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Saturday, July 14, 2012

UNION's STARTING XI v. MONTREAL

(Courtesy PhiladelphiaUnion.com)
Here's the lineup the Union will use against Montreal:

GK MacMath
DF G Farfan
DF Valdes
DF Okugo
DF Williams
MF Carroll
MF Lahoud
MF Adu
FW Daniel
FW McInerney
FW Martinez

Bench: Harrison, Gomez, Hoppenot, Gaddis, Albright, Torres, Pajoy.

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Some notes and obserations about the lineup...

Welcome back, Josue. It's been so long since Union fans saw Josue Martinez in action that it's likely they forgot who he was. But Martinez (pictured), a key offseason acquisition, will get the start at forward -- his first since June 16 and only his third of the season. Martinez, who will pair with Jack McInerney and Keon Daniel up top, will make his 10th appearance of the season. Martinez has not played since June 16, a stretch of four matches of inactivity. He has managed only 177 minutes since the end of April.
Bench bodies. Before drawing conclusions about who's in the dog house, here's all you need to know about the Union's bench tonight: They're resting some tired bodies. Gabriel Gomez is still as productive as ever and Lio Pajoy has enjoyed a rejuvenation of late.
No Perlaza, no Lopez. Forward Jorge Perlaza and defender Porfirio Lopez warmed up together, serving as jogging partners in pre-game. But neither player made the 18. The obvious reason why: They're stuck between a rock and a hard place. Perlaza was traded for by former Union boss Peter Nowak. And Lopez was sought after in the offseason by Nowak. They just don't seem to fit into interim manager John Hackworth's plans.

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