Follow along with the action with our live blog as the Côte d’Ivoire Men’s National Team takes on Philadelphia Union II in a friendly at Subaru Park on Monday evening.
90', The final whistle rings out with Côte d’Ivoire earning a 2-0 victory over a youthful Philadelphia Union II side.
82', Penalty saved! | Academy amateur Jojo Elliott makes the diving save to his left to deny Nicolas Pepe's penalty attempt.
81', Penalty to Côte d’Ivoire | Les Éléphants are awarded their second penalty attept of the night as Lennon Harrington is called for the offense in the box.
79', The final two changes of the night for Union II sees one homegrown replace another as former Union midfielder Anthony Fontana comes on for Cavan Sullivan. The other swap sees Union Academy graduate and current Wake Forest defender Daniel Krueger on for Finn Sundstrom.
72', End to end action in this one as both sides look to make the most of the minutes remaining. After a chance from in close from Ivory Coast, Union II gets a quick counter with Sal Olivas seeing a shot just go wide from a tough angle.
67', Côte d’Ivoire finds the back of the net for a third time but the offside flag goes up immediately to stiffle the celebrations for the African powerhouse.
64', Elliott gets a finger tip on a blast from the top of the box to keep the scoreboard unchanged. The ensing corner goes off a trio of Union II defenders to set up yet another corner. The second opportunity sees a flicked header in the box well off the mark.
60', The final 30-minute period is underway at Subaru Park. Union II with more changes as Gavin Wetzel, Nehan Hasan, Abdoulaye Diop, Henry Bernstein and Lennon Harrington enter the match. They replace Rafael Uzcategui, Giovanny Sequera, Eddy Davis III, Matheus De Paula and Theo Reed.
8:13pm | We've reach the end of the second 30-minute period with Côte d’Ivoire leading by a 2-0 margin over Union II behind goals from Evann Guessand and Bonny Yoan.
56', Union Academy amateur Jojo Elliott faces his first test and passes it with a 1v1 point blank save on a striker inside the six.
52', Union II are coming out with a renewed sense of energy with David III finding space inside the box to force a diving save from the keeper. The rebound called to Matheaus de Paula but the defense blocks it.
45', Union II with four changes to the lineup as Academy amateurs Jojo Elliott, Andrew Craig, Union II midfielder Mamoutou Berthé and homegrown forward Sal Olivas take to the pitch in place of Holbrook, Moore, Benitez and Ferriera.
44', Les Éléphants make a trio of changes at what is the middle point of today's friendly. Union II looking to make some changes of their own at the next stoppage in play.
40', Côte d’Ivoire Goal | Bonny Yoan takes and calmly sends Holbrook the other way to double the lead for the Ivory Coast.
40', Penalty to Côte d’Ivoire | Les Éléphants get trapped near the endline but a challenge from Finn Sundstrom sees the referee point to the penalty spot.
34' | Holbrook called upon once more for a third save of the match as the defense collapses on Yoan who lays it off for a late runner into the box.
30' | The two teams have switched sides and are back in action. No changes for Union II during the break while Côte d’Ivoire make a few changes as you can see below.
7:37pm | We've reached the end of the first 30-minute session with Côte d’Ivoire leading Union II by a 1-0 margin. We'll resume the match after a five-minute break.
29', | Bonny Yoan finds an inch of space on the near side and cuts up the end line before ripping a blast that requires a second save of the night by Pierce Holbrook.
29', Yellow Card | It might be a friendly but the referee books Kaiden Moore for persistant infringement.
27', With just a few minutes left in the first 30-minute period, Côte d’Ivoire earns a pair of corner kick opportunities but is unable to find the back of the net.
23', Penalty Saved | Alban Lafont makes the remarkable save, going full stretch to his left as Sullivan's shot is blasted off his trailing leg to keep it 1-0 for Côte d’Ivoire.
22', Penalty to Union II! | The Boys in Blue recover possession and get it to Sullivan on the flank as he goes into the box he's taken down. Referee quickly points to the spot.
21', | Free kick opportunity for Union II and homegrown Cavan Sullivan stands over it. He goes for goal but put too much power behind it and it goes over the bar.
14', | Union II seeks a quick response like they've done many times throughout the regular season with Eddy Davis III forcing an acrobatic save from Alban Lafont.
9', Côte d’Ivoire opens the scoring | Ivory Coast's strong opening minutes of the game pays dividends as Guessand Evann snipes a quick shot from near the penalty area for the opening goal.
2' | A quick build up from Les Éléphants sees forward Bonny Yoan in behind the defense but Union II goalkeeper Pierce Holbrook makes the 1on1 save.
7:08pm | Côte d’Ivoire are in their green training tops with black shorts for the friendly while Union II wears their traditional navy tops and shorts.
7:00pm | The teams are taking to the pitch for national anthems and the energy inside Subaru Park is truly special. Bright orange on half the stadium while Union colors on the other.
6:50pm | Here is how Côte d’Ivoire will start tonight's friendly.
6:45pm | What's up Union fans and hello to our new fans from Africa and around the world. Both teams are on the pitch warming up for tonight's friendly. Monday's match will feature three 30-minute periods with unlimited substitutions.
Below you can find Union II's lineup.
