 3× Iloski PERSON · 2× Bruno Damiani PERSON · 1× CHESTER GPE · 1× Cavan Sullivan PERSON · 1× Damiani PERSON · 1× Milan Iloski PERSON · 1× Pa. GPE · 1× the Philadelphia Union ORG · 1×

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Teenager Cavan Sullivan had assists on goals by Bruno Damiani and Milan Iloski to help the Philadelphia Union extend their club-record unbeaten streak to 13 with a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.
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Teenager Cavan Sullivan had assists on goals by Bruno Damiani and Milan Iloski to help the Philadelphia Union extend their club-record unbeaten streak to 13 with a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. asserted
Union → have → night
Damiani gave Philadelphia (12-10-6) a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute that stood through halftime with his career-high ninth goal in his second season. asserted
that → give → season
Frankie Westfield joined the 17-year-old Sullivan with an assist. asserted
Westfield → join → assist
That is where things stood until Iloski used another assist from Sullivan — his 14th in his first full season in the league — to score in the 82nd minute for a two-goal advantage. asserted
Iloski → stand → advantage
It was the career-high 17th goal for Iloski — tied for third most in the league. asserted
It → tie → league
Andre Blake finished with three saves and lost his shutout bid when Saba Lobjanidze scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time. asserted
Lobjanidze → finish → time
Luc de Fougerolles and Juan Manuel Sanabria had assists on Lobjanidze’s fifth goal this season and his third in 13 appearances with Real Salt Lake since coming over from Atlanta United. asserted
Fougerolles → have → United
All three players entered in the second half. asserted
players → enter → half
Rafael Cabral saved three shots for Real Salt Lake (9-14-5), which was coming off a 3-0 home victory over the New England Revolution that ended a club-record 13 match winless streak (0-9-4). asserted
that → save → streak
Philadelphia improves to 7-3-4 at home, while RSL falls to 1-10-3 on the road. asserted
RSL → improve → road
The Union went 5-0-0 in September and outscored their opponents 20-5. asserted
Union → go → opponents
The club has gone 11-0-2 during the streak and began the day in sixth place in the Eastern Conference. asserted
club → go → Conference
Up next Salt Lake: Hosts San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday. asserted
Lake → host → Wednesday
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